Carleton Place High School Student Council Brings Grade 9 Students to Carp Road Landfill to Promote Recycling

(Pictured above: The Carleton Place High School Student Council (above) led grade 9 students on a field trip to a local landfill to promote the importance of recycling. Back row: Anne Ferguson (left), Erin McLeod, Nelson Parker, Jennifer Rogers, Spencer Trafford, Simon Kinsman, Duncan McNaughton. Front row: Julia Kelly, Nic Pocari.)  

(Carleton Place) – The Carleton Place High School (CPHS) Student Council led grade 9 students on a field trip to the Carp Road Landfill yesterday to promote the importance of recycling.

Grade 12 student and Student Council member Jenn Rogers initially came up with the idea to promote recycling to grade 9 students, and brought the idea to the rest of Student Council.

“They said to go for it,” she said. “The plan is to do this with the grade 9 students each year.”

Rogers said it was very interesting for her and the students to tour the landfill and discuss expansion concerns and recycling options.

“We’re trying to say that we have so much garbage that we don’t know what to do with it,” she said.

Next week, Student Council will be sharing what they learned with the rest of the school during an assembly.

“CPHS cares about recycling,” said Nelson Parker, a grade 11 student and member of Student Council. “These students will soon be in grade 12 so we hope that they pass this message on. 

“Jenn did this all on her own,” he added. “She is a philanthropist.”

Posted: December 2, 2011