Special Visit from Kate Waind of King County Green Schools!

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1 Wednesday, November 28, 2018 Special Visit from Kate Waind of King County Green Schools! Kate Waind By: Clara Sherwood Kate Waind from King County Green schools talked with the green team about current events going on with our environment. Some of the things she talked about were where the nearest landfill was, how we should start sorting, and how our taxes pay for landfills Something we should all know is; where is our landfills? Well the answer is, not very far away. Our landfill is in Cedar Hills, Maple Valley. Our taxes pay for landfills, there is no estimated percentage of the amount of money from taxes, but when you purchase something from the store, it is likely that some of the money you paid would be sent to support the landfill. I don t think we want that. There s another reason why you should be as eco-friendly as possible. Remember to take the pledge at planet.com/take-thepledge.php Another Special Guest: Michelle Song of Nature Vision will come to visit Room 105 2:30 to 3:45pm Nov. 28th Learn how to conserve water with an interactive demonstration.

2 RECREATION School Sports By Laasya and Emma We interviewed Mr. Orm, our school s athletic director, about health, his kids, and also what he does to stay green. Welcome to the first official Green Grizzlies Newspaper! Every day, thousands of people do sports, whether it is football, soccer, baseball, or even some uncommon sports like martial arts or waterpolo. Most people consider themselves to be unathletic, because of those able-bodied sports lovers, but the truth is, everyone is athletic. Even if you don t do a sport, you can still get a lot of exercise just by going up and down stairs at school, or walking to the bus stop. Or, there is the dreaded P.E., a lot of kids dislike P.E. for the uniforms, or for those team sports where you can t help being hostile to the kids on their team, but physical education actually provides benefits for the average kid. Most pre-teens cringe when the thought of health comes to mind, thinking, Again? Do we have to?, but the truth is, it teaches you a lot of fundamentals about how to stay healthy to your full extent. A part of our exclusive interview, we asked Mr. Orm about his opinion of our football teams, and his answers were nothing but positive. Mr. Orm stated that the teams are Fine groups of young men who are all striving toward the same goals. Mr. Orm also said that he was proud of the progress that our teams have made. We have also received the dates of some important events! On Friday October 26, The Run Rock Read occured, and hundreds of teens showed up decked out in their musical genres and ages, reading, dancing, walking, and drawing all showed our school spirit for our annual fundraiser. Until our next posting, stay fit and stay B.E.A.R.S, Be Ever Awesome Recycling Students!

3 SORT IT OUT! Do not throw away COMPOST By: London T McMinn Food The compost bin is a tough one, because believe it or not so many things can go in the compost bin! Like food, paper trays, empty brown bags. But there are many things that should not go in the compost. Things like milk cartons, wrappers, plastic. Recycling is a easy one, but there is a rule. If paper is dirty then compost it! But there are somethings that are not dirty that do NOT go in the recycling. Like chips, food, non clean drinks, plastic utensils. Garbage is one of the things people love. Because it's just one bin! But if you just throw everything in just one bin, all the things that could have been reused and recycled are now all burnt up! Paper food trays Empty brown bags Greasy pizza boxes (empty) RECYCLE Empty bottles Empty cartons Empty cans Clean paper or boxes GARBAGE Chip bags Drink pouches or applesauce pouches Plastic straws and forks or spoons Yogurt cups (unrinsed)

4 STMS EVENTS STMS Events By: London T. McMinn Quotes By: London T. McMinn Nov.12 No school-veterans day Nov.16 Full day Nov.19-12st.all early release Nov No school Thanksgiving Nov.27.Tues.-ice cream day Dec.4. Slushie day Don't forget to recycle the empty cups! Dec.11 ice cream day Dec.18 slushie day Dec.24-Jan.4. No school! Winter Break! The question today is: what do you think how we could improve our environment system? Izy W. 6th grade: We should have a compost bin! And less normal bins because kids just throw it away in one bin. Anwar 6th grade: Sports! By: London T. McMinn Don't step or kick plants and kinda help people balance out a animal population. Kaleen 7th grade: 6th grade sport dates: Badminton Jan.23-Feb.28 Volleyball Nov.7-Dec.13 Soccer Mar.20-Apr 25 Track and Field TBD Kids should pick up their trash!

5 LOCAL NEWS Lisa Callan Chad Magendanz By: Arnav Nomula By: Arnav Nomula These candidates took their time out of their day to answer questions from me. Lisa Callen is a Democrat running for state representative. She supports all of the students in washington. She knows how to help because she works at the issaquah school district so she knows how to help kids. She thinks that some kids need more help socially and emotionally. She also thinks that we should reduce carbon emissions and protect the environment. She also thinks to protect green spaces (places where animals live). She also wants everybody to have clean air and water. She makes sure that everybody's voice is heard. Chad Magendanz is a Republican running for state representative. He has served two terms already so he has experience as a state representative. He wants to attract people with different backgrounds. He wants to reduce carbon emissions. He wants more counselors and nurses to help the kids. He wants more money for special education. Fun Fact: The ballets have a clean air and clean water initiative. It will become a fee to invest in clean energy. This fee will force people to be green by increasing the gas price by 14 cents. There is also a refuse tax. The refuse tax supports the collection of solid waste. Lisa Callan Chad Magendanz

6 Tips With TJ The Best Tips Around if you want to start to become more green -TJ. Green Team Associated Student Hi Mom Most Teachers Inside Summit Trail Middle School Use Their Lights. School Is Normally In The Morning So Why Not Open Your Windows To Let Light In? It would be better then using light bulb battery Did you know putting school assignments online could save lots of energy and paper. If you want to save the planet by not using so many carbon emissions, then why not carpool? Hey, Did You Know That 47% Of School Waste Is Recycled Paper? Why Not Recycle? Or Reuse Your Paper For Other Projects? Hey Lots Of People Don t Recycle Aluminum, But Did You Know It Is 100% Recyclable? Once We Mine It All, It's All Gone. Let's Not Make That Happen!

7 LIFESTYLE Lifestyle By: Clara Hi! Clara here. I'm the reporter for the eco home column. Eco friendly lifestyle tips! Here I ll give you eco friendly recipes, bedroom remodeling, budgeting ideas, and much more! Today, I have made spiced waffles with pumpkin creme. Mmmm. This recipe is quick and easy to make and has delicious results. This recipe does not burn fossil fuels and gases. This recipe also does not have seasonal ingredients so food spends less time in the car, or, not at all! Spiced waffles with Pumpkin Creme Recipe: 1¼ cups whole wheat pastry flour or whole wheat flour 1½ teaspoons baking powder ¼ cup all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon sugar ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice ⅛ teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons canola oil ¼ cup refrigerated or frozen egg product, thawed, or 1 egg, lightly beaten 1 cup Soy, Almond or cow's milk 4 tablespoons finely chopped, toasted hazelnuts, divided (optional) Pictures The End result of the waffles were a success! Pumpkin Cream: ⅓ cup canned pumpkin ⅛ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice 1 cup frozen light whipped dessert topping, thawed In a medium bowl stir together whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, and salt. Make a well in the center of flour mixture; set aside. In a small bowl whisk together egg, milk, and oil. Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened (batter will be thick and slightly lumpy). If desired, fold in 2 tablespoons hazelnuts. Lightly grease and preheat a regular waffle baker. Pour 1 to 1- ¼ cups batter onto grids, spreading to cover. When done, use a fork to lift waffle off grid. Repeat with remaining batter. Meanwhile, prepare Pumpkin Cream: In a small bowl combine pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice. Fold in whipped topping. Want your recipe or remodeling Idea featured on the lifestyle column? csherwood762@go.tahomasd.us. Clara Sherwood, Head of Lifestyle column

8 TECHNOLOGY Drone delivery By: Arnav Nomula Companies like Amazon are thinking of using drones. This will help the environment immensely. It will help the environment by reducing carbon emissions. Google tried this by delivering chipotle burritos to kids at Virginia Tech. This is one small step for technology but a big step for humankind. POP CULTURE Avatar My Fa v Envi By: Isabelle Morceau ronme ntal M o vie This movie is the best in my opinion, so maybe you might like this movie if you watch it because this movie cares about the environment. In the movie the avatars fight to protect their plant/home/world from the humans, but some humans will stay at the end.

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10 Do you want to be featured in the next issue? Would you like to submit a story? Contact bpowell@tahomasd.us or khenders@tahomasd.us with the subject line Green Grizzlies Our club remains open all year to new 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. We meet on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month in room 105.