2018 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GREEN RIBBON SCHOOLS, DISTRICT SUSTAINABILITY AWARDEES, AND POSTSECONDARY SUSTAINABILITY AWARDEES ANNOUNCED
Award
Honors Schools, Districts, and Postsecondary Institutions for Reducing
Environmental Impact and Costs, Improving Health and Wellness, Offering Effective
Sustainability Education
May 16, 2018
The U.S. Department of Education today released the names of the 2018 U.S.
Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools, District Sustainability Awardees,
and Postsecondary Sustainability Awardees. Across the country, 46 schools, six
districts, and six postsecondary institutions are being honored for their
innovative efforts to reduce environmental impact and utility costs, improve
health and wellness, and ensure effective sustainability education. A
state education official was also honored for her efforts to advance school
sustainability in the state of Florida.
“I commend
each school, district, and institution of higher education for their efforts to
create a healthy, safe, and cost-efficient learning environment for students,
faculty and staff,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. “These schools have done innovative work to
help prepare students for the challenges of the 21st Century while also
teaching them how to be good stewards of the environment.”
The honorees were named from a pool of candidates
nominated by 25 states and the Department of Defense Department of Education
Activity. The selectees include 40 public schools, including two magnet schools
and two charter schools, as well as six nonpublic schools. Forty-five percent
of the 2018 honorees serve a disadvantaged student body.
The list of all selected schools, districts,
colleges, and universities, as well as their nomination packages, can be found here.
A report with highlights on the 58 honorees can be found here.
More information on the federal recognition award can be found here.
Resources for all schools to move toward the three Pillars can be found here.
Following is the list of 2018 U.S. Department of
Education Green Ribbon Schools, District Sustainability Award, and
Postsecondary Sustainability Award honorees:
Alabama
- Legacy Elementary School, Madison, AL
- Woodland Forrest Elementary School, Tuscaloosa, AL
- Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
California
- Monterey Road Elementary School, Atascadero, CA
- Top of the World Elementary School, Laguna Beach, CA
- Maple Village Waldorf School, Long Beach, CA
- Jack London Community Day School, Valley Glen, CA
- Tahoe Truckee Unified School District, Truckee, CA
Colorado
- Central High School, Grand Junction, CO
- Mackintosh Academy, Littleton, CO
Connecticut
- Western Connecticut Academy for International Studies Elementary Magnet School, Danbury, CT
Delaware
- Emalea P. Warner Elementary School, Wilmington, DE
Department of Defense Education Activity
- Spangdahlem Middle School. Spangdahlem, Germany
Florida
- Gove Elementary School, Belle Glade, FL
Georgia
- Charles R. Drew Charter School, Atlanta, GA
- Godley Station K-8 School, Savannah, GA
- Saddle Ridge Elementary Middle School, Rock Springs, GA
- Lanier High School, Sugar Hill, GA
- Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
Hawaii
- Honowai Elementary School, Waipahu, HI
Illinois
- Monroe Elementary School, Hinsdale, IL
- Southside Occupational Academy, Chicago, IL
- Wolcott School, Chicago, IL
- University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Iowa
- St. Columbkille Elementary School, Dubuque, IA
Kansas
- Manhattan-Ogden Unified School District, Manhattan, KS
Kentucky
- Meadowthorpe Elementary School, Lexington, KY
Maryland
- Newport Mill Middle School, Kensington, MD
- Manchester Valley High School, Manchester, MD
Massachusetts
- Arlington Public Schools, Arlington, MA
- Mendon-Upton Regional School District, Mendon, MA
Minnesota
- North Park Elementary School, Fridley, MN
- Moreland Arts and Health Science Magnet School, West St. Paul, MN
- River’s Edge Academy School, St. Paul, MN
- Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN
Missouri
- Bellerive Elementary School, Creve Coeur, MO
- Green Trails Elementary School, Chesterfield, MO
- W.W. Keysor Elementary School, Kirkwood, MO
- St. Louis University High School, St. Louis, MO
Montana
- Superior School District, Superior, MT
New Jersey
- Highland Regional High School, Blackwood, NJ
- North Brunswick Township High School, Brunswick, NJ
New York
- Park Avenue Elementary School, Warwick, NY
- Warwick Valley High School, Warwick, NY
Ohio
- Magnificat High School, Rocky River, OH
Pennsylvania
- Wexford Elementary School, Wexford, PA
- Mt. Lebanon High School, Pittsburgh, PA
Rhode Island
- Potter-Burns Elementary School, Pawtucket, RI
- The University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
Virginia
- Lanier Middle School, Fairfax, VA
- Henry County Public Schools, Collinsville, VA
Washington
- Broad View Elementary School, Oak Harbor, WA
- Carnation Elementary School, Carnation, WA
- Eatonville Elementary School, Eatonville, WA
- Weyerhaeuser Elementary School, Eatonville, WA
Wisconsin
- Brooklyn Elementary School, Oregon, WI
- Oregon Middle School, Oregon, WI
- Gateway Technical College, Kenosha, WI
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