Above, the Lewis fifth grade class poses with its check. Photo submitted.
Lewis, Garden Villas and MacGregor elementary schools were three of the five HISD schools to be selected as a regional winners of the Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet Science Project. Last week, Cool Globes Education Sponsor H-E-B presented each of the science classes with $1,000 to be used to implement the fifth grade classes’ environmental projects.
The Garden Villas Elementary fifth grade class poses with its check. Photo submitted.
Each of the regional winners showcased their class project, which included a paper mache globe featuring winning solutions for global warming, a student journal, and letter to Mayor Bill White, to compete for recognition as the District winner.
MacGregor: The fifth grade class of MacGregor Elementary poses with its $10,000 check. Photo submitted.
MacGregor Elementary was chosen as the district winner, and received an additional check for $10,000.
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