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The Green Schools Program is accepting applications from schools (K-12, public and private) and school districts in King County (outside the City of Seattle). School applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. One to three school districts will be selected each year, with service starting in September.

Green Schools in the News

April 23, 2008

Learning the recycling habit (external)
Both Snoqualmie Elementary School and Chief Kanim Middle School have received Earth Hero at School awards after integrating the recycling of not only paper and bottles but also banana peels and milk cartons into the school routine—from the SnoValley Star

April 16, 2008

Going green (external)
Black Diamond students are doing something about waste—from The Enumclaw Courier-Herald

February 2008

Sierra Heights school lunch leftovers fed to the worms, for the environment (PDF, 134 K)
reprinted with permission of Renton Magazine

Jan. 5, 2008

Red wigglers help turn Sierra Heights green (external)
Sierra Heights is going green – with help from an unlikely source: worms.—from The Renton Reporter.

Dec. 12, 2007

Issaquah School District Gets Awards for Recycling (PDF, 296 K)
reprinted with permission of The Issaquah Press

Dec. 10, 2007

King County Green Schools Program recognizes Issaquah School District for recycling, conservation
With assistance from the King County Green Schools Program – which helps schools to conserve natural resources and become better stewards of the environment – the Issaquah School District is recycling more, conserving more energy and water and saving money.

Nov. 15, 2007

Green schools save money and energy (external)
Science teacher Mike Town and his students are working to lower Redmond High School's carbon emissions, one classroom at a time – from the The Seattle Times.

July 16, 2007

King County receives national recognition awards for innovative preservation and conservation programs
The Green Schools program won the "Best of Category for Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection" 2007 Achievement award from the National Association of Counties

June 2007

Success story: edible food donation (PDF, 27 K)
Five school districts donated more than 5,000 pounds of edible food to charitable organizations with the help of King County's Green Schools program.

Feb. 3, 2007

Feeding "The Big Pig" and saving the planet (external)
Students at Covington's Crestwood Elementary School tend to the first Earth Tub composting system in a King County school – from the The Seattle Times.

Oct. 18, 2006

Federal Way Public Schools Win Honorable "Green Schools" Award (PDF, 452 K)
from the Federal Way News

Aug. 22, 2006

Environmental action earns Federal Way School District 'Green Schools' honor from King County, city
A King County press release with information on Federal Way Public Schools' efforts to increase recycling, decrease energy use and buy environmentally friendly products.

Dec. 27, 2005

Cool as a classroom - Lake Washington schools deal with rising energy costs (external)
from the King County Journal

May 4, 2005

Sims Designates Two Locals as Earth Heroes (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Article from the Issaquah Press detailing how a Issaquah Valley Elementary school parent and custodian were named as Earth Heroes at School by King County.

May 2, 2005

Drain It, Drop It, Dump It (external link)
Article from Northwest News detailing how Cottage Lake Elementary students reduce waste from school lunches.

March 16, 2005

It Just Got Easier Being "Green" (external)
Article from the Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber detailing the Vashon School District's participation in the Green Schools program.

June 4, 2004

Tolt Custodian Sifts and Teaches (external)
Article from the King County Journal featuring Selim Uzuner, Tolt Middle School custodian.

2002-2003

Schools that participated in the pilot Green Schools Program during the 2002-2003 school year were featured on King 5 News and in stories in a number of local newspapers.
King 5 News featured a story on Crestwood Elementary School's Green Schools achievements on Friday, June 20, 2003, on the 5:00 p.m. news. A Seattle Times article and two King County Journal articles (East side and South side editions) noted the school's accomplishments. A press release was issued by King County on June 17, 2003.

July 1, 2003

Kids Throw Selves Into Recycling (external)
Article from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer with information on the Green Schools program and its participants.

June 23, 2003

Schools' water-saving efforts pay off (external)
Article from the King County Journal focusing on Tolt Middle School and Bellevue High School's efforts to save water.

June 22, 2003

School's Water Effort Pays Off (external)
Article from the King County Journal about Crestwood Elementary's water-saving efforts.

June 17, 2003

Together Local Students, Teachers and Administrators Conserve Resources and Save Dollars
A King County press release with information on the successes of the program's participants in its first year.

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