Hundreds to Volunteer for Green Apple Day of Service at Midtown High School on September 27th

Staff Report

On Sept. 27, 2014, students, staff, and community volunteers will come together to make Cristo Rey Jesuit High School a healthier, more sustainable learning environment by updating the community garden, participating in a school-wide clean up and recycling initiative, launching an environmental awareness program, and encouraging student-led “trash-to-treasure” recycling projects. To commemorate this effort, the school will also create a mural representing the Cristo Rey motto to promote environmental sustainability.

More than two hundred volunteers and students will spend the day working on these exciting school service projects, many of which will be incorporated into Cristo Rey curriculums –forging a unique link between green living and education.

The Green Apple Day of Service, an initiative from the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council, brings together advocates from around the world and encourages them to take action in their communities through service projects at local schools. The Day of Service, now in its third year, provides an opportunity for students, teachers, parents, elected officials, organizations, companies and more to transform all schools into healthy, safe, cost-efficient and productive learning places.