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Recycling Phone BooksReported by: KLST News
Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 @09:26pm CST
<STUDENTS AT TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL --- LIKE STUDENTS AT MANY SCHOOLS IN THIS AREA -- ARE COMPETING FOR PRIZES BY COLLECTING OLD PHONE BOOKS. BUT FOR THESE STUDENTS, RECYCLING IS MORE THAN JUST A COMPETITION. IT'S PART OF THEIR CURRICULUM.
RON FRITSCHE / PRINCIPAL, TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL -- WE RECYCLE YEAR ROUND.
AT TRINITY LUTHERAN, STUDENTS RECYCLE, EVEN WHEN THERE'S NO COMPETITION FOR A PRIZE. THEY BRING IN PLASTIC BOTTLES AND ALUMINUM CANS. THEY SAVE PAPER, TOO. TRINITY LUTHERAN PRINCIPAL RON FRITSCHE SAYS HE WANTS STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT BEING GOOD TO THE EARTH, TO CARE ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT.
FRITSCHE -- GOD GAVE US A BEAUTIFUL PLANET. AND IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE CARE OF IT. HE MADE US STEWARDS OF OUR ENVIRONMENT, AND THAT'S WHAT WE TRY TO TEACH THE CHILDREN AT TRINITY.
SO, DURING A BREAK IN THEIR PHONE-BOOK COLLECTING, WE ASKED THESE 7TH GRADERS IF THEY'RE APPLYING AT HOME WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED AT SCHOOL.
JOEL: DO YOU RECYCLE AT HOME? YES. JOEL: DID YOU ALREADY DO IT, OR IS IT BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU LEARNED AT SCHOOL?-- BECAUSE OF WHAT HE DOES. I DIDN'T REALLY CARE BEFORE UNTIL HE TOLD US. HE TOLD US HOW MUCH IT HURTS THE ENVIRONMENT. IT WAS ALSO A BIG THING WITH MY DAD. HE RECYCLES A LOT BECAUSE HE'S VERY ECO-FRIENDLY.
THESE STUDENTS ADMIT, DIGGING THROUGH A DUMPSTER BEATS SITTING IN CLASS. BUT THEIR PRINCIPAL IS HOPING THAT IN THE LONG RUN, IT WILL TEACH THEM SOMETHING THEY CAN TAKE WITH THEM FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.
ILFRITSCHE -- HOPEFULLY IF WE TEACH THE CHILDREN HOW TO RECYCLE AND THAT IT'S IMPORTANT AND THAT IT'S GOD-PLEASING, THEN HOPEFULLY THEY WILL DO IT AS WELL AS THEY GET OLDER, AND TEACH THEIR CHILDREN AS WELL.
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