Global Connections' student-run espresso stand and Marketing program, supervised by teacher Alana Vinther, have been named a 2009 Earth Hero at School by the office of Ron Sims, King County Executive. Principal Rick Harwood and several students will meet with Sims on April 30 for the formal recognition event.

Global Connections High School has also won the designation of a King County Green School following an application and interview process. The designation was accompanied by a grant of $250 to use toward recyling programs on campus.

The students and staff at G.C. have been hard at work with a myriad of Earth Day-related programs and events. For example, on March 2 the school participated in A Day of Darkness to experience life without computers, electricity, or other equipment. They have held internal competition for the "greenest" advisory class, worked on educating others on what is recyclable and what is not, and food drives to earn a field trip to the local food bank. The activities were funded by a grant from Sustainable Seattle Organization. The students applied for a total of eleven grants and all were approved in part or in full - garnering the group almost $1,800 for their projects.