Congratulations to Mrs. Whalen’s 3rd
Grade Class for winning the Siemens We Can
Change the World Challenge
The Siemens We Can Change the
World Challenge at the elementary school level is designed to help
students work together to solve an environmental problem in their classroom or
school community.
As 1st place national winners we will receive:
Class Prizes:
·
a one-hour Discovery Education assembly for their school
·
a Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge green
prize pack (for each student)
School Prize:
·
a $5,000 school grant to be used to further
"green" initiatives
·
a banner for their school
Follow this link to view their winning
proposal on how to Stop
Dumping and Start Helping
Their
proposal includes encouraging citizens to stop dumping yard waste, which contains
invasive plants, by residents into our locals Lynn Woods Municipal Park.
