Along with being a High School Intern for the Operating Team Co-Chairs, I work to compose and distribute our monthly newsletter and attend conference calls.
SCHOOL: Atascadero High School, 2013
MAJOR: Undeclared
PAST ROLES IN CSSC: Operating Team High School Intern
HOMETOWN: Atascadero, CA
CONNECT: Facebook
About Me
I am currently a junior at Atascadero High School, which is located on California’s beautiful central coast. I became involved with environmentalism my freshman year when I joined an environmental education program at my school called the GreenHound Academy, a play on words with our mascot, the greyhound. I am now president of the academy, and work with various other environmental groups including at the nearby Cal Poly. My involvement in the environmentalist movement, along with my budding interest in current events, politics, religion, ethics, and human interactions have helped shape me into a passionate student who loves the idea that in fact everything is connected and the power of curiosity is limitless.
My personal cause has been increasing high school involvement in the environmental community by working on projects that focus on integrating students into the big, exciting, and fantastic world that is the sustainable movement. In my free time I enjoy hiking, camping, cycling, swimming, cooking, reading, and having long fervent talks about philosophy.
How I Got Involved In CSSC
I have been involved in the sustainability movement since my freshman year of high school, working with various groups inside and outside of my school. I was looking for more ways to be involved and I began browsing the internet for “environmental internships for high school students.” Soon after I came upon the CSSC website and decided to give it a shot. It is turning to be one of the best decisions I have made.
The Area of Sustainability That Interests Me Most
Environmental and social justice, sustainable communities, sustianable agriculture and food systems
The Role of Student Action in Sustainability
Though cliché, students are the key to the future. As students we have the ability to educate ourselves, our communities, and our governments to ultimately shape our present, and more importantly our future, to be progressive and more sustainable. Students especially possess the energy and passion to learn from the past and their elders in order to enact change and infuse sustainable practices into our lives to sustain the beautiful planet that we share with all living creatures.
Sustainability Projects I’ve Worked On
- Real Food Challenge
- 350.org and Moving Planet
- Environmental Elementary Education
- Atascadero High Permaculture Farm
- Mothers for Peace
