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Students press for solar and energy assessment; SEL team reports positive sense-of-belonging results
Summary
Earthrise Club students described sustainability projects and a petition of 258 signatures that helped secure an Office of Energy Innovation grant for a comprehensive energy assessment; the district's SEL team reported an elementary sense-of-belonging survey showing 86.2% of respondents say adults at school care.
Students and advisers from the Earthrise Club presented projects to the Mineral Point board and described recent activities — Adopt‑a‑Highway cleanup, a solar tractor demonstration, recycling improvements and a student petition asking the district to pursue a comprehensive energy‑use assessment.
"I entered in the contest with a proposal to use solar on schools," said Kalea, a sophomore and FBLA president, describing how student proposals and sustained activism helped lead to grant participation. Students said their petition…
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