Maspeth High School Green Club

Thank you to Maspeth Federal Savings for inviting us to volunteer at the autumn Recycling Day Event! Rain didn’t slow us down as we partnered with USA Shred and Lower East Side Ecology Center to recycle paper and e-waste while giving away pumpkins and Bentley Seeds pollinator seed packets to our thankful community! We look forward to doing it again in the spring!

The Maspeth High School Climate Action Day was off the charts! Many thanks to Bentley Seeds for making the day so special with giveaways of Earth Day seed packets, totes, clothing, and hats! It was all-in as the whole school community came together for the sake of health, wellness, and green spaces! We celebrated with a wellness message from Principal Alicanoglu, physical education lessons on the four areas of health, and health class lessons on pollinator garden planting. There was a specific focus on food and our future with a vegetarian, plastic-free lunch, lunchtime plant games and demos, fruit smoothies, and a special food production lab with Mr. Bell and Mr. Powell! Thanks as well to the Green Clubbers in charge of our “Climate Action Day Wellness Pledge”delivered to all 1200 MHS students, the “Wall of Feeling,” and the students and custodial staff who helped dedicate our brand new weather station, bird houses, and pollinator plants! There is so much to be joyful for as we plan for the final water-themed CAD on 6/12. See you there!

It’s almost time to celebrate health, wellness, and green spaces as only Maspeth High School can! Climate Action Day #3 is happening tomorrow!

A day of impact and inspiration! Thank you to Nikolaj Coster-Waldau of Game of Thrones acclaim for visiting Maspeth High School today to screen the first episode of the new climate series "An Optimist's Guide to the Planet" and to discuss efforts with members of the Maspeth High School Green Club, Maspeth High School Key Club, and AP Biology. Your words and presence were inspiring and timely as the Green Clubbers gear up for the New York City Department of Education's waste-themed . Special shout-outs to the NYC DOE Office of Energy and Sustainability Team (nycschoolsustainability), Bloomberg Television, and the MHS Admin team led by Principal Alicanoglu for making this momentous day possible! Advisor Mr. Bell is a proud member of the Climate Education Leadership Team and looks forward to seeing the beautiful ripple effects of today's visit on our school community and beyond. New York City Department of Sanitation, we can't wait to showcase our improved waste practices on February 7th! airs next weekend!

It was a full day of getting energized for the first ever Climate Action Day at Maspeth High School with invited guests ConEdison, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, and nycschoolsustainability. Thank you all for taking part!

What a thrill to have UFT President Michael Mulgrew, Superintendent Fred Walsh, and the Maspeth High School admin team visit room 328 to observe students in action for an oyster reef ecosystem lab co-taught by SJU Aquatic Ecology teacher Mr. Bell and aquaculture farmer Mr. Powell! Students studied the chemistry, biology, and ecology linked to oysters through activities in six stations! Billion Oyster Project UFT - United Federation of Teachers Maspeth High School Maspeth High School Green Club

The Green Clubbers got a big win in the MHS room decorating contest! Their creative designs for room 328’s entrances and lab spaces made the room stand out. All art pieces were reclaimed from discarded materials. Members also created components with living and once-living plants to depict the harvest season.

The Green Club meets on Thursdays from 2:30-3:30pm in room 328! Join us!