South Students
On the eve of Earth Day -- how serendipitous is that? -- a group of eco-minded students from Torrance's South High will be honored by the local school board for the recent environmental efforts that scored them a national, $50,000 award.
The school's Landfill Improvement For the Environment, or LIFE, team, emerged from the crowd of competitors in the Lexus Environmental Challenge to become one of 14 first-place winners nationwide.
Holla!
The 10 South students, their teacher/advisor Joan Davidson and the school will all share the $50,000 prize in varying amounts, with the students each receiving $3,500 scholarships, Davidson getting a $5,000 grant and the school itself receiving a $10,000 grant. The campus reportedly plans to purchase a solar panel and attempt to become the first "renewable energy" school in the South Bay.
Making the kudo-collecting rounds this week, the students and Davidson tonight will be recognized by trustees of Torrance Unified during their regular board meeting, set for 7:30 p.m. in district headquarters at 2336 Plaza del Amo.
Tomorrow the group heads to Lexus's Torrance headquarters to receive their big, giant check and accompanying photo op with company muckety-mucks; on Wednesday they're being honored by the local PTA , as they've also won two state-level awards from that organization.
Bravo, young Spartans, bravo!