June 26, 2012 by clackey
Annville Christian Academy, McKee Elementary School, Sand Gap Elementary School and Tyner Elementary School shared the PRIDE Environmental Education Project of the Month Award for participating in the Energy Oscars, which honored excellence in producing videos about the value of saving energy. Students created four videos that promoted energy efficiency with great creativity and persuasiveness. […]
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May 17, 2012 by clackey
Science Hill Independent School won the PRIDE Environmental Education Project of the Month Award for its “March Madness” project. Students in grades 5-8 were challenged to produce something relating to conservation, recycling, reducing and reusing. The 128 students showcased their productions at a school assembly. Robbie […]
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April 24, 2012 by clackey
Owsley County Elementary School won the PRIDE Environmental Education Project of the Month Award for its contest to decorate classroom doors with a recycling theme. The contest was one of the school’s projects for Read Across America Day, a national campaign that commemorates the birthday of Dr. Seuss (March 2) by motivating young people to […]
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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 […]
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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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