Saugus schools succeed in Trash Free Lunch Challenge
Pipa Pycznski, 5, puts away her trash-free lunch at Charles Helmers Elementary School in Valencia on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. Schools were encouraged to bring lunches that eliminate trash as part of a competition. Nikolas SamuelsThe Signal

Saugus schools succeed in Trash Free Lunch Challenge

Two Saugus Union School District schools, Charles Helmers Elementary and Skyblue Mesa Elementary, received recognition for their participation and performance in the Grades of Green seventh annual Trash Free Lunch…

Helmers students show off sustainability skills
File Photo: Ryder Doremus, 5, eats his lunch as Koa Brown, 5, talks to him at Charles Helmers Elementary School on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018.

Helmers students show off sustainability skills

Charles Helmers Elementary students spent the week “showing the planet some love” by packing lunches with reusable containers and cloth napkins, and sorting lunchtime waste for recycling and composting. The…

Three Saugus District schools join Trash Free Lunch competition
FILE PHOTO: Bridgeport Elementary students present the results of their recycling program to judges from Grades for Green on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Three Saugus District schools join Trash Free Lunch competition

Three elementary schools in the Saugus Union School District (SUSD) will show off their recycling and sustainability skills during the seventh annual Grades of Green’s Trash Free Lunch Challenge. Tomorrow,…

Students start recycling program after school food fight; shift culture
Bridgeport Elementary students present the results of their recycling program to judges from Grades for Green on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Students start recycling program after school food fight; shift culture

It all began with a food fight. Students from Bridgeport Elementary School took to heart the meaning of “reduce, reuse, recycle” during their participation in Grades of Green’s sixth annual…

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