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A. Recycling a used piece of paper is
sophomore Brandon Magni. Eve ry cla ssroom
ga in ed a recycl ing bin at the beginning of
th e yea r, and they were used daily through-
out the entire yea r. B. Taking off in her
hybrid ca r is soph omore Mega n Kingston.
"I think everyone shou ld co nsider getting a
hybrid. It's so much better for the environ-
ment!" Kin gston sa id. C. Freshman josh
Swift tosses a wad of paper into a recycling
bin. "I think it's great that th e school is
I~ Swift sa id. photos by Kaily Nelson
getting more in volved in th e environm ent,"

reuseandre uce he.f.ai?

IncreaSed awareness of the environment encouraged more involvement. she sa ld

"I'm kind of obsess ive about re- Kayla Ostronic said about her co ntri- "In order to make
cycl ing. I ca n't comfortably throw a bution to the ca use . an impact, I could
piece of paper or a plast ic bottle in While so me chose to make an
the ga rb age ca n. I'll take it home with impact in smaller areas, others, such think more about
me so I ca n recycle it, " se ni or Alison as science teacher David Brandt, took recycling. If I think
Ewoldt sa id. hi s co ntribution one step further. He
With conce rn s over issues such as in vested in a small hybrid ca r in order about it, I do it.
global warming, gas consumption, and to save gas and promote th e technol- Otherwise I put
recycl ing, conse rvation shot to the top ogy of the future.
of the priority li st, not onl y throughout "Hybrids are better for the environ- everything in the
the world but at MN as well. ment and th e checkbook!" Brandt trash ."
Students found many ways to do sa id.
their part. Some took adva ntage of junior Natalie Sorensen agreed. Austin Brake, 11
MN's recycling program, while others She suggested another way to save gas .
tried to make a more personal impact. "Take three hours and ride your
"Eve ry time I go to switch off a li ght, bike. It's better for the environment "I think I should
I think of a polar bear stuck on a pi ece and fo r your own perso nal hea lth,"
of ice fl oating down the Arctic," se ni or Sore nse n sa id. try and limit all
the littering in my

neighborhood. My
neighbors leave

it all around my
house."

Alyssa Swartz, 9

A. Senior Emil y Benn ett gets a drink from
th e vending machine and shows her opinion
of co nserving energy through her shirt. "If
people are go ing to use more reso urces,
th ey should extend an extra effort to recy-
cl e!" Bennett sa id. photo by Raynee Buckley
B. Using MN's new recycl ing program to
her advantage is sophomore Taylor Sid les .
"I think it is rea lly great th at th e school is
beco ming more invo lved with an important
issue like recycl in g," Sidles sa id. photo by
Kaily Nelson

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