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Green Teen organizers gather at the gathering.

Green Teen organizers gather at the gathering.

How can kids create a recycling program at their school? How can they spread the word about climate change through social media? Or get their peers to ride bikes instead of drive cars to school? These were among the topics teens spoke to their peers about recently at the second Green Teen Gathering at Montgomery High School.

A youth advisory board to the Climate Protection Campaign, composed of local high schoolers, organized the event,  which drew about 50 students from around the county.

Maria Casciani, a Montgomery High School senior, dreamed up and organized the first conference last year after joining her school’s small Green Team and seeing a need to connect with students doing similar work at other schools.

“I thought that to make a bigger impact, we needed to connect as a force,” she said.

Presentations this year included:

A talk by Maria Carillo Senior Sam Perry about how to start a recycling program. At her school, that included building from scratch a trailer that janitors could hook onto a golf cart and use to transport recycling.

A presentation by Montgomery High School Senior Jack Brunson on bringing composting to one’s home or school.

A discussion by Windsor Senior Serah Almeyda about her Global Student Embassy Club’s efforts to create a garden at Cali Calmecac Language Academy.

A talk by David Eik about how the drought is affecting Sonoma County and how students can help conserve water.

A discussion by Analy High School Junior Quiana Stodder about the school’s bike club and how to promote bicycling among fellow students.

A booth managed by Montgomery High School Senior Mackenzie Keith about using social media to spread awareness of climate change.

To learn more about the event, visit the Climate Protection Campaign at

www.climateprotection.org.

 

 

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