Think Global, Act Local YES! 2011-2012 YES! awards were presented within each cohort. Unless otherwise indicated, Grand Prize winners received $1,500; Second Place winners received $1,000; Third Place winners received $750; and all Category Award winners received $500 each. See what each team accomplished by reading more on the Teams page. Grand Prize Pine Island & Mankato
In Bloom!
Taping a promotional video for YES! brought us to the Willmar Community Greenhouse on Tuesday. Check out some of the latest photos on our facebook page and enjoy seeing the Greenhouse "in bloom"! Special thanks to Rob Palmer, Aaron Larson, Michelle Shyhorst and Zoe Vossen for showcasing your great work!
Eco Fair Attracts 1,000 Visitors
Youth Energy Summit team members from Alexandria’s Jefferson High School participated in the 3rd annual Community Eco Fair in Alexandria, MN on April 19, 2012. The Team made an impact by volunteering to be greeters, serving food, assisting exhibitors with loading in and attending the YES! booth. The YES! booth demonstrated the different amounts of energy it takes to light up an incandescent light
Get to Know the Teams
As we start to wrap up the 2011-2012 YES! season, we want everyone to get to know the other YES! teams and their amazing work this season. After this week's judging session, we'll soon be announcing the regional award winners - but it's not about who won awards this season... ...it's about all the good works, positive action, and real accomplishments made by every one of the YES! teams this
Litchfield YES! collaborates on hydration stations
Drinking in the Benefits of Hydration Stations Litchfield makes the news! "Litchfield High School students involved with FCCLA and the YES! teams obtain grants, help from local business to retrofit hydration stations above existing drinking fountains to encourage the use of reusable water bottles." Article from the Litchfield Independent Review. Read more here.
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