Mars was involved with the YES! Program at Lac qui Parle Valley High School his sophomore, junior, and senior years. The main projects Mars worked on were composting food waste from the school's lunches, getting filtration systems on the water fountains at the school, and installing solar-powered lights on the bike trail in Appleton. Mars notes, "I was exposed to a lot of important life skills
2020 State Championship Award Winners
On June 2nd, the 2020 Youth Eco Solutions (YES!) State Championship Award Ceremony took place via Zoom. YES! staff, coaches, students, and judges joined the meeting to celebrate and recognize teams for their outstanding work during the 2019-20 YES! season. The teams submitted final reports and were scored by a panel of judges in the following categories: Project Planning & Completion, Goal