Last Wednesday, the nineteenth, some Junior and Senior high school students went to beach clean-up at the
Mr. Maine and the students that were going, Haley Mohr, Michael Warren, Cameron Bricker, Jefferson Britton, Anna Swanson, Alvaro Ceballos, Kayla Burgess, and David Everett, along with the two adult helpers, Mr. Langdon and Mr. Swanson (yes, he’s my dad) gathered in the cafeteria to discuss the process, rules, and safety precautions of picking up trash on the beach. Students were equipped with a small pencil, a garbage bag, and a sheet of paper to record what they found, so that what people are doing on the beach can be kept track of. Volunteers work in pairs, one picking up garbage and putting it in the bag, and the other recording what they pick up with the pencil and sheet of paper.
Once we had all gotten to Maranatha, we took off our shoes and put them in a rack, and walked down to shoreline. Everyone fanned out and walked along the water’s edge, picking up and recording trash along the way. Once we reached a certain point, we turned around and started walking back, picking up trash up in the grass and looking for anything we may have missed. On the day we went, it was a little cold, and extremely windy, especially down by the water. Trash would sometimes come right to you, and more than one person had to run after a record sheet.
As soon as we reached the point we started from, we took a little time to sit down on some benches and relax. Some went out toward some rocks, and some swung on the swings and went on the playground. It was nice to be able to have some fun after we were all done working.
And of course, as soon as we got back to the school, all of those that participated got a popsicle and an ice cream sandwich, according to CCS custom.
Anna Swanson, Junior
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