On October 31, three B-B-E students plus Industrial Technology teacher Mr. Gjerstad
attended a YES “youth energy summit” opener at Prairie woods
environmental learning center in Spicer.
The YES program
is a team-oriented youth program for grades 7 through 12 that works on environmental or energy saving projects. While at
Prairie woods Environmental Learning center the group learned about
solar energy, waste reduction, composting, and teamwork. They also got
to meet new people and learn what
their school was trying to do to help the environment. They then
learned about what they could do to fundraise enough money to succeed at
the project that they chose.
The project the B-B-E students are working
on is a “Hydration Station” which is a water fountain
that has a filter and a tall spout designed to fill water bottles. The
system also counts how many water bottles we would save by reusing the
same water bottle instead of throwing the plastic bottle away. Making
and transporting plastic bottles takes energy
that can be saved with this station. This also will help our community
by reducing waste.