Timber Creek High School Earns Green Ribbon Recognition

Timber Creek High School is one of four schools designated as a New Jersey 2015 Green Ribbon School.

“We brought the Green Team students to watch the announcement from Secretary Arne Duncan of the US Department of Education and there was cheering and lots of high-fiving,” Black Horse Pike Regional Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian Repici said.

As a Green Ribbon School, Timber Creek is also nominated for designation as a U.S. Department of Education 2015 Green Ribbon School.

A total of 58 schools, 14 districts, and nine postsecondary institutions nationwide were honored for their promising efforts to reduce environmental impact and utility costs, promote better health, and ensure effective environmental education, including civics and green career pathways.

In addition, nine colleges and universities were honored with the Postsecondary Sustainability Award, in the first year of that award category.

The other New Jersey schools nominated are Princeton Day School, William Davies Middle School in Mays Landing and East Brunswick Vocational and Technical School.

“These honorees are compelling examples of the ways schools can help children build real-world skillsets, cut school costs, and provide healthy learning environments,” Duncan said. “U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools are an inspiration and deserve the spotlight for embodying strong examples of innovative learning and civic engagement. We also are thrilled to add institutions of higher education to the list of honorees this year for the first time in the award’s history.”

The Educational and Information Resource Center sponsors New Jersey Green Ribbon schools. It works with the following organizations to implement the programs:

New Jersey Department of Education;

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection;

New Jersey School Boards Association; and

New Jersey Association of School Administrators.