Cedar Hill ISD Longhorn Insider April 2018 | Page 14

GREEN AWARDS GROW PROGRAMS S ustainable efforts at the Bessie Coleman Environmental Science & Engineering Academy and Waterford Oaks Elementary won financial gifts through the local Green Awards. The program honors Cedar Hill Chamber of Commerce businesses and organizations for environmental initiatives that are distinctive to the city. Coleman students and staff brought life to raised garden beds and earned $500. A campus- wide recycling initiative at Waterford Oaks earned $250. The Green Awards are a partnership between Waste Management, a private company, the Cedar Hill Chamber and the Cedar Hill Beautification and Environmental Sustainability Board. 14 Coleman students and staff brought life to raised garden beds and earned $500. A campus-wide recycling initiative at Waterford Oaks earned $250.