February 1, 2012 by clackey
For inspiring students to think about energy efficiency, the Goose Rock Elementary School PRIDE Club in Clay County earned southern and eastern Kentucky’s PRIDE Environmental Education Project of the Month Award. The PRIDE Club, which explores environmental issues and performs community service, organized a contest to decorate classroom doors with energy-conservation themes. The club named [...]
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December 2, 2011 by clackey
For educating their community about why and how to recycle, the Pikeville High School Panther PRIDE Club has earned southern and eastern Kentucky’s PRIDE Environmental Education Project of the Month Award. “Recycling is an easy way for anyone to help our environment and economy, and the Panther PRIDE Club found ways to [...]
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November 6, 2011 by clackey
The Jackson County School District’s Energy Team earned southern and eastern Kentucky’s PRIDE Environmental Education Project of the Month Award for November 2011. The award recognizes the team’s success in conserving energy and saving money. In the 2010/2011 school year, the school district cut its energy costs by $46,521, an 11% reduction. Congressman Hal Rogers [...]
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October 31, 2011 by clackey
For giving students a bird’s-eye view of nesting, the Lee County High School PRIDE Club earned southern and eastern Kentucky’s PRIDE Environmental Education Project of the Month Award for October 2011. The PRIDE Club, with assistance from the school district’s technology coordinator, installed a webcam in a bluebird nesting box on campus. [...]
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September 7, 2011 by clackey
For creating a play to teach children about the environment, the Paintsville High School PRIDE Club won southern and eastern Kentucky’s PRIDE Environmental Education Project of the Month Award. PRIDE Club members wrote the play, entitled I Am the Earth, and performed it May 18 in the PHS cafeteria for an audience of 110 kindergarten [...]
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August 2, 2011 by clackey
For its seventh-grade environmental camp, the McCreary County Extension Service has won the region’s Environmental Education Project of the Month Award. “This camp is ideal because it takes the students outside to learn and have fun, and there’s no better way to develop their love and respect for nature,” said PRIDE’s Tammie [...]
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July 1, 2011 by clackey
The Eastern Kentucky University Corbin Campus won the region’s Environmental Education Project of the Month Award for July 2011. Congressman Hal Rogers presented the PRIDE award, which recognizes several environmental education projects at the EKU Corbin Campus. “It is great to see how volunteers and community partners have utilized inspiration from PRIDE to create sustainable [...]
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June 16, 2011 by admin
For giving fourth-graders an unforgettable lesson in fighting litter, three Lawrence County elementary schools shared the PRIDE Environmental Education Project of the Month Award. Blaine Elementary School, Fallsburg Elementary School and Louisa East Elementary School received plaques from PRIDE. PRIDE also presented certificates of appreciation to all fourth-graders who participated in the project. The award-winning [...]
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June 8, 2011 by admin
Eastern Kentucky PRIDE has recognized Hayes Lewis Elementary School for its SciPride Club, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. “Hayes Lewis Elementary has one of the oldest PRIDE Clubs in the region, so that’s a great accomplishment,” said PRIDE’s Mark Davis. Davis presented a plaque of appreciation to the school’s PRIDE Club last [...]
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June 8, 2011 by admin
The North Laurel Middle School PRIDE Club earned an award for assisting PRIDE to establish a fundraising program for environmental education in southern and eastern Kentucky. PRIDE recently began selling 35-gallon rain barrels, which capture and store water from downspouts. All proceeds will go to PRIDE environmental education programs across the region, with 10 percent [...]
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