Jack Elliott
On Friday, 124 students and staff from Rainy River High School held a blitz to clean up our town.
They began the morning by watching an environmental documentary explaining the life cycle of a disposable paper cup as well as the environmental repercussions of a culture reliant on convenience.
Then they divided into groups and had assigned areas around the town to clean up.
The town provided rakes and shovels for the park group. A few community members joined in cleaning the park.
All returned to the school and played a few games, then shared an amazing lunch cooked by staff, students, and local trustee Dianne McCormick.
At lunch, prizes were presented to the group with the highest percentage of participants, the group that picked up the most garbage, and for the most unique find.
The prizes included packets of seeds, veggies in a cup to plant, barbecued-flavoured larva, salt and vinegar-flavoured crickets, sour cream and onion-flavoured crickets, and many more environmental treats.
This was a great day for RRHS and the Town of Rainy River. It also was a great Mother’s Day gift for Mother Earth.
Kudos to our community-minded students for their gift to us, and a special thank you to Jennelle Lowes and Tiffany Rittau for organizing this great event.
