Eleven teams of marketing students from Global Connections High School are working on various global sustainability projects. To fund their projects, they applied for grants from the Sustainable Seattle Organization. All 11 grants were approved in full or in part for a total of $1,794 in grant funds. Projects include:

• A Day of Darkness – On March 2, Global Connections went without lights, computers, projectors, and other electric equipment for one day.
• Tree planting – Students are working with Highline Public Schools’ facilities department to plant trees on school grounds.
• Garden planting- Students will plant a garden with foot path, solar garden lights, and a rain barrel.
• What’s Recyclable/What’s Not – Students are developing a PowerPoint presentation to be shown to all advisory classes.
• Recycle bin labeling – Can/bottle recycle cans will be positioned around campus with student artwork labeling the receptacles as recycling only.
• The Greenest Advisory Class- This is a competition to see which advisory class can demonstrate the most “green” practices.
• Food drive with sustainable field trip – Advisory class bringing in the most non-perishable food will earn a field trip; food collected will be donated to local food bank.
• Reusable item drive –Advisory classes will compete in a drive to bring in the most reusable items. Items will be donated to Goodwill.
• Recycled paper cards – Students will create hand-made paper using material from the computer lab’s recycle bin and use it to make greeting cards.
• Art from garbage – Advisory classes are being challenged to pick up garbage on campus and construct an art project out of what they find.
• Organic tote bags – Students have designed a logo promoting “green” living and found a company who will print the logo on organic cotton bags.  Tote bags are being sold on campus.