Hingham School Goes Green

Hingham High School students and teachers will be rewarded this month for carpooling to school, recycling, gardening and conducting lesson plans without electricity.

The going green initiatives will be part of the high school’s Green Week from March 22-28.  Each day, students and teachers will be encouraged to do something that helps the environment, according to Assistant Principal Richard Swanson. 

The week will begin on Friday and teachers who turn off their classroom lights and plan lessons that do not require electricity will be awarded free Starbuck’s Coffee.

Throughout the week students will be rewarded for creating “random acts of greenness,” recycling and bringing in reusable water bottles.  They will be asked to wear green and will even receive a presentation on climate change by HHS alum Michael Page.

On Monday and Wednesday, students will be asked to cut down on their use of gasoline.  Students who take the bus or carpool to school with at least four passengers on Monday will win a free ice cream from Nona’s Homemade and will get to park closer to the school entrance.  Students who bike to school on Wednesday will receive a free bagel from Atlantic Bagel on Wednesday.

Tuesday will be gardening day at the school. Select students will help to build new raised garden beds in the courtyard. The beds will be constructed with reclaimed lumber and filled with compost generated from food waste from the school cafeteria.

Hingham High School  has been very active in educating their students about environmental issues.  The school participated in Green Week last year and in November they held their fifth annual America Recycles Day  "Teach in." The day was designed to raise awareness about environmental issues as faculty members from every department educated students about recycling with about 150 separate presentations.