Guest Blog Post by the WWG YES! Team On Wednesday, October 19, the WWG Earth YES! team invited all high school to help start a year of giving back to the community. These students took the first part of their M.E.A. break to help rake neighborhood lawns. Bringing their own rakes, over 50 kids showed up to support the effort started by 10 Earth YES! Students. The students in Earth YES! wanted to
10th Annual Fall Summit Prepares YES! Students for Success with Interactive Sessions
The 10th Annual Fall Summit, held at Saint John’s University on October 12th, engaged nearly 200 students and coaches from 16 YES! teams from central and southern Minnesota. The day started out with an activity, “massively multi-player thumb-wrestling," where “grand masters” and “legendary grand masters” were born. Teams were then welcomed by Father Lew Grobe, a monk at St. Johns Abbey, who shared
Sea Change Makes a Splash at 3rd Annual Northeast Fall Summit
By YES! Coordinator Jim DeVries On a beautiful fall day, 83 students and 21 coaches assembled at the Laurentian Environmental Center in Britt MN for the 3rd annual Northeast MN Fall Summit. Teams representing Carlton High School, Cherry High School, Northern Lights Community School, Virginia High School and Wrenshall High School were in attendance. The day started off with a quick introduction to
YES! Welcomes Coordinator Emily Stawarski
YES! is welcoming a new member to our staff – Emily Stawarski is a YES! Coordinator who will be working with the Northwest teams while working out of Lakes Country Service Cooperative in Fergus Falls. We are excited for Emily to share her experience and passion with the YES! Program. Here is what Emily has to say: My name is Emily Stawarski and I currently live in Fergus Falls. I grew up on a
YES! Welcomes Coordinator Ali Dahmes
YES! is welcoming a new member to our staff – Ali Dahmes is a new YES! Coordinator. We are excited for Ali to share her knowledge and enthusiasm with the YES! Program as a Coordinator for the West Central MN teams while working out of Prairie Woods ELC in Spicer! Here is what Ali has to say: I grew up in New London, MN on a small hobby farm. After graduation, I took off for college around the
YES! Team Accomplishments 2015-2016
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
