By: Kavya Kamath
Since March 13, 2020, when school officially closed due to state quarantine orders, Ecology Club has been on an informal hiatus due to logistical issues with social distancing, stay-at-home orders, and graduating leadership. However, Mr. Scognamiglio and Mr. DiNunzio are currently working with a few students behind the scenes to bring back Eco Club with full force for the 2020-21 school year, despite any challenges Covid-19 may present.
As for what has already been started, in October 2020, a new club instagram was created, symbolizing a fresh beginning for the club, as well as increased initiative to encourage club involvement. Additionally, the first club instagram post was put up. The instagram, @shs.ecoclub, puts up weekly posts on news highlights of environmental issues both close to home and on a planetary scale, and is a great informal news source to keep you updated on environmental issues around us. Furthermore, on October 27th, all club members were invited to a national discussion held by Ted Ed on the climate crisis and ways to combat it. The webinar connected people from all corners of the globe, from New York City to Pakistan to Germany to Armenia to India, and proved that the climate crisis has no political affiliation and no borders, but instead is something we as a club and we as humanity should do our part to help solve.
Finally, students Paige Sumowski, Kaleigh West, Jake Ryan, Natalie Blaszak, and Kavya Kamath are working as a team to organize cleanups around Sparta in the near future to both help the community become a cleaner, safer space, and to give people a way to give back to their communities even during this time of uncertainty. Join the google classroom (the code is “74fbwzo”) for updates on opportunities that anyone can participate in to help the environment, and updates on how Eco Club is ensuring its prosperity in the upcoming school year!
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