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McGroarty/Bunton
October 30, 1991
2:00 pm
[ENVIR]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ENVIRONMENTAL YOUTH AWARDS
Rm. 450, OEOB
NOVEMBER 5, 1989
11:20 AM
Thank you, Bill [EPA Administrator Reilly]. [Introductory
acknowledgements.] Thanks also to the EPA Regional Officers, to
the teachers and administrators who together make this program
work. / Finally, let me welcome today's award winners --
America's young environmentalists -- to the White House. //
Your projects prove to Americans of every age that no one is
ever too young to become an environmentalist. What you've done
tells other kids: you can make a difference. What you've done
inspires adults to follow your lead. //
[[Wait until I tell my grandkids about you. When they hear
all you've done to clean up our environment -- maybe I won't have
to get after them to pick up their dirty socks. ]]
Each one of these winning projects is a marvel to your
imagination, your energy and ingenuity. No matter how different,
each one shows how an idea that originates in the classroom can
have an impact in the community. //
I can't single out all of you, but I hope you won't mind
that I make special mention of our youngest environmentalists,
who happen also to come from farthest away: the 2nd Grade
classes from Mililani Town, Hawaii. I understand Karla DeGuchi
has made the long trip from Oahu to accept the award today for
her classmates. Karla and her fellow students started with a
slogan -- "Earth Day, Every Day" -- and set up a series of
projects to show how they could do their part to take care of our
earth. They put up bird feeders, turned trash to compost,
planted trees.
But they didn't stop there. They set up a school-based
recycling drive -- and it may surprise you to hear what these 2nd
Graders from Hawaii did with the money they raised: they used it
to "adopt" four acres of endangered Guatemalan rainforest, to
preserve a small corner of nature that they will probably never
see. //
Other projects start as selfless acts -- and, along the way,
prove that looking after our environment makes good, sound
business sense. Take the students from Hawthorne Elementary
School in Salt Lake City. They set out to clean up a creek
running through the business district -- a creek that had become
a dumping ground. / As the kids cleaned this creek, they found
the garbage -- all the cans, glass and bottles dumped there --
had real value. So they sold it for scrap -- call it trash for
cash -- and used the money they made to keep the clean-up going.
//
Together, they transformed that unsightly trash heap into a
nature park. They gave it a new name, Hidden Hollow, and today
it's a learning center for other students -- a kind of outdoor
classroom encouraging everyone to be environmentally aware. //
You're here today because the way you look at the world.
You look at the sky above, the trees, rivers and streams all
around us, and see them for what they are: nature's gift --
something precious we must preserve and pass on, years from now -
- to your children. / /
Once again, congratulations to all of you. And now -- with
Administrator Reilly's help -- we'll ask you to come up on stage
to receive your awards.
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DIGNATARIES]
CONGRESS MBRS FOR
WINNING AREAS
ADMINISTRATOR REILLY'S ROLE
FOR
THE PRESIDENT'S ENVIRONMENTAL YOUTH AWARDS CEREMONY
NOVEMBER 5, 1991 - 11:00 AM
Room 450, Old Executive Office Building - ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
FROM FITZHENRY
Arrive at OEOB at 10:15 a.m.
AGENDA:
4min opening
11:00 a.m.
Lew Crampton will speak.
11:04 a.m.
Lew Crampton will introduce William Reilly.
*
11:05 a.m.
Mr. Reilly will give opening remarks
(prepared and in folder).
ONLY OTHER ON PAIS
*
11:15 a.m.
Mr. Reilly concludes remarks and everything
will stop so the Press and cameras will get
into place.
11:20 a.m.
There will be a voice announcement that the
President has arrived.
The President enters from stage right (opposite
the control booth).
The President will give his opening remarks.
Mr. Reilly will read introductions of the
winners, which have been prepared. (See
folder)
Winner or representative of the group and the
teacher/sponsor will come to the stage.
(Regions 1 -10 in order)
Doris Gillispie will hand the plaque to Mr.
Reilly.
260-4484 EPA EDUCATION OFFICE
Mr. Reilly will hand the plaque to the winner.
The President and Mr. Reilly will shake the
winner's and teacher's/sponsor's hand and pose
for pictures.
Each sponsor will leave the stage after the
picture is taken. The winner will line up at
the back right of the podium at a spot to be
marked.
After Region 10 has been recognized, there will
be a group picture of the ten young people with
the President and the Administrator taken by
EPA's photographer. This photo is for the
cover of the PEYA brochure.
It is assumed that the President will leave at
this time without closing remarks (unless he
decides to do some impromptu.)
*
Considerable press coverage is expected. There
may be requests for interviews of the winners
and teachers. There may also be questions for
the Administrator.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Date:
TO:
FROM: STEPHANIE LAUDNER
Special Assistant to the
Deputy Assistant for Communications
Room 122, Ext. 2930
The attached is for:
Per our conversation
Per your request
Information
Review & Comment
Direct Response
Appropriate Action
Draft Reply
Signature
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FROM:
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Office of Cabinet Affairs
Room 239, OEOB, x2800
PEESY KNIGHT
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Date: 10-24-91
TO: JEMNIE BUURN
FROM: JAMES A. FITZHENRY
Associate Director
Office of Cabinet Affairs
Room 239, OEOB, x2800
ATTACHED FIND COPIES of THE
Following DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE
ENVIRONMENTAL YOURT AWARDS EVERT OU
Nov STH:
1) CAST YEAR'S REMARKS BY
Really,
≥) LAST YEAR'S REMARKS By
POTUS,
3) proposed AGENDA,
4) LIST of WINNERS, AND
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AUTHOMENTS
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[ENVIR]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ENVIRONMENTAL YOUTH ANARDS
OEOB
NOVEMBER 15, 1989
11:30 AM
Thank you, Bill [EPA Administrator Reilly]. [Introductory
acknowledgements.) It's a great pleasure for me to meet so many
young people so deeply involved in protecting our environment.
You've come from as far away as Alaska -- from every corner of
this beautiful country of ours -- and I want to thank you for
what you've done, and welcome you to the White House.
Now, some people might ask: what can kids do to protect our
environment? [[ I raised five children of my own -- with a
little help from Barbara, of course -- and there were times I
thought our kids could make a major improvement to the
environment just by cleaning their rooms. 1] 111
Well, anyone who's seen all of you at work knows just how
much kids can do to protect and preserve this world we live in.
I've heard about your projects. Everything from recycling, to
conservation, to some very sophisticated environmental research.
Impressive -- all of them.
But what impresses me most is how many times you took an
idea that began in the classroom out into the community. Every
one of your projects is making your communities a little cleaner
-- a little more pleasant -- a little more aware of how much our
you'll gut a
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There's another group of 4th graders here today from
Marquette, Michigan, who collected enough money to save an 80-
acre stand of white pine trees. You knew how many trees there
were -- and how much it would cost to buy the land -- so you did
a little math and thought up a slogan: "Save a Tree for
$135.26."
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Well, the people in your community who heard that slogan
thought that saving those trees was worth every penny.
What's true about those trees is true about the rest of our
evironment -- our lakes, rivers and streams. Our forests and
mountains. The air we breathe. And nothing gives no more
confidence in your generation than to see what you've already
done to protect the gifts that nature's given us. Because
"America the beautiful" is more than just a song. Together, we
can keep it that way.
Once again, congratulations to all of you. And now -- with
Administrator Reilly's help -- we'll present your awards.
# # #
10/25/91 16:42
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
001
U. S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
1
BEPA
Office of Environmental Education
401 M Street, $. W.
Washington, D. C. 20460
FACSIMILE REQUEST AND COVER SHEET
TO:
Jeannie Bunton
OFFICE PHONE: 202-456-7750 FAX 456-6218
REGION:
CITY- Washington DC
FROM: Doris Hillispie
4484
202 260 4962
OFFICE PHONE:
SECTION or BRANCH:
OCPA/OFF office of Environmental Education
DATE: 10-25-91
Number
all pages. 3/5 18 (and) FAX
(Tupber af Pages to Include This Cover Sheet)
202 260 0790
MAIL CODE: A-107
FAX #
(COMMENTS)
10 REGIONS
Winners (W), Sponsors (8), Guests (G), and EPA Regional
Environmental Youth Coordinators (E) Attending PEYA
ADDRESS LIST
Region 1:
Evelyn Sullivan (E), U.S. EPA, JFK Federal Building, Boston, MA
02203
Lindsay Gaskins (W*), 130 County Road, Ipswich, MA 09138
Michael Cahill (S), 7 Robin Road, Beverly, MA 01915
Matthew J. Allen (W), 41 Skytop Road, Ipswich, MA 09138
Jean A. Cocuzzo (G), 13 Thompson Road, Beverly, MA 01915
Stephanie L. Gaskins (G), 130 County Road, Ipswich, MA 09138
Seth Gooby (W), 90 Little Neck Road, Ipswich, MA 09138
Julie M. Hook (W), 3 Upper River Road, Ipswich, MA 09138
Katherine B. Hopping (W), 30 Birch Lane, Ipswich, MA 09138
Sarah C. Petersiel (W), 13 Thompson Road, Beverly, MA 01915
Amanda Rhodes (W), 26 Birch Lane, Ipswich, MA 09138
Jennifer Usher (W), 3 County Street, Ipswich, MA 01938
Total: 12
Region 2:
Cecilia Echols (E), U.S. EPA, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278
Nazia Quraishi (W), 419 Avenue C, Bayonne, NJ 07002
Francine McLaughlin (S), 10 East 43rd Street, Bayonne, NJ 07002
Kauser Yasmin Quraishi (G), 419 Avenue C, Bayonne, NJ 07002
Fozia Quraishi (G), 419 Avenue C, Bayonne, NJ 07002
Sofia Quraishi (G), 419 Avenue C, Bayonne, NJ 07002
Zoheab Quraishi (G), 419 Avenue C, Bayonne, NJ 07002
Patricia McGeehan (G), 21 Centre Lane, Bayonne, NJ 07002
Abdul Qayyum Quraishi (G), 419 Avenue C, Bayonne, NJ 07002
Total: 9
Region 3:
Bonnie Jean Smith (E), U.S. EPA, 841 Chestnut Street, 3C100,
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Justin Kingery (W), P.O. Box 115, Bob White, WVA 25028
Pamela R. Atha (S), P.O. Box 240, Van, WV 25206
Phillip Kingery (G), P.O. Box 115, Bob White, WVA 25028
Beverly Kingery (G), P.O. Box 115, Bob White, WVA 25028
Alice Lou Kingery (G), 3575 Hield Road, Palm Bay, FL 32904
Mullins, Utauka (G), 2565 Third Avenue, Palm Bay, FL 32904
Stollings, Rosalee (G), Box 82, Pecks Mill, WV 25547
Adkins, Dinah Kaye (G), 5020 Rust Drive, Cross Lanes, WV 25313
Adkins, Richard Allen (G), 5020 Rust Drive, Cross Lanes, WV 25313
Adkins, Richard Ryan (G), 5020 Rust Drive, Cross Lanes, WV 25313
Arvon, Lois Jean (G), 117 Sherman Street, Sylvester, WV 25913
Region 3 cont.:
Arvon, Manuel P. (G), 117 Sherman Street, Sylvester, WV 25913
Bryant, Betty (G), Box 876, St. Cloud, FL 32769
Ellis, Ryan Todd (G), Box 908, Chapmanville, WV 25508
Total: 15
Region 4:
Mark Rothe (W*), Rt. 1, Box 676, Mohawk, TN 37801
Pat Carpenter (S), Rt. 1, Box 919, Midway, TN 37809
Alice Crosby (E), U.S. EPA, 345 Courtland Street, NE, Atlanta, GA
30365
Jonita Ashley (W), Rt. 2 Box 25, Mohawk, TN 37810
Denise Grooms (W), Rt. 2 Box 740, Mohawk, TN 37810
Arica Nance (W), Rt. 2 Box 184, Bull Gap, TN 37711
Elvis O'Reilly (W), Rt. 1 Box 114, Mohawk, TN 37810
Allen Rippetoe (W), Rt. 2 Box 631, Mohawk, TN 37810
Tammy Seal (W), Rt. 1 Box 354, Mohawk, TN 37810
Mike Williams (W), Rt. 2 Box 467, Mohawk, TN 37810
Anne Carpenter (W), Rt. 1 Box 919, Midway, TN 37809
Latasia Hawkins (W), Rt. 1 Box 535, Midway, TN 37809
Melissa Ooten (W), Rt. 1 Box 168, Mohawk, TN 37810
Jill Pettit (W), Rt. 1 Box 30, Mohawk, TN 37810
Philip Smelcer (W), Rt. 1 Box 600, Midway, TN 37809
Total: 15
Region 5:
Patti Krause (E), U.S. EPA, 230 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL
60604
Eric Champlin (W), 530 W. Maple Street, North Canton, OH 44720
Mary Fiala (S), Principal, St. Philip and James Elementary School,
532 High Street, NW, Canal Fulton, OH 44614
Evelyn Finn (G), 530 W. Maple Street, North Canton, OH 44720
Darren Champlin (G), 530 W. Maple Street, North Canton, OH 44720
Darlene Shaw (G), 123 1/2 Wise, North Canton, Ohio
Total: 6
Region 6:
Sue Ellen Lyons (S), 2770 Jonquil Street, New Orleans, LA 70122
Justin J. Fleetwood (W*), 2513 Gallo Drive, Chalmette, LA 70043
Kenneth P. Gowland, Jr. (W), 433 Palm Drive, Braithwaite, LA 70040
Matthew D. Mares (W), 4308 California Avenue, Kenner, LA 70065
Ryan F. Rilette (W), 2305 Litchwood Lane, Harvey, LA 70058
Richard M. Watson (W), 5700 Kensington Boulevard, New Orleans, LA
70127
Sandy Sevier (E), U.S. EPA, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75202
Total: 7
Region 7:
Thomas L. Wheeldon (S), 716 Gold, Schuyler, NE 68661
Matt Stuthman (W*), Rt. 2, Schuyler, NE 68661
Pam Weber (W), 422 West 17th, Schuyler, NE 68661
Christian G. Elowsky (W), 912 Colfax Street, Schuyler, NE 68661
Bill B. Brezina (W), Rt. 1, Box 57, Linwood, NE 58036
Bill Landis (E), U.S. EPA, 726 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, KS
66101
Total: 6
Region 8:
Sheri Lyn Sohm (S), 3032 Casto Lane, Salt Lake City, UT 84117
Mercedes Johnson (W*), 1036 E. Downington Avenue, Salt Lake City,
UT 84105
Francis Lynne Olson (G), 1878 Lincoln Street, Salt Lake City, UT
84105
Carolyn Olson (Cassie) (W), 1878 Lincoln Street, Salt Lake City, UT
84105
Valerie Johnson (G), 1036 E. Downington Avenue, Salt Lake City, UT
84105
Dick Frost (E), U.S. EPA, One Denver Place, 999 18th Street,
Denver, CO 80202-2405
Brooke Stevens (W), 825 Emerson Avenue, Salt Lake City, UT 84105
Stephanie Stevens (W), 825 Emerson Avenue, Salt Lake City, UT
84105
Holly Peterson (W), 457 Emerson Avenue, Salt Lake City, UT 84105
Theo Duncan (G), 44 Charles Street, Newport, RI 02840
Debra Anne Carlson (G), 2543 Blaine Avenue, Salt Lake City, UT
84108
Total: 11
Region 9:
Patricia Yorioka (S*), 94-1071 Kaukahi Place, A-11, Waipahu, HA
96701
Susan Nekoba (S), 98-759 Naalii Street, Aiea, HA 96701
Karla DeGuchi (W), 94-109 Auhaku Place, Mililani Town, HA 96789
Sharol DeGuchi (G), 94-109 Auhaku Place, Mililani Town, HA 96789
Ida Tolliver (E), U.S. EPA, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA
94105
Total: 5
Region 10:
Mary Neilson (E), U.S. EPA, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
Hancy Vea (W), 724-N. Flower, Apt. 1, Anchorage, AK 99508
Cheryl Hilmes (S), P.O. Box 243612, Anchorage, AK 99524
Total: 3
THE PRESIDENT'S ENVIRONMENTAL YOUTH AWARDS
1991 ATTENDEES
REGION 1
Adults: 4
Children: 8
Total: 12
REGION 2
Adults: 5
Children: 4
Total: 9
REGION 3
Adults: 11
Children: 3
Total: 14
REGION 4
Adults: 3
Children: 12
Total: 15
REGION 5
Adults: 5
Children: 2
Total: 7
REGION 6
Adults: 2
Children: 5
Total: 7
REGION 7
Adults: 2
Children: 4
Total: 6
REGION 8
Adults: 6
Children: 5
Total: 11
REGION 9
Adults: 4
Children:
1
Total: 5
REGION 10
Adults: 2
Children: 1
Total: 3
GRAND TOTAL: Adults:
Children:
PRESIDENT'S YOUTH AWARD'S PROGRAM
THE WHITE HOUSE CEREMONY
NOVEMBER 15, 1989
REMARKS BY WILLIAM K. REILLY
MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
HOSTING THIS EVENT TODAY. IT IS YET
ANOTHER INDICATION OF YOUR INTEREST AND
DEDICATION TO EDUCATIONAL AND YOUTH
PROGRAMS. THIS PROGRAM ALSO FOCUSES ON
ANOTHER OF YOUR PRIORITIES, THE
ENVIRONMENT. IT IS DESIGNED TO INCREASE
AWARENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, AND
TO FOSTER A HEALTHIER, CLEANER
ENVIRONMENT.
IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I
INTRODUCE THE WINNERS AND THEIR SPONSORS
OF THE PRESIDENT'S ENVIRONMENTAL YOUTH
AWARD FOR 1989. MUCH ENTHUSIASM AND
HARD WORK WENT INTO THESE PROJECTS.
EACH ONE OF YOU SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF
YOUR EFFORTS. SOME OF THE WINNERS ARE
INDIVIDUALS, OTHERS ARE CLASSES OR
CLUBS. IN THOSE LATTER CASES, ONE
REPRESENTATIVE WILL ACCEPT THE AWARD FOR
THE GROUP.
1
BEFORE I ANNOUNCE EACH OF THE WINNERS, I
WOULD LIKE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS AND
THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE PARENTS,
TEACHERS, AND SPONSORS WHO CONTRIBUTED
AND WITHOUT WHOSE HELP THESE PROJECTS
MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL.
OUR FIRST WINNER IS TRACY ADAMS. THE
REGION 1 WINNER IS FROM HOPKINTON,
MASSACHUSETTS. TRACY IS A SENIOR AT
HOPKINTON HIGH SCHOOL. BETWEEN DECEMBER
1988 AND MAY OF THIS YEAR, SHE MANAGED A
"HOUSEHOLDS HAZARDOUS WASTE PUBLIC
AWARENESS" PROJECT WHICH RESULTED IN A
HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION DAY FOR HER
TOWN AND TWO OTHER COMMUNITIES.
CONGRATULATIONS TO TRACY AND TO HER
SPONSOR, VALERIE LECHTANSKI (LEK-
TAN-SKI).
2
THE WINNERS FROM REGION 2 DESIGNED A
YEAR-LONG "HELP OUR WORLD" PROGRAM TO
INCREASE THE AWARENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROBLEMS FACING SOCIETY, TO COMMUNICATE
THESE PROBLEMS AND THEIR CONCERNS TO
PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND TO ENCOURAGE
POSITIVE INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY
ACTION. THE REGION 2 WINNERS ARE FIFTY-
FIVE SIXTH GRADERS OF MOUNTAIN PARK
SCHOOL IN BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NEW JERSEY,
WHO CREATED THIS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM.
CONGRATULATIONS TO NICOLE HENGGELER
(HEN-GELL-ER), WHO IS REPRESENTING
THE SIXTH GRADE CLASS, AND
CONGRATULATIONS TO MS. REBECCA
JOHNSON, THEIR TEACHER.
3
RESEARCHED AND PRODUCED BY OVER ONE
HUNDRED EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS AT EASTERN
INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL IN SILVER SPRING,
MARYLAND, THE EDUCATIONAL VIDEO, "TRASH:
WHAT A WASTE" IS THE WINNING PROJECT FOR
REGION 3. THE VIDEO WAS DEVELOPED TO
INFORM MONTGOMERY COUNTY RESIDENTS OF
THE AREA'S SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL PROBLEM
AND IS BEING USED AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL
COUNTY-WIDE.
ACCEPTING THE AWARD FOR THESE
STUDENTS IS KARA BLOND, WITH MRS.
KATHY BENDER WHO HELPED SPONSOR THE
PROJECT WITH TEACHER SARAH MENKE-
FISH. CONGRATULATIONS.
I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THOSE STUDENTS
WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE WINNING PROJECTS
WHO ARE SEATED IN THE AUDIENCE. so,
WOULD THE OTHER STUDENTS FROM EASTERN
INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL PLEASE STAND.
4
SHANON ASHLEY HAYS IS THE WINNER FROM
REGION 4. SHANON IS CURRENTLY A JUNIOR
AT DANIEL HIGH SCHOOL IN CLEMSON, SOUTH
CAROLINA. SHE DEVOTED TWO YEARS TOWARD
HER WINNING RESEARCH PROJECT, "ACID
ENVIRONMENT EFFECTS ON MARBLE AND
GRANITE -- A MONUMENTAL PROBLEM.' " THIS
STUDY PROVED THAT AN ACID ENVIRONMENT
NEGATIVELY AFFECTS THE DETERIORATION OF
MARBLE AND GRANITE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO SHANON AND HER
SPONSOR, DR. JOHN MORSE.
5
A GROUP OF FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS FROM
VANDENBOOM SCHOOL IN MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN
DURING THIS PAST SCHOOL YEAR HELPED
RAISE $241,000 TO SAVE THE INDIGENOUS
WHITE PINES FROM EXTINCTION BY
PURCHASING THE LAND ON WHICH THEY STAND.
THE SUCCESSFUL "SAVE A PINE"
CONSERVATION CAMPAIGN IS THE WINNING
PROJECT FROM REGION 5.
CONGRATULATIONS TO BRADLEY LAFAVE
(LA-FAVE), REPRESENTING THE FOURTH
GRADE CLASS, AND TO THEIR TEACHER,
MRS. DEBORAH VEZZETTI.
ALL THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO
PARTICIPATED, PLEASE STAND.
6
THE WINNING PROJECT FROM REGION 6 IS
"OPERATION WILDERNESS, " WHICH WAS
COMPLETED BY THE FUTURE FARMERS OF
AMERICA CHAPTER OF RATON (RAHT-TON), NEW
MEXICO. THE PROJECT INCLUDED THE
TRANSPLANT OF ANIMALS INTO AN
UNINHABITED AREA, A MINE WASTE
RECLAMATION PROJECT AT SUGARITE MINE,
AND THE BUILDING OF CROSS COUNTRY SKI
AND HANDICAP NATURE TRAILS. THIS
CHAPTER HAS WON MANY AWARDS, INCLUDING
LAST YEAR'S PRESIDENT'S ENVIRONMENTAL
YOUTH AWARD.
CONGRATULATIONS TO DAVID PHILLIPS
AND SPONSOR RAY CHELEWSKI (CHE-LEW-
SKI) ON BEHALF OF FUTURE FARMERS OF
AMERICA CHAPTER.
CHAPTER MEMBERS IN THE AUDIENCE, PLEASE
STAND.
7
ANOTHER SECOND-TIME WINNER OF THIS AWARD
IS THE FOURTH GRADE CLASS OF THE JOHN
GLENN SCHOOL IN SAVANNAH, MISSOURI. FOR
THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR, THIS
TEACHER'S CLASS HAS WON THIS AWARD FOR
REGION 7. THE "AQUATIC POLLUTION
EXTERMINATION" PROJECT WAS AIMED AT
CURTAILING POLLUTION AT THE HADORN
BRIDGE SITE ON THE MISSOURI 102 RIVER
AND THEN TESTING WATER QUALITY AND
REINTRODUCING WILDLIFE INTO THE WETLAND
AREA.
REPRESENTING THE CLASS IS ERIC
RUNDE (RUN-DEE) AND TEACHER SHARON
STRATING (STRA-TING),
CONGRATULATIONS.
COULD PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS IN THE
AUDIENCE PLEASE STAND.
8
THE FIRST EPA "ADOPT A WETLAND" PROGRAM
IN THE NATION IS THE PROJECT WINNER FOR
REGION 8. THE SEVENTH GRADE LIFE
SCIENCE CLASS AT DUNSTAN JUNIOR HIGH
SCHOOL IN LAKEWOOD, COLORADO, STUDIED
WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS AND ADOPTED A WETLAND
IN SANCTUARY PARK. THE STUDENTS COLLECT
TRASH, DEVELOPED INFORMATIONAL MATERIAL
FOR STUDENT AND PUBLIC USE, AND ARE
PREPARING TO INSTALL NESTING BOXES FOR
BIRD HABITATS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO JOSH HANLEY, ON
BEHALF OF THE LIFE SCIENCE CLASS
AND TO ITS TEACHER, JIM MUNDELL.
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ALLEN GRAVES OF NORTH HOLLYWOOD HIGH
SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA IS THE REGION 9
WINNER. ALLEN WON DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
APPROVAL TO ESTABLISH A LONG-TERM
RECYCLING PROJECT FOR HIS SCHOOL AND
COMMUNITY. THE RECYCLING CAMPAIGN WAS
AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND FINANCIAL SUCCESS.
HE ALSO DEVELOPED THE PLAN FOR
GATHERING, STORING, AND DISPOSING OF
WASTE MATERIALS THAT HIS SCHOOL
COLLECTED.
CONGRATULATIONS ALLEN AND SPONSOR
ED KAZ.
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AS A RESULT OF THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
OIL SPILL, FIFTEEN SEVENTH AND EIGHTH
GRADE STUDENTS FROM THE MATANUSKA-
SUSITNA SCHOOL DISTRICT TRAVELLED FROM
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA TO THE SOUND TO
DEVELOP A MULTI-YEAR APPROACH TO
EVALUATE THE EFFECTS OF THE EXXON VALDEZ
OIL SPILL ON MARINE LIFE. THIS AWARD
WINNING PROJECT FOR REGION 10 WILL ALSO
INCLUDE DEVELOPING STUDENT-TARGETED
PUBLICATIONS ON THE ISSUES.
ACCEPTING THIS AWARD FOR THE MAT-SU
YOUNG SCHOLARS PROGRAM ARE STUDENT
GARY HOWELL AND TEACHER KEN
KLUNDER. CONGRATULATIONS.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS.
YOU HAVE DONE A TERRIFIC JOB AND I HOPE
THAT YOU CONTINUE YOUR ENTHUSIASM AND
DEDICATION TO IMPROVING THE EARTH'S
ENVIRONMENT. YOUR PROJECTS, AND THE
EXAMPLES THEY SET FOR ALL OF US, YOUNG
AND OLD, ENCOURAGE US IN OUR BELIEF THAT
WE CAN PROTECT AND PRESERVE OUR
ENVIRONMENT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
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Talking points
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PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH
ADDRESS AND PRESENTATION OF 1991 ENVIRONMENTAL YOUTH AWARDS
- Thank you, Bill. I want to welcome the Environmental Youth Award
winners to Washington and to the White House. Barbara- and I offer
our congratulations to you on your outstanding projects.
- In looking over this year's winning projects, I am struck with
their sophistication, both in terms of subject matter and scope.
Some have changed the way whole communities operate. Others have
grown to national stature.
- What impresses me most is how many times you took an idea that
began in the classroom out into the community. Every one of your
projects is making your communities a little cleaner -- a little
more pleasant - a little more aware of how much our environment
matters. That's a credit to each of you -- and to your schools and
teachers who gave you encouragement and support.
- But your work has an impact even beyond your own communities.
Your projects prove to other young people that no one's ever too
young or too small to care and do something positive about the
environment -- and they tell us something else, too: that if kids
are environmentally aware, maybe a few more adults will join in.
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- The fact is that everyone can be an environmentalist -- and every
one of us has got to be. What we're seeing today is a new sense of
urgency about the state of our world. Greater awareness that
pollution and the destruction of our environment hurt all of us --
that everyone of us has a common interest in the fate and future of
this planet. That it's simply not acceptable to continue to do
environmental damage today -- and leave the clean-up for you and
your children to worry about.
- All of your projects are special, but I hope the rest of you
won't mind if I mention two projects --- the one done by our
youngest environmentalists - the second grade classes here from
Mililani Town, Hawaii. They spent many months on various
environmental projects. They took
bags of garbage from their homes
to make a compost heap at school.
The heap was tossed regularly.
They planted 2 olive trees on the school campus using this soil.
I can tell you, years from now, when students and teachers are
eating olives from these trees - maybe some of your children or
grandchildren -- you'll get a special feeling from what you've
done.
- There is another group of elementary school students from Salt
Lake City, Utah who discovered what appeared to be a dump in the
business district of their city.
They removed tons of trash --
selling the parts that could be recycled and used the money on this
project. They petitioned the city council and obtained rezoning,
turning the area into a nature park and learning center.
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- At this early age, not only are you supplying a natural
environment for all ages to enjoy, but you are educating youth now
and for future generations.
- What you have done is a testament to what we can achieve when we
set our minds to the tasks at hand. You are helping to make the
world a better place for all living things, and in doing so, you
leave a positive legacy for future generations to appreciate and to
enjoy the benefits of the Earth's natural resources.
Last year, I signed the National Environmental Education Act. We
worked hard to get this legislation, and it is intended to create
a sense of personal responsibility for the care of the environment
in all citizens, especially students.
- Through your projects, you prove to other young people that
nobody's too young or too small to do something positive for the
environment. What you students are proving is what too many adults
have forgotten - that in this country, it is the individual that
counts and makes a difference.
- Your projects also prove that when individuals provide
leadership, and when people work together, the environment can get
cleaned up. Each and every one of these projects shows great
leadership and vision --- the vision of a better Earth for all of
us.
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- And now with Administrator Reilly's help -- we'll present your
awards.
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US EPA RA DIV. BOSTON MA
WINNERS:
UNITED
STATES.
AGRINGE
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Tongicitations
PROTECTION
REGION I
J. F. KENNEDY FEDERAL BUILDING. BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02203
Students Against Vandalizing the Earth (SAVE), the student
environmental club at Ipswich Middle School, 23 Green Street,
Ipswich, MA 01938 (508) 356-3535
Mr. Michael Cahill (sponsor) Ipswich Middle school, 23 Green
Street, Ipswich, MA 01938 (508) 356-3535 (work)
7 Robin Road, Beverly, MA 01915 (508) 927-7814 (home)
STUDENTS AGAINST VANDALIZING THE EARTH
Since its formation in 1989 at the Ipswich Middle School in
Ipswich, MA, Students Against Vandalizing the Earth (SAVE) has
become increasingly active in helping raise awareness of the
community on local, regional and global environmental concerns,
SAVE's recent project deals with amending the Massachusetts
bottle law and has been a continuing effort for the past 18
months. Students would like to see alcohol and juice containers
subject to the bottle return/deposit law which now covers only
carbonated beverages. Over the months, they have been working
with members of the Massachusetts Legislature, to start a grass
roots movement resulting in over 4,000 signatures to the bill
that was presented to the Committee on Energy in April.
In addition, SAVE members spent a full day of their school
vacation at the State House in Boston. They read prepared
testimony which they had worked on for several days.
The students are thinking and acting globally not only locally.
"Save the rainforests" is another project the students became
involved in. Their fundraising efforts enable them to purchase
several acres of rainforest in Belize.
The students are continuing their campaign to passage of a bill
that will promote recycling.
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Nazia Quraishi is Region 2's Regional Winner for the National
Competition for the President's Environmental Youth Award
Program. She ia in the fifth grade, 10 years old and a student
at the S. A. Robertson school located in Bayonne, New Jersey.
Francine McLaughlin, a teacher at the school is Nazia's sponsor.
Her telephone number is 201-437-5260.
Nazia's project consisted of a series of experiments, interviews
and demonstrations that helped her investigate the damage and
cleanup of our waterways by oil spills. Nazia's also learned how
to proparly write an experiment and graph and chart her results.
Three experiments were developed with graphic charts to show her
findings.
Experiment A compared various material absorption rates of oil in
fresh and salt water. Experiment B measured the amount of oil
reclaimed from gravel using a variety of cleaning substances.
Lastly, experiment C compared oil absorption by animals and the
environment.
Results achieved through this project were: concrete knowledge of
procedures and materials' ability to clean up oil spills and an
assessment of damage to animals and the environment. This
project brought about an awareness of environmental concerns to
both Nazia and her classmates. An appreciation and
responsibility was gained for the environment and Bayonne
waterways in particular.
She received numerous awards for her experiment such as: a $100
U.S. Savings Bond from the Association of Research Directors;
first place winner for the Hudson County Sciences Fair; a $50
U.S. Savings Bond from the Bayonne Teachers' Association; and a
Certificate from the Jersey Journal and Secaucus Board of
Education.
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THE
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
AREMGY
REGION III
7
841 Chestriut Building
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
1991 REGION III PRESIDENT'S ENVIRONMENTAL YOUTH AWARD WINNER
** JUSTIN KINGERY **
Through his persistence and creative innovation, JUSTIN KINGERY
has motivated change in his community in the use of
environmentally-safe and recyclable products. While developing a
man-made fertilizer using human hair for a science project, his
environmental concerns were broadened. Desiring to reach a
larger audience with his concerns, he petitioned the County Board
of Education to use environmentally-safe and recyclable products.
A resolution was made by the Board effecting this change
immediately where possible. Continuing in his man-made
fertilizer experiments, JUSTIN shared the successes in the local
county newspaper. As a result, he has been personally contacted
by many gardeners who have used and are encouraged by his
methods. JUSTIN also conducted and published the results of a
community-wide survey of environmentally-safe and recyclable
product home use, thereby, raising individual consciousness of
these products.
JUSTIN KINGERY
P.O. BOX 115
BOB WHITE, WVA 25028
(304) 245-8983
SPONSOR: Ms. Pamela Atha
Van Elementary School
Van, WVA 25206
(304) 245-8811 (W)
(304) 245-8749 (H)
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United States
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UNITED STATES.
Environmental Protection
Office of Public Affairs
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GA
Agency
345 Courtland SL NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30365
AGENCY
FL
Environmental News
(404) 347-3004
PROTECTION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday October 3, 1991
Contact: Alice Crosby, U.S. E.P.A.
(404) 347-3004
EPA ANNOUNCES YOUTH AWARD FOR SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
(ATLANTA) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional
Administrator Greer Tidwell today announced that Ms. Pat Carpenter
and McDonald Elementary School of Mohawk, Tennessee are winners of
the National President's Environmental Youth Award (PEYA)
Competition.
McDonald Elementary School's project is one of ten award-winning
entries from throughout the country.
The Science Club of McDonald School started a public service
campaign to, teach students and adults about energy conservation and
its effects on air pollution.
Grocery bags decorated with energy conservation messages were
distributed to local grocers and "conservation calendars" with
environmental themes were designed by students and distributed to the
community.
To reinforce the activities of the science club, energy
conservation lessons were taught throughout the school and a display
was set up by students in an area mall.
As a national winner, Ms. Carpenter accompanied by Mark Rothe, a
science club member will spend a week in November in Washington,
D.C., participating in an award ceremony and an E.P.A. youth
awareness work group meeting.
Region IV's PEYA competition was extremely close.
Congratulations are in order for all participants. The runners-up in
the competition are:
1st Runner Up: Mr. R. Blane Marable and Morgan County FFA
Chapter of Madison, Georgia for constructing habitats for local
animals and planting trees to beautify their town.
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2nd Runner Up (Tie) : Ms. Nancy Burkhardt and Coral Springs
Elementary School of Coral Springs, Florida for educating their
school and community about the destruction of rain forests in Costa
Rica.
Ms. Flora Smith/Ms. Sandy Henry and Bridgeforth Middle School of
Pulaski, Tennessee for their efforts in educating their community
about the problems faced by small towns regarding toxic waste
storage.
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United States
Environmental
EPA Environmental
Protection
Agency
Region V
NEWS RELEASE
230 S. Dearborn St.
Chicago, IL 60604
Media Contact: Patricia Krause
(312) 886-7935
For Immediate Release: October 7, 1991
No. 91-M165
EPA ANNOUNCES REGIONAL WINNER AND FINALISTS OF PRESIDENT'S
ENVIRONMENTAL YOUTH AWARDS
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 today
announced that Eric Champlin, 14, of North Canton, oH, is a winner
of the national President's Environmental Youth Award. His project
is one of 10 award-winning entries nationwide.
Eric and his sponsor, Principal Mary Fiala of Statest Philip
and James Elementary School (Canal Fulton, OH), will accept the
award at a November 6 ceremony in Washington, DC.
In the meantime, a Regional certificate will be presented to
Eric at 2 p.m. October 29, at St. Paul Elementary School, 303 South
Main St., North Canton.
It was at St. Paul that Eric chose barn owls for a science-
fair project, hoping to increase their population by building and
placing nesting boxes in suitable barns throughout Ohio. Included
with the boxes were tapes for attracting owls.
Eric has started also an "Adopt a Barn Owl" program. Whenever
a person or group makes a donation, Eric builds a nesting box for
placement in a barn. Now a freshman at Hoover High School in
North Canton, Eric edits a quarterly barn-owl bulletin and monitors
17 nests.
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"Save the Rain Forest, " a student-teacher group (Dodgeville
High School, Dodgeville, WI), was recognized for enlisting some
9,000 schools in their cause and raising more than $150,000 for
rain forests throughout the world.
*Mercer Recycling Program (Mercer, WI), launched and managed
by students at Mercer School, was commended for operating the only
full-service recycling program in Iron County. Earnings have been
used to expand the program and fund scholarships.
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United States
Region 6
Arkansas
Environmental Protection
External Affairs (6X)
Louisiana
Agency
1445 Ross Avenue
New Mexico
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
Oklahoma
Texas
EPA
Environmental News
Sandra Sevier
(214) 655-2200
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 7, 1991
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional
Administrator Robert E. Layton Jr., today announced that Project
F.U.R. (Fight Urban Runoff,) developed by five students from Holy
Cross High School in New Orleans, Louisiana, is the Region 6
national winner for the President's Environmental Youth Awards
(PEYA) program. One project representative and the group sponsor
will receive an expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., November 5-
7, 1991, where top government officials will recognize them in a
national awards ceremony.
The student winners are Justin J. Fleetwood, Kenneth P.
Gowland, Jr., Matthew D. Mares, Ryan F. Rilette and Richard M.
Watson. Holy Cross High School teacher Sue Ellen Lyons is the
project sponsor.
Project F.U.R. was designed to make the public more aware of
the damage done to Lake Pontchartrain by nonpoint source pollution.
The student team developed a community outreach program which
included providing speakers for schools and civic meetings and
participating in environmental fairs. The group's major event was
the Stencil-A-Canal project in which storm drain covers were
stenciled with a logo to remind local residents that substances
dumped or strayed into storm sewers contributed to the pollution
of Lake Pontchartrain.
Mr. Layton stated, "the Project F.U.R. participants and their
sponsor are to be congratulated for educating the public about the
serious consequences to Lake Pontchartrain of common activities
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like disposing of motor oil improperly and carelessly using
pesticides and fertilizers. What these young people have done is
truly important, and we are very proud of them."
Layton also said that four PEYA finalists will receive
recognition and special plaques through the Regional Environmental
Youth Awards program. These finalists are Dustin Stockton from
Okolona, Arkansas, for his construction of a blue-bird trail and
other activities to provide food and shelter for wildlife;
Samantha Rayroux from Carlsbad, New Mexico, for educating the
public about raptors, including the Great Horned Owl, and for
animal rehabilitation; Tiffany Smith from Edmond, Oklahoma, for
her activities to promote environmentally safe household cleaners;
and a group of students from the Oak Ridge School in Arlington,
Texas, for educating the public about the importance of saving the
rainforest.
The PEYA program provides local and national recognition for
young people in grades K-12 for their efforts to improve the
environment or to educate the public on environmental issues. All
qualifying participants receive the President's Certificates of
Recognition. In addition, the ten most outstanding winners, one
from each of EPA's ten regions, receive expense-paid trips to
Washington, D.C. Region 6 includes Arkansas, Louisiana, New
Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. For applications and additional
information about PEYA, contact Sandra Sevier, Environmental Youth
Coordinator, U.S. EPA, 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas, TX 75202, or call
(214) 655-2200.
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United States
Region 7
lowa
Kansas
Environmental Protection
726 Minnesota Avenue
Missouri
Agency
Kansas City, Kansas 66101
Nebraska
EPA
Environmental
News
Contact: Rowena L. Michaels
(913) 551-7003
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 17, 1991
SCHUYLER,
The Schuyler, Nebraska, Future Farmers of America (FFA) Chapter
NEBRASKA,
FFA CHAPTER WINS
is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 winner
PRESIDENTIAL ENVI-
RONMENTAL
in the President's Environmental Youth Awards competition.
AWARD AND OTHER
SCHOOLS
The FFA project was selected as the top entry from Region 7's four
RECOGNIZED
states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.
"The Schuyler FFA Chapter tackled environmental issues in their
community in a way that improves and protects the total environ-
ment," EPA Region 7 Administrator Morris Kay said. "The FFA
Chapter is a winner in the Presidential awards program and the
community should be very proud of the work each of these young
people have put into protecting the environment."
When the city landfill closed. the Schuyler FFA Chapter saw the
need for an active recycling program. They designed and printed
thousands of recycling brochures and distributed them through
local bank statements. In cooperation with a local radio station they
established and operated a community recycling center. The
chapter developed a recycling educational awareness program and
presented it at all local schools. They held a recycling contest for
kindergarten through eighth grade students.
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The chapter developed a five-year groundwater protection plan, calling for increasing
awareness through public education. The chapter also cooperated with several
organizations to produce school enrichment projects. They designed and conducted
demonstration projects and displays on nitrate contamination, point-source contami-
nation, and plugging abandoned wells. A quiz bowl tested people's knowledge on
groundwater issues. The program was telecast repeatedly by the Nebraska Educa-
tional Television Network. The chapter also took its shows to local and county fairs,
and the Nebraska State Fair.
They developed a program that taught chapter members land evaluation for crops
They took the same program to the community. They phoned area farmers and FFA
alumni, distributed informational literature, tested numerous irrigation ditches,
purchased a nitrate testing kit, and offered free tests for rural wells.
In their final assault on local environmental issues, the Schuyler Chapter recruited
more than 230 students, who spent more than 1,000 hours, removing trash along
roadways in the Adopt-A-Highway program.
Categorical winners included Wasmer Elementary School, Grand Island, Nebraska,
Elementary Division; Grundy County R-5 School, Galt, Missouri, Junior Division: and
Clinton Forrest Stammer, Manning Community Schools, Manning, Iowa. Individual
Award.
Ms. Maureen Nickels' 27 fifth-graders at Wasmer Elementary School, Grand Island,
NE, took the "Save the Rain Forests" slogan literally. Challenged to raise $30 to adopt
one acre of rain forest, they collected money through various fund raisers and adopted
more than 30 acres. They began an educational campaign to inform the community
and state about rain forests and are now working with an organization to take their
message to the nation.
In Galt. Missouri, Ms. Cora Hollon's seventh-grade class reached out and touched
thousands with the message: Conserve Energy. Their "Leaky Bucket" campaign
promoted energy and resource conservation. They prepared programs and materials
to educate classmates and the community as part of Energy Awareness Week, and all
science fair projects were devoted to the theme. They researched practicality and
effectiveness of various windmill apparatuses, and those findings will be released in
a national magazine.
Clinton Forrest Stammer, a seventh grader at Manning Community School, adopted
a similar theme as his science fair project. He posed the question, "Does active solar
energy or passive solar energy work better for heating homes in Iowa?" For the past
two and a half years, he's been searching for the answer. He chose to build models
of solar doghouses because he felt it might convince people that if solar heating works
for their pets, it will work for them. His research led to the construction of a passive
solar-heated doghouse - for one lucky dog on a cold winter night in Manning. Iowa.
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The annual President's Environmental Youth Awards Program is a two-tiered
program. It is both non-competitive and competitive. The non-competitive part of the
program has been in existence since the early 1970's, and the competitive portion was
established in the past decade. The program encourages young people to get involved
in environmental issues in their communities and recognizes those who do for
excellence.
The Schuyler FFA Chapter will receive their Presidential award in November in
Washington, D. C., and the other Region 7 categorical winners will receive engraved
plaques for their outstanding environmental achievements.
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303-294-1113 303-294 1113
REGION VIII OUTSTANDING PEYA PROJECT
REGION VIII
CECE FORGET, YOUTH COORDINATOR
The "KIDS ORGANIZED TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT" (KOPE CLUB) began
a campaign to rescue an historic creek in their neighborhood.
The city-owned property had deteriorated into a local dump. They
organized students and adult volunteers for massive cleanups.
The kids were responsible for the passage of a state resolution
for an annual cleanup, fix-up day.
The kids spoke to community councils and held three student
conferences at school to enlist support to save the area from
commercial development. To restore it as a natural park, they
persuaded designers to include it in the City's new open space
plan, won Planning Commission approval for protective zoning and
received two community grants to develop the area into an outdoor
classroom, easily accessible to inner-city schools.
GROUP NAME: KIDS ORGANIZED TO PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT (KOPE
CLUB)
1675 South 600 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84105
SPONSOR NAME:
Sheri 3032 Costo Sohm - Lane Hawthorne Elementary Schooly 801-481-4824
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
801-277-3770
Muld@1533-3072
SENATORS: Hatch and Garn
REPRESENTATIVE: Owens
PARENT - UAISON LYNN OLSON / 80.1-484-8352 (dead munter)
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EARTH DAY, EVERY DAY
The second graders at Mililani-Uka Elementary School in Mililani
Town, HI, adopted as their theme for the school year: Earth Day,
Every Day. They developed a course of study for this theme which
was divided into three main units - Plant and Animal Habitats,
Energy resources and Recycling, and Air, Land and Water. Ac-
tivities and learning experiences were planned to increase the
students awareness of the environment. Some of the activities
included making a compost heap, building bird feeders, starting a
recycling campaign, constructing a rainforest, field trip to a
transfer station, etc. The following three major projects
resulted from these activities:
Their first project consisted of making a compost heap on the
school campus. To start the compost heap, each student brought
in a sandwich bag of garbage from home. The heap was tossed
regularly so the students could see the decomposition at work.
On Earth Day, the students planted two olive trees on the school
campus and used the soil from the compost pile as filler.
The bird feeder project which was the second project allowed the
students to become proficient in identifying the various birds of
Hawaii and to observe their feeding patterns.
The second graders also sponsored a third project which were
several schoolwide recycling drives. To publicize these events,
they designed and colored leaflets to be posted throughout the
school. At one of the drives the students collected 2,000 lbs of
aluminum and the second graders used their share of the money to
save 4.1 acres of the Guatemalan Rainforest.
Earth Day, Every Day worked for the second graders at Mililani-
Uka Elementary because their participation in these projects let
them know that each individual can make a difference.
Project Winner:
Mililani-Uka Elementary School
Second Grade Classes, -F-1 & F-3
94-380 Kuahelani Avenue
Mililani Town, Hawaii 96789
(808) 623-1344
Project Sponsors:
Patricia T. Yorioka, Teacher
Home:
94-1071 Kaukahi Place A-11
Waipahu, Hawaii 96797
(808) 676-0449
Susan c. Nekoba, Teacher
98-759 Naalii Street
Aiea, Hawaii 96701
(808) 488-1214
The work address and telephone number for the teachers is that of
the school which is listed above.
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United States
Region 10
Alaska
Environmental Protection
1200 Sixth Avenue
Idaho
Agency
Seattle WA 98101
Oregon
Washington
EPA
PROJECT NEED
MOUNTAIN VIEW MUSTANGS
MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Anchorage. Alaska
Reuse and recycle are familiar words in the community as a result of the
ongoing program planned and activated by the Mountain View Mustangs. The
students have their own account at the Anchorage recycling center under that
name which reflects their energy and enthusiasm in this successful school and
community project.
Recycling strategies were presented by fifth graders to 25 other
classrooms which resulted in major waste minimalization, recycling of
aluminum, cardboard, milk cartons, newspaper, and other products.
Realizing that laws are a major stimulant for quality environment,
students participated in hearings on state legislative proposals for
incentives for recycling and reuse.
Project Need has doubled the amount of materials recycled since January
1991 The recycling income is used toward community and school activities
including direct contributions to the Salvation Army Senior Citizen Nutrition
Program --truly teamwork between youth and age.
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
October 31, 1991
EXECUTIVE ORDER
FEDERAL AGENCY RECYCLING
AND
THE COUNCIL ON FEDERAL RECYCLING AND PROCUREMENT POLICY
WHEREAS, this Administration is determined to secure for
future generations of Americans their rightful share of our
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Nation's natural resources, as well as a clean and healthful
environment in which to enjoy them; and
WHEREAS, two goals of this Administration's environmental
policy, cost-effective pollution prevention and the conservation
of natural resources, can be significantly advanced by reducing
waste and recycling the resources used by this generation of
Americans; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Government, as one of the Nation's
Environ youth awards.
largest generators of solid waste, is able through cost-
effective waste reduction and recycling resources to conserve
local government disposal capacity; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Government, as the Nation's largest
single consumer, is able through affirmative procurement
practices to encourage the development of economically efficient
markets for products manufactured with recycled materials;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE BUSH, by the authority vested
in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States of America, including the Solid Waste Disposal
Act, Public Law 89-272, 79 Stat. 997, as amended by the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act ("RCRA"), Public Law 94-580,
90 Stat. 2795 (1976), hereby order as follows:
PART 1 - PREAMBLE
Section 101. The purpose of this Executive order is to:
(a) Require that Federal agencies promote cost-effective
waste reduction and recycling of reusable materials from wastes
generated by Federal Government activities.
(b) Encourage economically efficient market demand
for designated items produced using recovered materials by
directing the immediate implementation of cost-effective Federal
procurement preference programs favoring the purchase of such
items.
(c) Provide a forum for the development and study of policy
options and procurement practices that will promote environ-
mentally sound and economically efficient waste reduction and
recycling of our Nation's resources.
(d) Integrate cost-effective waste reduction and recycling
programs into all Federal agency waste management programs in
problems. order to assist in addressing the Nation's solid waste disposal
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Sec. 302. Contractor Operated Facilities. Every contract
that provides for contractor operation of a Government-owned or
leased facility, awarded more than 210 days after the effective
date of this Executive order, shall include provisions that
obligate the contractor to comply with the requirements of this
Part as fully as though the contractor were a Federal agency.
PART 4 - VOLUNTARY STANDARDS
Sec. 401. Amendment of OMB Circular No. A-119. The
Director of the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") shall
amend, as appropriate, OMB Circular No. A-119, "Federal
Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary
Standards, to encourage Federal agencies to participate in
the development of environmentally sound and economically
efficient standards and to encourage Federal agency use of
such standards.
PART 5 - PROCUREMENT OF RECOVERED MATERIALS
Sec. 501. Adoption of Affirmative Procurement Programs.
Within 180 days after the effective date of this order, each
Federal agency shall provide a report to the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency regarding the Agency's
adoption of an affirmative procurement program; such programs
are required by section 6002(i) of RCRA (42 U.S.C. 6962(1)).
Within 1 year of the issuance of this order, the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency shall report to the
President regarding the compliance of each Federal agency with
this requirement.
Sec. 502. Annual Review of Affirmative Procurement
Programs. In accordance with section 6002 (i) of RCRA (42 U.S.C.
6962(i)), each Federal agency shall review annually the
effectiveness of its affirmative procurement program and shall
provide a report regarding its findings to the Environmental
Protection Agency and to the Office of Federal Procurement
Policy, beginning with a report covering fiscal year 1992. Such
report shall be transmitted by December 15 each year. Reports
required by this section shall be made available to the public.
PART 6 - RECYCLING COORDINATORS AND THE COUNCIL ON
FEDERAL RECYCLING AND PROCUREMENT POLICY
Sec. 601. Federal Recycling Coordinator. Within 90 days
after the effective date of this order, the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency shall designate a senior
official of that Agency to serve as the Federal Recycling
Coordinator. The Federal Recycling Coordinator shall review
and report annually to OMB, at the time of agency budget
submissions, the actions taken by the agencies to comply with
the requirements of this order.
Sec. 602. Designation of Recycling Coordinators. Within
90 days after the effective date of this order, the head of each
Federal agency shall designate an agency employee to serve as
Agency Recycling Coordinator. The Agency Recycling Coordinator
shall be responsible for:
(a) coordinating the development of an effective agency
waste reduction and recycling program that complies with the
comprehensive implementation plan developed by the Council on
Federal Recycling and Procurement Policy;
(b) coordinating agency action to develop benefits, costs,
and savings data measuring the effectiveness of the agency
program; and
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(c) coordinating the development of agency reports required
by this Executive order and providing copies of such reports to
the Environmental Protection Agency.
Sec. 603. The Council on Federal Recycling and Procurement
Policy. (a) A Council on Federal Recycling and Procurement
Policy is hereby established. It shall comprise the Federal
Recycling Coordinator, the Chairman of the Council on Environ-
mental Quality, the Administrator of the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy, and the Agency Recycling Coordinator and the
Procurement Executive of each of the following agencies: the
Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Defense, the
General Services Administration, the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, the Department of Energy, the Department
of Commerce, and the Department of the Interior. The Federal
Recycling Coordinator shall serve as Chair of the Council.
(b) Duties. The Council on Federal Recycling and
Procurement Policy shall:
(1) identify and recommend, to OMB, initiatives that will
promote the purposes of this order, including:
(A) the development of appropriate incentives to
encourage the economically efficient acquisition by the Federal
Government of products that reduce waste and of products
produced with recycled materials;
(B) the development of appropriate incentives to
encourage active participation in economically efficient Federal
waste reduction and recycling programs; and
(c) the development of guidelines for cost-effective
waste reduction and recycling activities by Federal agencies;
(2) review Federal agency specifications and standards and
recommend changes that will enhance Federal procurement of
products made from recycled and recyclable materials, taking
into account the costs and the performance requirements of each
agency;
(3) collect and disseminate Federal agencies' information
concerning methods to reduce wastes, types of materials that can
be recycled, the costs and savings associated with recycling,
and the current market sources and prices of products that
reduce waste and of products produced with recycled materials;
(4) assist the development of cost-effective waste
reduction and recycling programs pursuant to this order by
developing guidelines for agency waste reduction and recycling
programs and by identifying long-range goals for Federal waste
reduction and recycling programs;
(5) provide meaningful data to measure the effectiveness
and progress of Federal waste reduction and recycling programs;
(6) provide guidance and assistance to the Agency Recycling
Coordinators in setting up and reporting on agency programs; and
(7) review Federal agency compliance with section 103 of
this order.
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PART 7 - LIMITATION
Sec. 701. This order is intended only to improve the
internal management of the executive branch and shall not be
interpreted to create any right or benefit, substantive or
procedural, enforceable at law by a party against the
United States, its officers, or any other person.
Sec. 702. Section 502 and Part 6 of this order shall be
effective for 5 years only, beginning on the effective date of
this order.
Sec. 703. This order shall be effective immediately.
GEORGE BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
October 31, 1991.
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