Environmental
Awareness Week
Each year we support each other, cooperate, and collaborate, to encourage a long term and more realistic level of environmental awareness in our school community. "If not us…Who? And If not now…When?” The week of April 20th Wayne Hills High School marked the 28th Annual Environmental Awareness Week in recognition of the anniversary of Earth Day. The faculty was asked to consider that topics concerning our environment are multidisciplinary in scope and blanket world studies, politics, psychology, sociology, economics, business, technology, and science in addition to areas that explore and develop individual views, traditions, social values, preferences, and choices. Teachers were invited to plan lessons during this special week that integrate an environmental theme to promote a greater awareness and sensitivity about local and global ecological issues that endanger our planet’s resources and our human family. Moreover, teachers in the science department offered students the opportunity to participate in an Environmental Poster Contest from which winners were selected by faculty vote. In the language arts department, students did participate by writing environmental poetry, and students in the technology education department got involved through an Environmental Photography contest. In the week prior to and during environmental week an information area was set up outside of the main office for students, teachers, staff, parents, and visitors to browse. The area displayed brochures and magazines donated by organizations that included the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, National Wildlife Federation, the New Jersey Chapter of the Nature Conservancy, the Sierra Club, New Jersey Audubon Society, the American Lung Association in New Jersey, and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Many thanks are extended to all in our local and school community who participated and supported this effort to raise environmental awareness.
Tony DeFina, Ph.D.
Science Department
For full details or to see past year's weeks and poster/photo winners, go to: https://www.wayneschools.com/o/whhs/page/environmental-awareness-week
Congratulations to our poster and photo winners:
Environmental Photos
First Place
Photo # 9 - Senior Nila Hakim
Second Place
Photo #2 - Sophomore Gwen Baccaro
Third Place
Photo #14 - Senior Reid Martens
Congratulations to ALL of the Students
whose Photos were entered into the Contest this year.
POSTER CONTEST WINNERS:
FIRST PLACE ($50 Prize)
Poster # 2 - Senior Helena Kim
(The Future Is Still In Our Hands)
SECOND PLACE ($30 Prize)
Poster #3 - Junior Avni Lende
(They Are Dying – Will You Save Them)
THIRD PLACE ($20 Prize)
Poster #12 - Freshman Cash Fletcher
(Oh Dear – Deforestation)
“Special Thanks”
to
All the Hills Faculty and Staff who supported the environmental education effort during our Environmental Awareness Week in their classes and in their own way….
“Particular Thanks”
All the faculty and staff who purchased this year’s Environmental T Shirt.
* Technology (Photo) teachers Pam Stomel and Eric Dederding and their students for the Environmental Photos contest entries.
*AP Art teachers Marie Tripp, Gabriela Peller and Rosalie Vallario for having their art students contribute their votes to the poster contest
*Language Arts teacher Scott Summers for providing the daily poem of the day and a great environmental edition of Lantern!
*Business teachers Jennifer Piro and Mike Peischl and their students for generating the “Environmental Awareness” banners in the Main Lobby.
*Shout out to chefs Mark Seader and John Defilippis for their special "sustainability" program with their Foods students.
*Science teachers and their students for contributing towards the Environmental Poster contest entries, especially Pam Burns, Delia Durango, Tom Winters, Jay Calabrese, and Jacque Bayliss.
*Special thanks to Media Specialist, Kristen Caldwell for creating a fantastic website from the barrage of material sent on this occasion.
*Appreciation and thanks to Big Mike and Tony for hanging the posters in the Media Center.
We also appreciate as always, the support from Staci (especially for the Good News releases), Cindy & Renee and our principal Mike along with science VP Dr. Ben and the other VP Administrators.
“If not us…who?
If not now…when?”
"In the end, we will only conserve what we love. We will love what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught".
...Baba Dioum