Would you wear a watch and slippers made from carbon dioxide emissions? Or brush your teeth using toothpaste made from CO₂? Before the pandemic, students at Evergreen Middle School were learning about real products that capture and store carbon dioxide that would otherwise go into the atmosphere.
An International Community School student is the 2019-20 winner of the sixth annual Washington State Zine Contest. Katya Rukhlinskaia, who is now in eighth grade, won for grades 7-9 for her “Tribes: The Cowlitz” zine entry.
Environmental and Adventure School eighth grader Sanika Datar was recently named a 2020 Young Achiever.
When schools closed in March, the traditional end-of-year band concerts that showcase a year’s worth of practice and progress were effectively canceled. Rose Hill Middle School (RHMS) Band Instructor, Angela Laulainen got creative during the remote learning period and had her students record their parts at home.
On January 25, middle school students across LWSD battled it out in the kitchen as they competed for culinary supremacy.
Positive role model. Successful achiever. Good citizen. These are all phrases that define an International Leadership Network Young Achiever. Environmental and Adventure School eighth grader Sanika Datar was recently named a 2020 Young Achiever. She is the only person from Washington state and just one of 15 in the country to be recognized with this award.
According to their website, Young Achievers is a nationwide program that promotes community as well as the positive accomplishments of young people. They are also recognized as good citizens in their schools and communities and competent scholars who have achieved success in a variety of areas.
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