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Saving Energy, Planting Are Earth Day Focus
"It's dark in here!"
That was the idea. Members of the M.S. Green Team and the U.S. Environmental Club used Earth Day, April 22, to inspire classmates and teachers to use energy mindfully. Or not use it at all.
In Allan Building alone, turning off lights, computers, and other devices led to a 40 percent decrease in electricity use when compared to an average day.
"Although today we are back to operations as normal, it is our hope going forward that we will all consider doing a better job in reducing our energy use," said faculty moderator Andy Motsko in an email.
While the blackout day concept was a new thing for upper schoolers, it's a regular occurrence in Middle School, thanks to the student Green Team. The group is working hard to ensure that McDonogh Middle School is recertified as a Maryland Green School.
The team also used Earth Day to plant two northern red oaks in front of Finney Building. The trees were prizes that two middle schoolers won in Baltimore County's Environmental Art Contest, "Using Art to Persuade."
Earth Day gave students and teachers in all three divisions a reason to work and study in the Roots garden. With help from fourth graders, for example, kindergartners oversaw installation of colorful scarecrows they made.
Students' artistic efforts didn't stop there. Several Finney advisory groups decorated doors to promote recycling, natural sunlight use, and Chesapeake Bay health practices.
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"It's dark in here!"
That was the idea. Members of the M.S. Green Team and the U.S. Environmental Club used Earth Day, April 22, to inspire classmates and teachers to use energy mindfully. Or not use it at all.
In Allan Building alone, turning off lights, computers, and other devices led to a 40 percent decrease in electricity use when compared to an average day.
"Although today we are back to operations as normal, it is our hope going forward that we will all consider doing a better job in reducing our energy use," said faculty moderator Andy Motsko in an email.
While the blackout day concept was a new thing for upper schoolers, it's a regular occurrence in Middle School, thanks to the student Green Team. The group is working hard to ensure that McDonogh Middle School is recertified as a Maryland Green School.
The team also used Earth Day to plant two northern red oaks in front of Finney Building. The trees were prizes that two middle schoolers won in Baltimore County's Environmental Art Contest, "Using Art to Persuade."
Earth Day gave students and teachers in all three divisions a reason to work and study in the Roots garden. With help from fourth graders, for example, kindergartners oversaw installation of colorful scarecrows they made.
Students' artistic efforts didn't stop there. Several Finney advisory groups decorated doors to promote recycling, natural sunlight use, and Chesapeake Bay health practices.