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King County Green School Program participants have earned prestigious national and state honors for their recycling and resource conservation efforts.
Kent School District is among the 14 inaugural honorees of the 2013 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School District Sustainability Award. The district also received recognition as a Level Three King County Green School District.
Glacier Park Elementary (Maple Valley), Tahoma Senior High (Covington) and The Evergreen School (Shoreline), three of the 171 King County Green Schools, are among the 64 schools nationwide announced as 2013 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools.
Kent School District, Glacier Park Elementary, Tahoma Senior High, and The Evergreen School were nominated for the U.S. Green Ribbon awards by the Washington state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction for their exemplary efforts to reduce environmental impact and utility costs, promote better health and ensure effective environmental education, including civics and green career pathways.
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