Students in 6th to 12th grade are leading a school-wide effort to participate in the Recycle Bowl, a national contest that promotes recycling in schools. To inform and excite students about the importance of recycling, middle school students made presentations in elementary classrooms during the first week of October.  The students created eye-catching posters that are now hanging in various classrooms to remind students and staff to recycle. On Friday, October 12, a video promoting recycling that was created by ACS high school students was shown during chapel to kick off the start of the Recycle Bowl contest on Monday. The contest will end on November 15 and ACS will be competing against other schools in the region and across the country for prizes.

Students will be collecting bags filled with recycled items from classrooms, offices, and the lunchroom each week, weighing them, and recording the results as part of the contest. Middle school science teacher Celine Melody and high school science teachers Dave Genter and Rebecca Stonelake are overseeing the effort. Let the recycling begin!