YES! is welcoming a new member to our staff - Jonathan Morales is the newest YES! coordinator. We are excited for Jon to share his knowledge and enthusiasm with the YES! Program! Here is a little more about Jon:
News
YES! Says Goodbye to Coordinator Becca Bell
YES! has been fortunate to have had Becca Bell as a YES! Coordinator and we wish her the best of luck with her future adventures! Becca says, "this summer marks my last with Southwest Initiative Foundation and YES! as I take another step this upcoming fall to further pursue a degree in environmental education. I will be participating in the Wolf Ridge Student Naturalist program in Finland, MN
YES! Coordinator Remembers Past & Looks to the Future
By Anne Dybsetter On a breezy day in April 2007, a handful of people sat down at a hill-top picnic table overlooking the prairie and talked about an idea. The idea was to have a youth summit related to renewable energy—bringing together young people around a pressing issue in our region. In that early conversation, Cheryl Glaeser and Sarah Libbon of SWIF, Dave Pederson of PWELC, and I shared any
YES! Impacting the Entrepreneurs of the Future: An Alumni Highlight
Austin Nash, 2009 graduate of Springfield High School, and past member of the Springfield YES! team, has found his niche in business at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul. Thanks in part to his participation in the YES! Program, Austin has decided to pursue a degree in business and has recently found success in a business venture he and two fellow students started. In an interview, Austin
Awards Season
While 'Awards Season' may not mean the same thing as it does in Hollywood - we're equally as proud (if not more so!) of the work YES! teams have accomplished this year. You can find a full listing of all the awards here. Think Global, Nearly one third of the teams this year engaged in educating their peers, families and community on our energy use, energy conservation and renewable
Westbrook-Walnut Grove team in the news
The Marshall Independent, April 3 edition, highlighted the WWG team. Nice job, Chargers! WWG YES! students band together to protect the environment A small, but mighty group of students from Westbrook-Walnut Grove High School are not only learning about the environment around them, they're actually doing something to improve it. The WWG Y.E.S. (Youth Energy Summit) students have recently been