School District: Kent
School Location: Covington
Began participating in the Green Schools Program: February 2013

Level One of the Green Schools Program: Achieved in May 2013

Waste reduction and recycling (level one)

• After initiating a lunchtime recycling program, Cedar Heights increased its recycling rate from 29 percent to 44 percent and reduced the number of garbage containers from eight to two. 
• Assistant principal Julie Lynch-Allen made frequent lunch announcements about reducing waste and recycling.
• Teacher Leigh-Ann Lunde’s leadership class created 3-D posters showing what can and can’t be recycled.
• Leadership students volunteered as lunchroom recycling monitors.
• Students created a video during spring 2013 to introduce incoming students to Cedar Heights’ recycling practices in the fall.
• To reduce paper use, staff members used scrap paper notepads and email instead of printing paper.

For more information about the school’s conservation achievements and participation in the Green Schools Program, contact:

Julie Lynch-Allen, assistant principal
Julie.Lynch-Allen@kent.k12.wa.us

Leigh-Ann Lunde, teacher
Leigh-Ann.Lunde@kent.k12.wa.us

Beth Gilbertson, environmental services supervisor, Kent School District
Beth.Gilbertson@kent.k12.wa.us