Mt. Vernon High School April '08 Featured Spotlight Mt. Vernon High School in Fortville is currently under construction. “We are going through an expansion/renovation,” said Mike Horton, assistant superintendent of Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation. This renovation is unique, though, because not only are they adding space, but the school will be reducing their carbon footprint in the process. “The building will be heated and cooled using geothermal energy through geothermal heat pumps,” said Horton. Read more... Bruce Miler, principal, Brandywine Elementary School, Greenfield Brandywine Elementary has, for two years, been participating in a paper recycling project in partnership with Abitibi Paper Company. We purchased blue recycling containers for all classrooms and office areas and three times per week our student council members collect the individual containers and put in the outdoor collection bin. We also publicize to the community that they can bring newspapers, magazines and junk mail and place it in the bin on the parking lot for recycling. The student council receives the small stipend that is generated from the paper company collecting the recycled paper material.

Is your school already participating in green activities? We want to know about it. Please contact Lynelle Miller at lamiller@doe.in.gov to pass on your innovative classroom and project ideas as well as share photos.