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Media Advisory - Maryland Green Schools To Be Honored At Ceremony
Record number of schools earn designation for environmental education and practices
WHAT: Maryland Green School Ceremony
WHEN: Thursday, May 29 at 1 p.m.
WHO: Dr. Skip Sanders, Deputy State Superintendent of Schools
Secretary John Griffin, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
69 Maryland Certified Green Schools (please see below)
WHERE: Community College of Baltimore County
Building Q (Theatre), 800 South Rolling Road in Catonsville
Beltway (695) Exit 12, Wilkens Avenue West; Make right on Valley Road to college entrance. CCBC Catonsville is served by MTA bus route 77.
BACKGROUND:
The Maryland Green Schools Award Program recognizes Maryland schools that meet certain criteria by including environmental education in the curricula, using model best management practices on campus, and addressing community environmental issues.
Award Recognition First time certification:
Benfield Elementary School, Anne Arundel
Broadneck High School, Anne Arundel
Chesapeake Bay Middle School, Anne Arundel
Hebron-Harman Elementary School , Anne Arundel
Mayo Elementary School, Anne Arundel
St Andrews United Methodist Day School (I), Anne Arundel
Dundalk Elementary School, Baltimore County
Franklin Middle School, Baltimore County
Jacksonville Elementary School, Baltimore County
Norwood Elementary School, Baltimore County
Odyssey School (I), Baltimore County
Pot Spring Elementary School, Baltimore County
Rosedale Alternative Center, Baltimore County
Northern High School, Calvert
Patuxent High School, Calvert
Plum Point Elementary School, Calvert
Windy Hill Middle School, Calvert
Westminster West Middle School, Carroll
Piccowaxen Middle School, Charles
Walkersville Elementary School, Frederick
Walkersville High School, Frederick
Aberdeen High School, Harford
Lime Kiln Middle School, Howard
River Hill High School, Howard
Kent School (I), Kent
Radcliffe Creek School (I), Kent
Chevy Chase Elementary School, Montgomery
Christ Episcopal School, Montgomery
Clarksburg Elementary School, Montgomery
East Silver Spring Elementary School, Montgomery
Oakland Terrace Elementary School , Montgomery
Piney Branch Elementary School, Montgomery
Poolesville High School. Montgomery
Takoma Park Middle School, Montgomery
Sudlersville Elementary School, Queen Annes
Williamsport Elementary, Washington
Recertification:
West Annapolis Elementary School, Anne Arundel
Harbour School at Baltimore (I), Baltimore County
Jemicy School (I), Baltimore County
Lutherville Lab, Baltimore County
Seven Oaks Elementary School, Baltimore County
Father Kolbe (I), Baltimore City
Calvert Country School, Calvert
Dowell Elementary School, Calvert
Mill Creek Middle School, Calvert
Plum Point Middle School, Calvert
Carroll County Outdoor School
Elk Neck Elementary School, Cecil
C Milton Wright High School, Harford
Forest Hill Elementary School, Harford
John Poole Middle School, Montgomery
High Point High School, Prince Georges
John Hanson Montessori School, Prince Georges
Second time recertification:
Severna Park Elementary School, Anne Arundel
Shipleys Choice Elementary School , Anne Arundel
Cockeysville Middle School , Baltimore County
Dulaney High School, Baltimore County
Sparks Elementary School, Baltimore County
Towson High School, Baltimore County
Western School of Technology, Baltimore County
Bryn Mawr School (I), Baltimore City
Beach Elementary School, Calvert
Northwest Middle School, Carroll
Sykesville Middle School, Carroll
Thurmont Middle School, Frederick
Grantsville Elementary School, Garrett
Bel Air High School, Harford
Forest Lakes Elementary School, Harford
North Harford High School, Harford
May 28, 20088 Contact: Olivia Campbell
410-260-8016 office I 410-507-7525 cell
ocampbell@dnr.state.md.usMaryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the state agency responsible for providing natural and living resource-related services to citizens and visitors. DNR manages more than 449,000 acres of public lands and 17,000 miles of waterways, along with Maryland's forests, fisheries and wildlife for maximum environmental, economic and quality of life benefits. A national leader in land conservation, DNR-managed parks and natural, historic and cultural resources attract 12 million visitors annually. DNR is the lead agency in Maryland's effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the state's number one environmental priority. Learn more at www.dnr.maryland.gov