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Parish got into the political scene this week when we held Midway Campus primaries. The Upper School government class teamed up with the Upper School statistics class to organize elections during lunch periods. The government students were on hand to explain to our third through 12th graders about primaries and the election process and to introduce the candidates. The statistics students are going to run the numbers to see who Parish would elect as our next president. The Upper Elementary students seemed particularly excited to see their votes count. We’ll let you know when the results are in!
 Once upon a time… long ago… there once was… a fairy tale completely made up by Parish first graders. This week our little ones were busy making their own versions of fairy tales to be placed in their individual Big Books, complete with illustrations. If you want to hear them, parents will be invited for 45 minute to hour-long sessions to hear them weave their tales while in full costume. Be on the lookout for details in your Brown Envelopes for exact times and locations.
Our Middle School students were everywhere, and we mean everywhere this week. They were in every classroom, office, hallway, nook and cranny of this building getting us set up for our new recycling effort. Talk about getting your exercise in during the day! We’re just glad they’re still young and energetic!
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There have been lots ’n’ lots of questions regarding Parish’s new recycling program. In response, we want to let you in on the nuts and bolts of how it will work. Your kids have been kept in the loop as well.
 Now, let’s talk about the types of things that can be placed in the new recycle bins. Plastic bottles, glass, aluminum, tin and metal cans; paper, newspaper, magazines, telephone books, corrugated cardboard, junk mail and chipboard (cereal/cracker boxes) are all acceptable items that can be placed in the containers. However, ANYTHING that has food waste on it or that is made up of plastic bags or Styrofoam should be thrown in the trash. This is also true for waxed cartons, bubble wrap and batteries. If you can’t quite remember all of this, we’ve made it easy by marking it on the side of the containers.
The system has been made quite user friendly, actually. The new recycle cans have been clearly marked by eighth grade environmental science students with bright, bright green recycling signs. They will be lined with lightly colored bags so that the school custodial staff will know to remove them daily and place them in a large recycling receptacle that has been placed on the school grounds. Once a week our recyclables will be toted off by Allied Waste.
We really think this is a great effort that we are embarking upon, and we encourage you to talk to your kids about environmental awareness issues and to remind them to recycle. Also, while you’re on school grounds, please help us out! We truly want this to be a community effort, and this is a great opportunity to begin recycling at home if you aren’t already.
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