Area schools making green efforts

Area schools making green efforts

Written by Staff Thursday, 24 April 2008

 

AISD green initiatives

• The River Watch Club, a volunteer group at Anderson High School, visits Bull Creek Wednesdays, and students engage in water quality analysis, macro invertebrate collections and habitat assessments.
• The Green Club, sponsored by Bob Gibbons, is an environmental club promoting recycling. The club was awarded $500 grants from Longhorn Recycling Roundup in fall 2004 and 2005. This award allowed expansion of Anderson’s recycling to include plastic bottle recycling and more.
• In the spring, all pre-AP biology students and in the fall all honors aquatic science students do an all day aquifer ecology field trip to Aquarena Center in San Marcos, Comal Springs, Natural Bridge Caverns, Barton Springs, a hike on the green belt and a swim in the springs.
• The district was one of the first districts recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency.

   

  1. Anderson High School, 8403 Mesa Dr.
  2. Sidney Lanier High School, 1201 Payton Gin Rd.
  3. Cook Elementary School, 1511 Cripple Creek Dr.
  4. Davis Elementary School, 5214 Duval Rd.
  5. Hill Elementary School. 8601 Tallwood Dr.
  6. McBee Elementary School, 1001 W. Braker Ln.
  7. Woolridge Elementary School, 1412 Norseman Terrace

  

 

PISD green initiatives

• Uses locally manufactured materials
• Uses zero-carbon footprint carpet in some areas
• One solar panel at Parmer Lane Elementary School donated by Austin Energy
• Uses Novare, an energy system that helps reduce the use of electricity throughout the district

1. Parmer Lane Elem. School, 1806 W. Parmer Ln.
2. Connally High School, 13212 N. Lamar Blvd.
3. Westview Middle School, 1805 Scofield Ln.
4. Northwest Elem. School, 14014 Thermal Dr.
5. River Oaks Elem. School. 12401 Scofield Farms Dr.

 

 

RRISD green initiatives

• RRISD is hoping to get certified for LEED for their renovations on Westwood High School.
• About a dozen of the schools in the district are powered electrically by wind farms through Austin Energy.
• The district was one of the first recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency.
• Westwood High School and Pond Springs Elementary School are part of a pilot program by Austin Energy to install solar panels for students to learn how solar works.
• Part of the Watt Watchers of Texas program, wattwatchers.org, that encourages competitions among schools to save energy.

1. Canyon Vista Middle School, 8455 Spicewood Springs Road
2. Purple Sage Elem. School, 11801 Tanglebriar Trail
3. Grisham Middle School, 10805 School House Lane
4. Anderson Mill Elem. School, 10610 Salt Mill Hollow
5. Westwood High School, 12400 Mellow Meadow
6. Spicewood Elem. School, 11601 Olson Drive
7. Forest North Elem. School, 13414 Broadmeade Avenue
8. Deerpark Middle School, 8849 Anderson Mill Road
9. Live Oak Elem. School, 8607 Anderson Mill Road
10. Pond Springs Elem. School, 7825 Elkhorn Mountain Trail
11. Jollyville Elem. School, 6720 Corpus Christi Drive
12. Laurel Mountain Elem. School, 10111 D K Ranch Road
13. Caraway Elem. School, 11104 Oak View Drive
14. Wells Branch Elem. School, 14650 Merriltown Drive
15. McNeil High School, 5720 McNeil Road