Ike's Green Team
School Address:
800 Walters Drive
Manhattan, KS
66502
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Contact Name:
Lisa Mechels
Email
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Phone:
(785) 587-2880
Fax:
(785) 587-2888
Education level or type:
Middle/Jr. High
Education level (Other):
7-8
School Name:
Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School
School District Name and Number:
Manhattan-Ogden USD 383
Accomplishments:
Restarted the school's recycling program. Added plants to school library.
1st year: Groomed outside garden areas. Planted 10 new trees,seven London Plane trees and 3 John Pair Maple trees. Established a Butterfly Garden.
2nd year: Planted a replacement weeping willow tree near activity entrance to honor Ethan McPherson, founder of Ike's Aggies, former name of Ike's Green Team. Conducted waste audits two consecutive years. Created a Green Champions bulletin board educating students and staff on what our school recycles.
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