Published June 27. 2024 09:44AM
By LOU WHEELAND
Special to The Press
Earth Day 2024 was celebrated in the library at Parkland High School on April 22.
Multiple high school clubs displayed methods to help preserve the Earth’s environment.
Included were programs that recycle old clothes into carry bags to help reduce waste, discussing the impact of plastic pollution and the effect of oil spills on the environment.
Students Cierra Valley and Emily Hoyson, both 11th graders, remind students Lila McConnell and Arianna Fell, both 9th graders, of the importance of protecting their skin and corral reefs by choosing the correct sunscreen at the school's Earth Day celebration on April 22. PRESS PHOTOS BY LOU WHEELAND
Turning old clothes into bags are Alaliana Harris, 11th grader, Iyanah Huertas, 10th grader, and Janet Surdoval, paraprofessional at the high school Earth Day celebration.
Eleventh grader Kyli Cruz shows a bag made from clothing at the Earth Day celebration on April 22 in the high school library.
David Cougle, 9th grader, Dave Keck, support staff, and Oren Fleisch, 9th grader, show the plants they grew in old plastic bottles at the Earth Day celebration.
Meilai Turner, 11th grader, shows her “How to Help the Environment” display at the Earth Day celebration.
Addison Schmoyer, 11th grader, and Brynn Messics, 10th grader, were spreading the word to not spread oil with their “Spread the Word Not Oil” display at the Earth Day celebration.
Raising awareness of plastic pollution were Kyli Cruz and Hadisa Fatima, both 11th graders, at the Parkland High School Earth Day celebration.
Haasini Malapati and Inara Niaz, both 11th graders, and Cecelia Kraritz, 10th grader, were concerned about plastic waste at the Earth Day celebration.
