Art Gone Green- We are on the path to success!

Blogged by: Tyler, Kayla and Rosalyn

Thursday, November 27th, 2014

Today was a big day for our environmental art show. We went around to some of the classes and talked to some individuals that we felt that could contribute something great towards our art show! Knowing that we have a lot of others supporting our efforts by contributing artwork is an amazing feeling!

The classes that we went to were really interested in submitting artwork, and The Environmental Art Show is greatly thankful for Mr. Baker for allowing us to use the student lounge for the event, using frames for the artwork as well as having his art classes submit their weekly assignments, which are environmental themed just for our cause!

Make sure to drop by the student lounge on December 12th at 12 pm for the grand reveal of our Environmental Art Show and invite people who you feel may be interested!

One of Mr. Baker's amazing art classes that's making environmentally themed art to be used in our Art Gone Green show.  What a fantastic teacher!

The Edible Essa Movement

Blog by: Zach L, Ryan S, Brandon M.

Eco-Crew Zach, Ryan, Brandon, and Dylan have secured a rock-solid plan to better the lives of those in their school, community, and eventually, their world. Through a strong proposal and with a dedicated goal in mind, these bright young men have landed their foot in the door of the Edible Essa Committee, a local group dedicated to building a community greenhouse/garden for all to use. Through the use of this garden, the boys plan to create a salad/veggie wrap bar that can provide their peers with the healthy, tasty school lunches that they crave and deserve at a lower price, all while supporting local farmers and their small-town community.

Our team meeting with Mr. T. Wilkinson, a key figure in the Edible Essa project and committee.  

Science Centre Visit!  
Blogged by:  Brandon D.

On November 4^th, the Grade 12 University biology class travelled to Toronto to visit the Ontario Science Centre. Through out the day students took part in labs as well as tours through out the Science Centre. One of the many things that caught my eye was the garbage display. This is a photo that was taken at the Science Center. This display mimics exactly what the soil in our grounds looks like and is comprised of. This display is approximately 30 Feet tall and is full of garbage and waste disposal. Only 3 of the 30 feet of “soil” is pure soil. The rest is all garbage and shows us just how much waste disposal we use and where exactly it goes when it decomposes.

A photo I took of the tower of garbage at the Science Centre, it represents our soil composition.  

Surprise WASTE AUDIT at NPSS!

Blogged by Jillian and The Green Team

Yesterday our group  (The Green Team) led our class in a school wide waste and energy consumption audit. We went to each and every room in our school to check if their garbage and recycling bins were contaminated. Contamination is when something that can be recycled that is placed in the garbage or vice versa. 

We also checked to make sure that all projectors were off when not in use and all the lights were off in classrooms that were empty. 

We found that most of the bins were contaminated and we want to work harder to make sure people know what to do with their waste.  It is a small but significant step to improving our schools ecological footprint. 

Our waste audit data.

The Start of The Tin Snowmen :)

Today we worked with Life Skills to help us create our recycled tin snowman. We've got all of our cans painted white now and our next step will to be go start decorating them. We also started our mason jar snow globes and they have started to look great! We can't wait to make more and start our other recycled Christmas ornaments!

Big thanks to life skills for all their help!!

Christmas Skate takes N.P.S.S

Watch out Timberwolves, this Monday we are starting our advertising blitz for the N.P.S.S Christmas Skate. The event will take place Wednesday December 12th from 6pm-7:20pm at the Essa Arena (in Angus).The object of this event is to reduce our community's ecological footprint by donating and reusing clothing(preferably winter clothing).

Winter clothing examples

• Winter jacket
• Hats
• Gloves
• Pants(snow pants)
• Scarfs
• Sweaters
• Boots
• Long sleeve shirts

We want all of you to be at the skating event, so please share this message with your friends and family.

By Kyle, Sarah, Troy, Joshua

E-waste Collection Underway

Blog post by: Jason,Austin, and Tyler

The E-Waste bins are now here! If you have any used electronics, come drop them into the bins located at the side doors near the OPP station.

Remember that there is a 32" inch size limit. The bins will remain out until Monday December 1st. If you have any questions feel free to comment.

The location of the e waste bins is outside the school on the OPP side of the building.

These are the waterproof bins we are using to collect the e waste.

A closer look at the bins.