Pink and Orange

Wine-Dark Sea

Über-Tech ÜberKler was added to a fish tank to clear the algae.  It turns the water dark pink at first.

Homer's Wine-Dark Sea

E-waste Drive for Water Bottle Filling Station

Alverno held its first e-waste drive on Saturday, May 28th!  The proceeds will go towards a water bottle filling station on campus as part of the Science Club's Pummel the Plastic Campaign!

E-Waste drop-off line

Welcome to Alverno's E-Waste Event!

Even a Tesla Dropped Off E-Waste!

Just the first pallet...

Loading the E-Waste Truck

We filled 3 trucks!!

Pummel the Plastic Campaign

Thanks to TreePeople and LA Conservation Corps for all their help!

Eats Shoots and Leaves. Eats, Shoots, and Leaves. Eats Shoots, and Leaves. Shoots and Scores!

Alverno Science Club received a signed certificate from Jane Goodall for our environmental projects!


The letter says (in part):

"Congratulations!  Because of your great work, the Alverno Science Club Roots & Shoots groups has qualified to receive an official Roots & Shoots Certificate of Recognition.  This recognition is awarded only to the most active and influential groups.  We applaud your group's dedication to making positive change happen for people, animals, and the environment."

The completed projects are:

Alverno Portable Aquaponics System

Alverno Native Plant Gardens

Alverno Rain Water Diversion


Alverno received a mini-grant from Roots and Shoots to support this campaign:
Pummel the Plastic Campaign

Another ongoing campaign is:
Alverno Aquaponics

Like Water for Chocolate

Many students received a delicious brownie for proving that they use a refillable water bottle today.

Trash Art

Students made Trash Art as part of Earth Week at Alverno with help from National Art Honor Society members!

Art can be dangerous

  

Earth is the word

The sign language word of the week for Earth Week at Alverno is...  Earth!