This past spring, 16 teams received awards based on their work during the year. YES! staff members compiled the results from last season-be sure to read all about their award-winning energy action projects in our 2015-2016 Team Accomplishments Handout! Along with describing what each winning team accomplished during the season, the document also presents an overview of the program’s impact in
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Summer 2016 Edition of the YES! E-Newsletter
The Summer Edition of the YES! e-Newsletter was recently sent out to YES! supporters. Be sure to check it out here. There are great stories on our excitement about the 10th season of YES!, our new staff and partner, our statewide expansion, the work of YES! teams over the past season, and the YES! awards.
Cherry YES! Team Reflects on Their First Year
Guest Blog Post by the 2015-2016 Cherry YES! Team It was an interesting year filled with great ideas and strong support from community, non-profits and businesses. Our YES! students ventured in many directions. One group started a fare share coffee program. This included finding a supplier, branding their coffee “Tiger Coffee” and completing taste testing with small groups. In addition, this team
Native Rain Garden Takes Root in St. Cloud
By YES! Coordinator Kristine Madsen Members of St. Cloud North Jr. High YES! Team gathered together 130 6th-8th grade students on May 6 to plant a 9,000 square-foot native rain garden on the school grounds. For the YES! students, the planning of the garden began months in advance of planting day. The YES! students chose the rain garden project because they wanted to beautify the school grounds as
GSL Project Speeds to Success
This is a guest blog post by the Glencoe-Silver Lake (GSL) YES! team The MTEEA Supermileage Challenge was held May 9-10, 2016 at Brainerd International Raceway. Vehicles from Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and Iowa competed in five different classes to achieve the highest fuel mileage rating over 6 averaged runs. The GSL YES! Supermileage Team had a great finish. Our YES! sponsored Electric
YES! Announces 2015-2016 Award Winners!
YES! Awards 2015-2016 YES! teams all did great work this season! We are proud to announce the winners of the YES! judging for the 2015-2016 season. YES! awards were presented within each cohort. Winning teams received awards in the amounts of: $500 for All-Star $250 for category awards See what each team accomplished by reading more on the Teams page. Southern Cohort All-Star Team