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Fifth-graders launch Navajo Clean-Up Crew; community donor funds plaque recognizing founders

Palos Heights School District 128 Board of Education · April 15, 2026
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Summary

Two fifth-graders at Navajo Heights presented a student-run lunchroom "Navajo Clean-Up Crew," proposed an annual "Clean-Up Crew Member of the Year" award, and will be recognized with a donated plaque to honor them as founders.

Two fifth-grade students at Navajo Heights, identified in the minutes as Georgia C. and Olivia F., presented a student-created initiative called the Navajo Clean-Up Crew during the Board's superintendent report. The Crew consists of students who stay after lunch to sweep, wipe tables and take out garbage alongside custodial staff; the students proposed recognizing a "Clean-Up Crew Member of the year" as an annual school award.

Board records note the proposal was approved and "unbeknownst to the Crew" a community member donated a plaque that will be displayed to acknowledge the girls as the founders of the club. The presentation is recorded under the Superintendent's Report and was part of agenda discussion on April 15, 2026.