Bloomington High School North, Nikean, 2009, Page 11

Description:	Students such as freshman Brandon Nelsonhelp with the recyclingprocess at school. Nelsonempties recycling binsfrom classrooms for thework study program,photos by DannieHuangnggreenThe Recycling RegimentAs environmental concerns have become increasingly unsettling,the need to reduce, reuse and recycle is a greater priority forsophomore Morgan Thames. At home, she first brought up theidea of becoming more environmentally friendly during conversations with her parents and younger brother.Thames said her parents never treated recycling with importance, so she took the initiative to teach them about it.My dad often throws cardboard boxes or bottles into thetrashcan, and even though I tell him to put it in the recycling bin,he (doesnt) care, Thames said.As a result, Thames regularly tells her father to leave the cardboard boxes on the counter so she can fold and recycle them. Hermother has grown more aware of the familys recycling needs.My mother remembers better than dad. When (my mother andI) go to the grocery store, we bring reusable bags from Bloom-ingfoods, Thames said.As she continues to remind her family to recycle, Thames is alsotrying to make bigger changes, such as a compost pile at home.Im still training my dad and younger brother, she said.by DannieHuang(above) A patron of the Bloomington CommunityBike Project fixes a broken spoke on his wheel. Inaddition to bike repair, the shop allows customersto fix a donated bike and keep it as their own.(left) Junior Lily Kinder and senior Kate Anderson\| peer at turtles on Griffy Lake. The environmental« science class, taught by Scott Stephenson, took5 several such field trips.a going green a 11 a
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