In an effort to conserve energy at Lynch Elementary, the school is introducing The Green Team: Domnick Robbins, Lily Davis, Amina Dada, Patrick Harris, and David Williams. These students make daily rounds at the end of the day giving friendly reminders to staff and students to make sure all of electrical equipment and lights are […]
Read moreEnergy Essentials: Energy-saving tips from Lapeer Community Schools
Brad Walker, LCS Energy Consultant, talks about some very simple ways for schools to save on energy by powering down electronics in labs and classrooms.
Read moreDistrict Energy Committee to start monthly meetings at ASC
Lapeer Community Schools’ Energy Committee will hold its first meeting for the 2012-13 school year on Wednesday. The committee, started last school year, has as its goal to find new and creative ways to conserve energy across the District. Last school year, students, parents, teachers, bus drivers, cooks and custodians all played a role in […]
Read moreRolland-Warner teacher reminds staff about energy-saving top 10 list
David Sweeney, a teacher at Rolland-Warner Middle School and a member of the District’s Energy Essentials Committee, sent an e-mail to the R-W staff about ways to save energy in the classroom. Sweeney and other members of the staff compiled a top 10 list for energy-savings last school year: 1.) Lights off in classrooms, lounge, […]
Read moreEnergy Essentials: LCS middle schools participate in National Lights Out Day
Rolland-Warner and Zemmer Middle Schools both took part in National Lights Out Day on the Friday before Spring Break. The purpose of the day was to draw attention to energy conservation. It wasn’t the best day to utilize natural light (it was a little dreary), but the message certainly got through. Kudos to everyone at […]
Read moreEnergy Essentials: East and Zemmer conserving energy in race to 10 percent
As more of our schools get plugged in to energy conservation, it’s important that we highlight some of the efforts being made to get our buildings on track to saving 10 percent in energy costs. The science staff at East High School has started keeping the lights out in storage areas. The lights are now […]
Read moreEnergy Essentials: Lights out, computers off at ASC
In an effort to make a habit out of doing the little things that make a big difference when we’re all on board, some staff members at the Administration & Services Center (ASC) have started a new trend: on sunny days, the business office lights are off and the shades are wide open. Making use […]
Read moreEnergy Essentials: Rolland-Warner prepares to take part in National School Lights Out Day
Check out what students and staff at Rolland-Warner are doing to raise awareness about energy conservation in school. David Sweeney, a teacher at R-W, sent this message out to the staff this week: On Friday, March 30th, 2012 our school will be participating in a massive campaign called National School Lights Out Day. In order […]
Read moreEnergy Essentials: Rolland-Warner students get excited about energy conservation
Check out this great video produced by two Rolland-Warner Middle School students. Eighth graders Connor Lafferre and Marissa Pruitt made the video in their Technology for Life class to showcase the work being done at Rolland-Warner to reduce their carbon footprint.
Read moreEnergy Essentials: Strategies and daily checklist
As more of our buildings get plugged in to the District’s Energy Essentials conservation program, it’s important to keep the communication flowing. Our energy conservation point man Brad Walker, alongside energy consultant Rob DeBoer, talked to the staff at Community High School today about the program and mentioned the ongoing need to report obvious energy […]
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