A Green New Future

A Green New Future

Abington High School tries to clean up the community

By: Amanda Hayes

                                              
(Children from the Abington Public Library Event)

On March 31, members from the Green Team organized an eco-friendly day to motivate children at the Abington Public Library.

The Green Team President, Megan McHugh, said “the primary goal was to make sure the kids had a blast while learning about dangers that threaten our environment and how to help prevent them.”

The day was filled with activities the kids could participate in that were both fun and educational. A member of the Green Team, Nick Morrison, read “The Lorax” to the whole group of children who attended. Following that, Green Team members divided and set up several stations. A craft activity allowed kids to make picture frames out of recycled materials, in addition to that there was a recycling relay race and a station for kids to plant their own sunflowers and take them home in milk cartons.

It proved to be a very successful day with a turnout of twenty-nine kids, the largest turn out the library has ever had. This was very inspirational for the kids to learn the ways to help the environment in preparation for Earth Day.

Megan McHugh stated “We had a lot of fun and the kids did too. Overall, it was definitely successful.”

The Green Team at Abington High School was started by the chemistry teacher, Mr. Crane. Mr. Crane stated “I think it is important for our school to learn ways that are simple to help the environment. We have made changes to the school and are now stretching out to the community. So far it has been widely successful.”

There are many ways in the community to take steps to clean up our environment. Single measures like recycling, organizing events and switching to reusable bags can all help. Recently, the community is very involved in going green. The streets are litter-free and everyone does their part to clean.