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Ferguson-Florissant Schools Recognized for Commitment to Green
Four schools were recently awarded the district's Green Ribbon Award.
The Ferguson-Florissant Board of Education awarded four of its schools for their sustainable efforts Wednesday night.
Central Elementary, Commons Lane Elementary, Ferguson Middle School and Mark Twain Student Support Center each received a Green Ribbon Award for Sustainability.
Central and Commons Lane each received a platinum award, Ferguson received a gold award and Mark Twain received the silver award. Each school was presented a certificate and an ecology flag.
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The district developed the awards through its green initiative. Schools were asked to submit nominations for the award.
Each nominated school was judged on five criteria area—energy, recycling/waste reduction, reducing water run-off and erosion, school gardens and environmental awareness—for a total of 100 points with 10 bonus points possible.
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The schools were also honored at the Little Creek Area Earth Day event last month.
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