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High‑school robotics students ask board to install EV chargers and add EV curriculum
Summary
Oak Harbor High School robotics club members proposed installing Level 2 EV chargers at district sites to reduce emissions, expand access for families without home chargers, and tie chargers into STEM/CTE curriculum; they suggested grant funding such as 'ZEVI'.
Students from the Oak Harbor High School Robotics Club—identifying themselves as Yelena, Tyler and Natalie—asked the board to consider installing electric‑vehicle chargers at district sites to reduce greenhouse‑gas emissions and create learning opportunities. “By installing EV chargers at the school district sites in Oak Harbor, we can first improve our school's environmental friendliness, boost STEM and CTE curriculums for the future, and help contribute to a greener future,” one student said.
Their plan recommends starting at high‑traffic locations such as the district office and the high school, using Level 2 chargers to balance cost and efficiency, limiting student/staff charging during the day and offering paid charging outside school hours, and pursuing grants (the students cited “ZEVI”) and business partners for funding. They also proposed integrating EV topics into STEM/CTE courses next school year to prepare students for electric‑vehicle careers.
Why it matters: the proposal links operational infrastructure decisions to climate goals and curriculum; it gives the board a concrete student-led proposal to evaluate for funding, site feasibility and curricular alignment.
