STUDENT TEAMS SELECTED TO ATTEND
2011 INTERNATIONAL PLASTIC POLLUTION SUMMIT
LONG BEACH, Calif., December 15, 2010 – Algalita Marine Research Foundation (AMRF) today announced the school teams that have been selected to attend the 2011 Plastics Are Forever International Youth Summit to be held March 11-13, 2011 in Long Beach, California.
A total of 30 teams, representing 14 countries, have won a bid to attend the comprehensive educational program designed to engage, mentor, and activate youth leaders across the United States and abroad in developing and launching action-oriented solutions to reduce plastic waste in their home communities. The winning entries were chosen from among a group of 74 teams representing 18 countries.
The selected schools, including (team names), are:
Abraham Lincoln High School, San Francisco, California (Rebirth)
Alameda County 4H, San Leandro, California (4H Green Teens)
Ascension Collegiate, Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, Canada (AC Gaia)
Bolsa Grande High School, Garden Grove, California (WAC-sters)
Brookehouse International School, Nairobi, Kenya (Kenyan Lions)
Carmel High School and Santa Catalina High School, Carmel, California (Monterey Peninsula Plastic Pollution Initiative)
Carmel High School, Walter Peyton College Prep, and The Latin School, Great Lakes Region, Illinois/Indiana (Great Lakes Youth Leadership Council)
Colegio Hacienda lo Alcaparros, Bogota, Colombia (EcoBuilders)
Colegio Los Carrera, Coquimbo, Chile (Los Cientificos de la Basura)
Deep Creek Middle School, Eleuthera, Bahamas (Eco Club)
DPS, Bopal-Ahmedabad; Ryan Group, Delhi; and Genius Group, Rajkot, India (Team India 275)
East Bay Met School, Newport, Rhode Island (Pax Terra)
East Side Community High School, New York, New York (East Side Plastic Patrol)
EcoAcademy, Los Angeles, California (Generation Green)
Environmental Charter High School, Lawndale, California (R’Ashion)
George Washington High School, Mangilao, Guam (Marine Mania)
Heathwood Hall Episcopal School, Columbia, South Carolina (The Highlanders)
Jinja College and Gayaza Girls School, Jinja, Uganda (Uganda Youth Environmental Ambassadors)
Mountainview International Christian School, Jateng-Salatiga, Indonesia (WasteBusters, I Cubed,
and With Green))
Nichols School, Buffalo, New York (Plasti-Gone)
(The) Pegasus School, Huntington Beach, California (Pegasus Green Team)
Ringwood School, Hampshire, England (PEP)
Riverdale Country School, Bronx, New York (The Eastern Hemlocks)
Rutledge Hall, Lincolnwood, Illinois (Team Global Awareness)
Savannah Plains International School, Singaya, Tanzania and Lusaka, Zambia (African Warriors)
Scuola Media Statale E. Breda, Milan, Sesto San Giovanni, Milan, Italy (Whales and Dolphins)
West Salem High School, Salem, Oregon (T.A.P.-Titans Abolishing Plastic)
“We had the pleasure of reviewing the work of more than 250 students and were wholeheartedly impressed by the outstanding research, planning, and creativity displayed by all,” stated Marieta Francis, Algalita’s Executive Director. “The level of competition was remarkably high and demonstrated impressive insight, fascinating approaches, and illuminating perspectives. The applications provided us with a preview of the stellar leadership certain to be displayed at the Youth Summit. We wish we were in a position to bring all students who participated in this competition to California next March.”
The Summit is sponsored in part by grants from Disney Friends for Change Project Green, The Boeing Company, Employees Community Fund of Boeing California, and Pacific Life Foundation.
Plastic pollution endangers countless species of marine wildlife. Birds, mammals, sea turtles, and fish become entangled in or ingest our plastic trash and new research suggests that human health may also be impacted. Students attending the Summit will participate in an intensive program led by notable environmentalists and media experts to learn more about plastic marine pollution as well as develop their leadership, public speaking, and communications skills.
READ MORE - For additional information about Algalita Marine Research Foundation, Captain Charles Moore, and to learn more about our mission, outreach programs, and research projects, please visit www.algalita.org or call 562.598.4889.
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