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Congrats to Lana M from Wims ES @KevinBurns21 for winning 2024 @MCPS Division of Sustainability & Compliance's Sustainability Poster Contest K-2 entry. Time again to enter for 2025. Show your artistic & creative side. All MCPS students & staff eligible. bit.ly/3YVGfyf

Vincent: "Hey Jules... And do you know what they call Sustainability in Paris?" Jules: "What do they call it?" Vincent: "They call it Sustainability Royale (with cheese)." Happy Halloween. 🎃💼Remember to compost your pumpkins, recycle, & swap/upcycle your costumes next year.

The Emmy for best Student Morning Show goes to... Pine Crest ES. Had a wonderful time presenting @PCESPrincipal the @MAEOE_MD MD Green School Program Award & @MyGreenMC Anacostia Litter Reduction Campaign certificate/trophy on the morning announcements. tinyurl.com/529w9e67

Congrats North Chevy Chase ES receiving their 5th @MAEOE_MD Maryland Green School Program award. 18 yrs of being a MDGS School (2006). 1 of 9 MCPS schools to reach this level.🔝🏫True commitment. Find out if your @MCPS school is certified as one & support. tinyurl.com/tja9xrc5

Congrats Garrett Park ES receiving their 4th @MAEOE_MD Maryland Green School Program award. 14 yrs of environmental education & student involvement. Thanks @D_Tucci & @GPESPTA for their support. Click to find out if your @MCPS school is certified as one tinyurl.com/tja9xrc5

Bradley Hills ES Student Green Club collecting plastic film/bags. 👏 MCPS/DSC & Trex have partnered to bring an exclusive plastic film recycling campaign to @MCPS. Easy activity for the student club at your school. Contact us for info (join & compete) ♻️🛍️nextrex.com/view/recycling…

Proud to deliver Einstein's @MAEOE_MD Maryland Green Schools Program certificate & plaque. AEHS is a new MDGS. Thanks to @MBrown_Jr, Ms. Walker, science dept & mostly the students. Is your @MCPS school one? Find out, join or support your MCPS MDGS schools tinyurl.com/tja9xrc5

Congrats @PMMSPanthers receiving their 3rd @MAEOE_MD Maryland Green School Program award. 8 yrs of environmental education and student involvement. Thanks Mr. Shin and Ms. Dickey for their support. Click to find out if your @MCPS school is certified as one tinyurl.com/tja9xrc5

Thanks to Mr. McGough & Ms. Gonzales @HallieWellsMS for inviting me to speak about @MAEOE_MD Green Schools Program. New Student Sustainability Club is going to work on the application for FY26. Thanks also to @DrMcNeal_HWMS and the rest of the staff for their green commitment.

Thanks Ms. Laboy @SenecaValleyHS for inviting me to learn about @MAEOE_MD Maryland Green Schools Program (MDGS) certification & running a Student Green team. She is very excited to help students begin to certify SVHS as a new Green School. Dedicated green educator indeed📗👩‍🏫👏

Happy Arbor Day! Thanks, @VMESPrincipal for hosting a wonderful tree-planting event. Special visitors from state, county & MCPS OFM came to speak to students. Students get their hands dirty to plant new trees on their school grounds. On our way to 5M🌳Goal tinyurl.com/2pbvjsk2

Congrats to Staff/Students @ 30 @MCPS schools - Successfully (re)certified as a @MAEOE_MD Green School Program school. MCPS Div. of Sustainability&Compliance(DSC) & other MOCO GreenCenters supported them, now @ 101 @MCPSOutdoors @SERTgal @SERTGUY @GoNatureForward @MontgomeryParks

Sofija wrote a very insightful letter to Dr. McKnight about how @MCPS could be more sustainable at Rock View. Sofija did a wonderful job on the presentation (listed the challenges & possible solutions). Ms. Gagne & I see a future leader with confidence, dedication, & creativity.

Are you passionate about restoring the ecosystem? Bona Terra Native Plants invites you to plant free native plants; visit their nursery on Saturday, 8/19, to pick up free seedlings! Register here: bit.ly/3QmygX0 - Location: 391 Friendship Rd • Friendship, MD

Congratulations to Kenneth S. from Richard Montgomery HS. Winner of the 2023 DSC Sustainability Poster Contest (9-12 Category). Kenneth is very dedicated to sustainability and the environment. Thanks to Ms. Deeny and Ms. Hermansdorfer for support of the sustainability club. 🚀🌍

Thanks to Dr. Palladino, Ms. Esema, & Ms. Mendez. Ms. Mendez invited me to Rolling Terrace ES. 1st & 2nd-grade students in the after-school Green Team learned about the energy chain with an interactive activity & how they can save energy. They had fun & had lots of questions.💡

Student artist Zolia at Odessa Shannon MS receiving a copy of her winning entry for 2022 DSC/SERT Sustainability poster in the 6-8 grade category. Time to enter for the 2023 contest, deadline April 3, 2023. All students & staff eligible to enter. Info at tinyurl.com/53rbw2ha

Thanks to Ms. Hicks & MS Caroscio(prin) @Bradley HillsES for inviting me to speak to the students about @mcps Sustainability. They were very engaged, asked meaningful questions about energy use & had a blast using energy tools to connect the lesson to real-world applications⚡️

Great job at @FloraSinger_AP . The student sustainability team led by Ms. Gracias is doing a great job collecting bags for the @Trex_Company challenge. Removing plastic from the waste stream for recycling is a great activity for MAEOE's 2023 MDGreenSchools application.

Thanks to @ElizabethLevien for inviting me to Blair HS to speak to the MBHS Green Club about MCPS Sustainability & Blair's @MAEOE Maryland Green School Recertification. Students were engaged & had awesome questions @blairprincipal Join the Green Club Fridays at 11:00 am in RM 331