May 13, 2020
This year students and staff got creative at home to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day on April 22nd. We released our first ever LPS Earth Week Bingo Card and encouraged families pick something from each of the themed days: Energy, Consumption and Waste, Climate Action, Water, and Great Outdoors/Arbor Day. Schools shared their […]
April 14, 2020
Previous Next Students and staff at Southeast high school created the NEATure Club in order to explore sustainable opportunities and implement student ideas. Laurel Schmitz, science teacher at Southeast, took on the role as club sponsor and has been busy facilitating ideas and organizing activities for students in the club. On club days, the NEATure […]
April 7, 2020
The international celebration of Earth Day is on Wednesday, April 22nd, and this year marks the 50th anniversary! This is a day for us to recognize the importance of environmental protection and appreciate all of the wonderful experiences and resources provided by nature. Arbor Day is the very same week on Friday, April 24th. This […]
March 16, 2020
Students participating in the Zoetis-LPS-GSK Science Fair explored scientific questions of all different sorts. The LPS Sustainability Team enjoyed recognizing students that chose an environmental or sustainability related topic with “Going Green” ribbons. The projects awarded with this ribbon ranged from stopping soil erosion to using CO2 as a tool for fighting climate change to […]
March 13, 2020
Shawn Roberts is the Media Secretary and designated Sustainability Champion for Park Middle School. In her role as Sustainability Champion, she has been sponsoring the school Green Team for two years now. Having been involved with other outside green centered organizations, Roberts was thrilled when given this opportunity at Park. Since creating the Park Green […]
February 17, 2020
The Custodial Supervisor at Meadow Lane Elementary School, Tom Laswell, promoted waste reduction earlier this school year by implementing a waste container size reduction. Originally, 23 gallon “wall huggers” were the primary waste container in almost every classroom. However, Laswell noticed that the containers were rarely even half full. It is typical for students at […]
February 11, 2020
International Wetlands Day was celebrated on February 2nd to observe the importance of the ecosystem. Only 4,000 of the 20,000 acres of the Nebraska Native Eastern Saline Wetlands are still intact today and only half of the entire world’s wetlands remain intact. So, what is the big deal anyways? Nebraska is naturally composed of wetlands […]
January 17, 2020
Diane Schneider, 2nd grade teacher at Lakeview Elementary, has been the Sustainability Champion for her school for the past 5 years. “My passion for recycling started many years ago when I started teaching Garbology in second grade.” Lakeview is one of a handful of buildings that have expanded the compost program beyond the cafeteria to […]
January 17, 2020
The LPS compost program went district wide at the beginning of the 2019-20 school year, which is a major accomplishment! This means every standard LPS cafeteria collects food scraps and organic material during lunch, leading to an average district diversion rate of 50% through both the composting and recycling programs. LPS is proud to put […]
December 16, 2019
Students at East high school have been pushing for more sustainable practices in their building for several years now. Dan Shafer, a biology teacher at East, has recently been appointed as the club sponsor and shares how students have been leading the way for environmental improvements. Shafer also mentioned how the club has accomplished many […]