SJSD holds annual Earth Day event
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- Students across the St. Joseph School District participated in Earth Day activities at Robidoux Middle School.
Although the event happened just before Earth Day, which is Tuesday, April 22, it gives students a chance to participate in promoting environmental stewardship, scientific exploration and community collaboration.
"I think the biggest takeaway that I always get from these students when they walk through or go through these programs is understanding how energy, recycling, renewable is kind of the whole Earth Day theme," said Peter Hinkle. "Creates good stewardship with them at a young age."
“These activities are designed to show our students that caring for our planet can be fun,” said Dr. Gabe Edgar, superintendent of St. Joseph School District. “We're hoping to help them see what a future in different STEM fields could look like.”
The Earth Day event is not just about celebrating environmentalism, it also shows students how to act on it.
"It's important to like, save energy and just like, use your resources around you for certain things," said Baylee, a student at Robidoux.
Esmirna is also a student at Robidoux, who has a few suggestions on how create a sustainable environment.
"We should pick up trash, we should save some energy and turning off lights," said Esmirna.
Ariona is another student at Robidoux, who says it's important to take care of the Earth.
"The Earth we live on... we have to, we want to take care of it," said Ariona. "It's like taking care of your house, you want to make sure it's clean so you can live in it."
Some activities students participated in include building miniature solar homes, pollinator gardening, a local pollution cleanup and a workshop on developing sustainable businesses.
