Submitted Post: Mankato West YES! Team The cafeteria has been using plastic utensils since late this fall. While this is not ideal, it is currently necessary to provide cutlery for the students during lunch. The school had previously been using reusable metal silverware but after a large quantity of them went missing, there no longer are enough metal forks and spoons to use for lunch. The
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2018 Solar Boat Regatta Eden Prairie Minnesota
Written by Wrenshall YES! Team On Saturday, May 19th students from throughout the state competed at the annual Solar Boat Regatta. Students have to design and build a system for creating a solar powered boat. Students from Wrenshall YES! (Youth Eco Solutions) competed for the first time this year and were successful. There were three different races: 1) speed race, 2) maneuverability race,
GSL YES! Team Competes at MNRES Solar Boat Regatta
The 26th annual Solar Boat Regatta was held Saturday May 19th at Riley Lake Park. Glencoe Silver Lake participated in the student division. At the MRES' Solar Boat Regatta, teams demonstrate knowledge of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to design and build boats powered by the sun. They compete in a speed and slalom races, culminating with a one-hour endurance race. This event
Sartell YES! Projects
Submitted Blog by Kenzie A. The Sartell Middle School 7th grade enriched class is apart of YES!. The goal of YES! this year is to reduce, reuse, and recycle. So far the YES! team has made lessons on waste reduction, recycling, composting, reducing food waste, how much we waste, and reusing. These lessons are shown throughout the middle school in our SA/homeroom classes. We have also put
What Will You Bring to the Zombie Apocalypse?
Alison Bettin, founder of the Winona seed bank and library and owner of Tiny Spoons asked the students, who excels at using a crossbow? With very few arms in the air, she goes on to explain that her asset for the zombie apocalypse is her knowledge of growing food and preserving seeds in order to fuel the protectors. That knowledge she shared with 13 students from Mankato West High School and the
Several Northeast YES! Teams Take on the Task of Teaching
By Northeast YES! Coordinator Jim DeVries School is a time for young people to spend learning, learning, and learning. Seldom do we think that school should be a place for students to be teachers. Teaching is a profession where a college educated person will impart the lessons and help to raise the collective IQ of our entire student body. Well that is all well and good, however the tables are