Liam HalawithMaroon Echoes News On Sunday, November 24th, the “Monarch Run For a Greener Downtown” kicked off at MPCHS. People gathered in the high school parking lot adorned in running gear and their signature T-shirts provided by the organizers if the registered early.
On the mark of Ready, Set, Go! The participants set off in a steady sprint down the 5K course, spreading milkweed pods, a staple for butterflies, along the path. People who didn’t want to run could walk a 1k course spreading milkweed along their path as well. As they finished up they were provided with water, hot chocolate, and baked goods. Senior Auroura Vansickle says that she got the idea from a RAGBRAI team that distributed milkweed pods to help the monarch population, “We thought that would be a good way to tie everything together.” The event was organized to provide funds for a project coined “Green Rooftops for Downtown” organized by Seniors Maggie Cristoforo, Caroline Richtman, Auroura Vansickle, and Junior Olivia Larson. They plan to create lightweight planters to place on the rooftops of businesses on the Mount Pleasant square. These planters can be filled with any type of plant but they plan on using succulents and other plants that are better at absorbing water. The planters are designed to decrease watershed off of the rooftops, purify the air downtown, and to make the Mount Pleasant business district more Eco-friendly. “It’s going to make the whole town greener,” says Vansickle, the main organizer for the run. They already have one business signed up, Paul Revere’s pizza has agreed to have a planter placed on their rooftops. The upkeep for the planters will be provided by the high school Alliance for Sustainability club or AFS. The club will provide volunteers to care for the planters for area businesses, doing so free of charge. The club's main goal is to, “Change the environment and greenery of Mount Pleasant.” This project is also a part of the Civic Engagement, Leadership, and Life-skills, or the C.E.L.L. class. The class is taught by Mr. Scott Stribe a Social Studies teacher at the High School. The class is organized to, "Look for problems local and nationwide that students want to fix.” They learn communication, problem-solving, and real-world skills through the hands-on course. This all culminated in a successful event and the AFS team plans on getting more and more businesses to sign on and to begin construction in the spring.
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