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<br /> ML Zion Junior High School has been are much more em�ironmentaliv aware nt
<br /> addressmg many emtronmental issues their responsibiliues in the 1950s,
<br /> this year. From k•aler conservation to The folloumg photograohs uere caker io �
<br /> recycling and from birds of prey to pop promote emironmental responsibur�: ` �
<br /> nngs.seventh and eighth grade students ;,,„ .� e
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<br /> Le[t W ri t front row: imm - . �"''�'• �
<br /> �. J y Rade HofemaoS6ipp,Laura Plain, Ms. Dowa
<br /> and C6arlle McGuley.Back row:Atlsoo Juhnaon, sponsor. Nol pictured: Jamle I.e(t to rlg6t, M4ey Kondritz, laura mmtotNuclearSafety.Thethreestudents
<br /> Bea4 Kade MeArthur,Ellxabeth$ariaky, Ptlum and Brad Owens. Plain,aad Bret Stolle are shown wiW two wm•'radop"t-shirts tor answering ques-
<br /> Jotle Searingen. Mllllkln Intern, KaUe repreaeotatives from the IWnob Depart- Uoos correcdy.
<br /> Tl�e sWdents pictured above are all in .Macintosh computers.The resulting com-
<br /> Ms.D.Johnson's Advanced Reading class, P��er publication,"Perry Peacock's Five Illinois Power Company sponsored the
<br /> They are participating in' the Prrry RRRRRs," will be exhibited at schooLa, "B�rds ot Prey" assembly in February. � �
<br /> Peacock SR's project and heve been ��braries, museums, health fairs, and A�t 400 studenLs learned how[o protect .
<br /> divided into [wo groupe, one group is vade gh°W$•�t may be u4ed by students ��*animals,and that they are,indced, i� ,
<br /> and citizens as a research tool w as a �r"friends"on the planet. �
<br /> learning about water pollution and coose- + S I
<br /> vation,the other is working on recycling in m�� °f 9wckly leaming about local ��eral birds tlew across the catetorium
<br /> Mt.Zion and Macon County. ����d questlon related to tecycling to demonstrate their beauty and grac� � ��
<br /> and the environment. Students will take �ulness. y. �'
<br /> 1'hese two �roupa plan to visit many P���������µ,orts published,but
<br /> places to gather more information about
<br /> water pollution and recycling in Macon �ey will receive even more pnde in the
<br /> County.They plan W give it their all to help fact that their writing will teach others ; �
<br /> save Moth�Earth. W�t they can do to help keep Macon
<br /> County clean and healthy tor generatiana -�"'
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<br /> with a barn owl being shown to Robin
<br /> � ry' Cunnln�em and Catrina W'hilney.
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<br /> Rulh Stauffer, left, and Dr. Randy y,�,��'� _ _.
<br /> Brooka visited Ma.Donna Johoson's Ad- '
<br /> vanced Reading class. ��• ;
<br /> Ruth Stauffer,executive d'uector o[the _
<br /> Clean Community System(CCS),and Dr. On February 20,Mlke,oo lbe letl,gave a execuUve dlrector 'o( the Clean Com-
<br /> Randy Brooks, pro(essor of Writing at one hour lour o(the South Water'heat- munity Syatem. Not piclured: EUxabeth
<br /> Millikin University, visited Ms. Doruia mmt Plant. Le(t W rig6L• Mlke. Brad Sarisky,and Ma.D.L.Johnson,sponsor of
<br /> Johnson's Advanced Reading Class Owene, Katie Nolemao-Ship, Cheryl the"Water Reaearch Teama" tor Perry
<br /> Ihroughout the school year. Owem, Roger Owens, Rut6 3tautfer, Peaccek SRs project.
<br /> Dr. Brooks is organizing a program � - �
<br /> enUUed Perry Peacock's SRs (Reduce, il "'�
<br /> Recycle,Reuse,Reseatch,'Riting),which i r_y;.�
<br /> includes reseamh and writing about en- �
<br /> vironntental issue3 in Macon County from Brad Owens slands In front of a machine
<br /> kindergarten Ihrough high school. al the Soulh Water 7teatment Planl that
<br /> Dr. Brooks will coordinate the editing - helpa lo Iccep our waler clean.
<br /> and publishing of the stories, poems,
<br /> photographs,drawings and re{�orts creat• ' •'
<br /> ed by various teams. Millikin Unive�sity • Bill Knorr from the Macon County Solid
<br /> has generously devoted a portion of his ;� , , .= Waste Dept. took a day to speak to Mrs.
<br /> workload to his year-long writing across t, x' Metzger's seventh and eighth grade math
<br /> the cirricWum project.He will work with �" classes on Ihe topic of recycling. The
<br /> the es[ablished research teams to help ' ' students were culminating an activity in
<br /> plan and coordinate their inves[igation fj � malh where a grocery store in the
<br /> and subsequent writings. .�4 ; classroom was used for math concepts and
<br /> Dr.Brooks will also work dosely wi[h a the time had come to dispose of the'storc.'
<br /> computer publishing team at Johns Hill l It was the stadents who decided that
<br /> Magnet SchooL They will serve as edi[ors, many of the items were recyclable goods.
<br /> pubiishing the submission as an interac- Knorr thoroughly explained and helped
<br /> tive collection o(computer documents on " thesludents ditferentiate between varying
<br /> recycling and the environment in Macon ry�s.Teresa Metzger's math classes sil Shelley Royal, Llndcay Norblls. qt plaslics,paper board producls and trash.
<br /> County. This publicalion will integrate on the many malerlals that couid be teacher's desk Jon Alford, Kim Walker. ��'e are glad to report that only 2-5
<br /> sound clips, graphics, and writing with recyded trom their collecdon of grocery Nlchole Purcell and Kristen Hackert. Percent o(our store had to be put in landfill
<br /> HyperCard,a multimedia program on all store ilems.Left to right:Marleen Wetzel, and 9o-98 percent was recyclable!
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