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All Roxbury schools earn Silver certification from Sustainable Jersey for Schools
Summary
Anne Rhodes told the board all seven Roxbury Township schools earned Silver certification under Sustainable Jersey for Schools, highlighting student gardens, food‑recovery programs, Treps entrepreneurship events and grant‑funded projects across the district.
Anne Rhodes, a member of the Roxbury district green team, told the board on Dec. 9 that all seven Roxbury Township schools earned Silver certification from Sustainable Jersey for Schools as of August, the highest level the program currently awards.
Rhodes said each school reached the program’s minimum requirement of 350 points to earn silver and described several actions and projects that contributed: aeroponic and outdoor gardens used for classroom instruction and student taste tests; a compost program at Kennedy School; monarch butterfly docking stations at Jefferson and…
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