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Westvale achieves ‘Earth School‘ status Students and staff at Westâ€" vale public school in Waterloo had cause for celebration Friâ€" day â€" their‘s has been named the 86th school out of 4500 in Canada to reach Earth School status in the SEEDS Foundaâ€" tion Learners in Action proâ€" Under the direction of teacher George Masurkevitch and teaching assistant Lorâ€" raine Kuepfer, students achieved Earth School status by completing 1,000 environâ€" mental projects. Projects included planting over 200 shrubs, planting enough tulips to represent each student and establishing an outdoor classâ€" room. The students have also been in touch with other Earth School across the country. The SEEDS (Society, Enviâ€" ronment and Energy Developâ€" ment â€" Studies) Canada Foundation is the national sponsor and source of the Learners in Action (Green School) program. The proâ€" gram encourages students to undertake projects which enhance the environment. Stuâ€" dents and schools receive recognition as they proceed in the program to become a Green School at 100 projects, a Jade School at 250 projects, and an Emerald School at 500 projects. Reaching Earth FOR THE FINER THINGS IN WOOD 182 Weber St. N. Waterloo (Just south of University Ave ) 885â€"5850 School status at 1,000 projects is the highest level of aghieveâ€" ment possible in the program. SEEDS is a federally charâ€" tered notâ€"forâ€"profit, charitable foundation, funded primarily by energy industry, governâ€" ediL_~ N( """ue . c {1. _ j â€"~PEPRSO@IN AL z EJA preipo 307 LANCASTER ST. W., 373 BRI KITCHENER WATE 744â€"1109 747â€" Free parking at the door! POLLOCK AND WILLIAMS PHARMACY CONVENIENCE x7 4 4 % save©50 JS> ment and other foundations The Westvale community celebrated the school‘s achieveâ€" ment with an assembly Friday, during which students shared some of their favorite environâ€" mental project experiences. Representing her fellow students at Westvale public school in Waterâ€" loo, Grade 6 student Sarah Pallin was preâ€" sented Friday with an Earth School award by Waterloo â€" city and regional councillor Sean Strickland. This Week Take It Home 373 BKIDGE ST. WATERLOC) 747â€"0320 Deborah Crandall photo YA ks 5 k DENON avnâ€"soo Surround sound receiver The excitement of home theatre can be yours s 0 $ uc %,; §‘;;.3»‘ RaAd 100 Eow . _ jolke hes Them c EC 0 %&;. 13