{"id":27407,"date":"2026-02-02T15:22:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T21:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/?p=27407"},"modified":"2026-02-04T14:34:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T20:34:33","slug":"sustainability-spotlight-lsw-hive-helpers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/2026\/02\/02\/sustainability-spotlight-lsw-hive-helpers\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability Spotlight: Lincoln Southwest Hive Helpers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27407\" class=\"elementor elementor-27407\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dacb10e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dacb10e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22652b8\" data-id=\"22652b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49efb2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49efb2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sustainability Spotlight: Lincoln Southwest Hive Helpers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dd1d81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"7dd1d81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-2c674ed elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>February 2, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3366a8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3366a8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3641d28\" data-id=\"3641d28\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be2fecb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be2fecb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">February\u2019s Sustainability Spotlight is shining on three outstanding students from Lincoln Southwest High School! Alisa, Ella, and Amuor are leading the Hive Helpers club at Southwest where they have focused on growing a thriving garden and promoting sustainability at their school and across LPS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year, the leadership team led the club in activities ranging from presentations at elementary schools to making paths and planting flowers and vegetables in their school garden. Alisa, Ella, and Amuor have found that their favorite part of the club has been being able to work with a team of students who want to make a difference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;It\u2019s the perfect balance between commitment and making a difference while also having fun,&#8221; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alisa said.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7fa736 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a7fa736\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/02\/At-a-Nature-Night-e1770063548348.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">(From Left): Alisa, Amuor, and Ella at a Nature Night<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e59f865 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e59f865\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The three sophomores joined the club last year, drawn by their shared interests in gardening and the environment. They were welcomed by a friendly group of senior leaders who helped them get started. Ella, now the club&#8217;s outreach coordinator, hopes to one day become an environmental engineer and was particularly excited about how the club combines hands-on gardening with broader environmental action.<\/span><\/p><p>&#8220;Not only does it have a gardening aspect, it also has an environmental aspect,&#8221; Ella enthused, &#8220;we have a lot of opportunities, such as the Contribution Project and these other things where you can take initiative and work towards environmental sustainability.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0551b35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0551b35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To support their growing projects, Ella applied for <a href=\"https:\/\/contributionproject.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Contribution Project<\/a> and earned a $400 grant for the club. The funds will go toward new garden beds and sustainability initiatives. This spring, the club plans to plant squash, tomatoes, and flowers in their vegetable and pollinator gardens. Their vision is to create a space where students can spend quality time outside, support local pollinators, and grow food for their school and community.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amuor, who plans the events for the club, said that getting active in the garden was the most fulfilling for her.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c21764\" data-id=\"8c21764\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efbac8d elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"efbac8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"At a Nature Night.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/02\/At-a-Nature-Night-e1770063548348.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/02\/At-a-Nature-Night-e1770063548348.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">(From Left): Alisa, Amuor, and Ella at a Nature Night<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f46fb1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f46fb1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ec87cc\" data-id=\"4ec87cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2d6bcd elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-blockquote--align-left 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I feel this is fun, especially when you have everybody in the club know each other, it\u2019s always a really fun dynamic.\u201d\u00a0\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Amuor<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-def6da6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"def6da6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-530acb0\" data-id=\"530acb0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ad3d45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ad3d45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond the garden, the Hive Helpers extend their impact through community outreach and education. At LPS Nature Nights, they share beeswax candles with students and families while teaching about the importance of pollinators. The club also visits elementary schools throughout the district to present on pollinator conservation. During the club\u2019s recent visit to Saratoga Elementary, third grade students got to role-play as pollinators themselves, learning firsthand about the vital role they play in our ecosystem.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Alisa, these presentations have been one of the most rewarding parts of leading the club.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s just so fun seeing the little kids\u2019 ideas and their thinking about pollinators and how we should protect the environment,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It\u2019s so inspiring how curious they are.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-215fff0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"215fff0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f81de30\" data-id=\"f81de30\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-847e965 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"847e965\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c77015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c77015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While their accomplishments are impressive, Alisa, Ella, and Amuor emphasize the importance of focusing on small achievable tasks to stay motivated. They\u2019ve learned that steady progress and genuine passion for their work leads to positive changes in the environment and their community.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23b8c63 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"23b8c63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tIf you really enjoy doing something, you\u2019re gonna see an impact. 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Their work with the Hive Helpers demonstrates how dedicating time to causes you care about can motivate others and build lasting connections. We are very proud of the inspiring work that the Hive Helpers have accomplished and cannot wait to see how they continue to grow in the years to come.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sustainability Spotlight: Lincoln Southwest Hive Helpers February\u2019s Sustainability Spotlight is shining on three outstanding students from Lincoln Southwest High School! Alisa, Ella, and Amuor are leading the Hive Helpers club at Southwest where they have focused on growing a thriving garden and promoting sustainability at their school and across LPS. 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