Hanahan Middle's Eco Challenge Team Focuses on Marine Debris

Release, Hanahan Middle School:

The three-time national title-winning Hanahan Middle School Eco Challenge Team is on a mission to end marine debris in the Lowcountry.

The team has dedicated October as Marine Debris Awareness Month. As part of this project, the group — under the direction of seventh grade science teacher Alexandra Davis — challenged fellow peers at school to bring in plastic soda rings and tangled fishing line to be recycled. The students reached out to local marinas and boat landings to ensure that they participate in DNR's Monofilament Recycling Program, and they hosted a table at the Carolina Green Fair on Oct. 14.

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If you would like to support the team, you can attend its upcoming events and fundraisers. With the help of the Hanahan Recreation Department, "The Lorax" will be on the big screen at the Hanahan Athletic Complex Picnic Shelter (1000 Rail Road Avenue) at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26.

All funds will go towards the purchase of a bottle-filling water fountain in the school, as well as donations to local organizations.

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Team members include Lexis Davis, Tyler Futrell, Caroline Hall, Andrea Heyward, Kimberly Johnson, Madison Moeller, Kirsten Songer, Kaylee Stacey, Britney Tsui and Aaron VanMaanen. They ask you to pledge to "Keep the Sea Free of Debris!"

Interested community members can join their Facebook page HMS Eco Challenge 2012-2013.

Read more school notes from across the Goose Creek/Hanahan area.