About the Green Team

Do you care about the environment? Would you like to be a part of the team that helps to make our school and community green? Join the Green Team!

The 2018-2019 Green team starts Monday, September 17th! Meet in Ms. Ealey's room, A2 after school 

BLMS Green Schools Representative:

Ms. Ealey  ealeys@issaquah.wednet.edu

Green Team Info

Meetings 

  • Mondays after school, 2:40 - 3:40
  • Ms. Ealey's room A2


Green Team Officers

  • Coming soon!

Green Team News

6/13/2017

Thank you to all that helped us reach our goals this year!

 

5/31/2017

It's official! Beaver Lake Middle School is a Level 3 King County Green School! The Green Team has been working hard all year to achieve this goal, and couldn't have done it without the students and staff of BLMS, and our community partners. Thanks to everyone who helped us get there!

 

3/1/2017

We've been busy this year! Here are some pictures that show what we've been up to. 

We removed invasive species from Lake Sammamish State Park (above)

We tested the water quality at Beaver Lake Park

We toured the Salmon Hatchery to learn about how pollution affects local species. 

We removed invasive English Ivy from the BLMS campus to save our evergreen trees. 

We taught our fellow students how to recycle and compost properly. 

We installed decals on storm drains to remind our community about the importance of keeping toxic chemicals out of our stromwater system. 

We made seed balls so that we could spread some green and beauty to our community. 

 

11/2/2016

Students set goals for the year, and then prioritized those goals. 

 

10/12/2016

At our first meeting, students discussed what they could contribute to the Green Team, as well as BLMS. Students traced their hands and and wrote down their contributions on a Green Team poster. 

More "Green" Information

Energy Conservation Facts

Fast Facts about Waste Reduction and Recycling

Food Waste Facts

Info on Waste Free Lunches

 

Accomplishments

Began Participating in the Green Schools Program: June 2009

Level One of the Green Schools Program: Achieved in April 2010

Level Two of the Green Schools Program: Achieved in June 2015  Click here to learn more!

Level Three of the Green Schools Program: Achieved in June 2017 

Waste Reduction and Recycling

  • Beaver Lake Middle School maintains a strong recycling program in classrooms and the lunchroom. With support from the City of Issaquah, food scrap recycling was initiated in the lunchroom. Along with food scraps, approximately 45 pizza boxes are collected daily for composting.
  • Each day Beaver Lake students fill six 20-gallon containers with food scraps and other compostable materials, totaling 28,000 gallons or 139 cubic yards annually. In the lunchroom, 32,000 gallons of recyclable materials or 158 cubic yards annually was collected. Including food scraps, materials recycled from the lunchroom totaled approximately 297 cubic yards annually.
  • Green Team members created a Share Cart at lunchtime. The Share Cart is a place for students to put whole piece of fruit and/or unopened packaged products that they don't want to consume. Students are welcome to take food items if they are still hungry or would like a snack later. 
  • The Beaver Lake Green Team observes recycling and composting behaviors and then creates intercom announcements to address common problems and to promote recycling.
  • The Green Team also collaborates with school staff to deliver promotional and educational messages about waste reduction and recycling.
  • Green Team members collect energy usage information to share with staff and students. Energy Audits show which rooms are practicing energy conservation at the right time.
  • "Waste Free Lunch Wednesdays" district participant. The Green Team uses a small luggage scale to weigh all bags of garbage, recycling and composting that are filled in  he cafeteria for all lunches. 
Goals

Beaver Lake met its 2014-15 goal to achieve Green Schools Level 2 status on June 3, 2015!

BLMS joins schools from 33 cities and 15 school districts across King County to engage students and employees in conservation practices that cut waste, increase recycling and conserve water and energy with the Green Schools Program.  Click here to learn more!

Upcoming Events

Waste Free Wednesday Challenge

All Schools in the Issaquah School District are committing to cutting cafeteria waste through waste reduction, composting and recycling.  

Equal Opportunity Notice

The Issaquah School District complies with all applicable federal and state rules and regulations and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability in its programs and activities, or employment related matters, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees are designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, District Title IX Coordinator, Section 504/ADA Coordinator or Compliance Coordinator for 28A.540 and 28A.642 RCW, in writing or by telephone. The Issaquah School District will also take steps to assure that national origin persons who lack English language skills can participate in all educational programs, services and activities. For information regarding interpretation and translation services or transitional bilingual education programs, contact Kathy Connally in writing or by telephone.
For general information or to be directed to a specific department, please contact the ISD Receptionist at 425-837-7000.
Amanda Dorey, Title IX Coordinator Melissa Evans, District HIB Coordinator Lisa Hechtman, Civil Rights Compliance Officer Pam Ridenour, Section 504 Coordinator
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