The Earth Club calculated that it would need to plant 400 trees in and around its school and community to offset this and benefit future generations.

At least 40% of the typical school waste stream is paper - the most significant single component of all school waste.Īrrowhead High School is no different: They use about 4 million sheets of paper in a given school year. Schools are often among the largest waste generators in any city, county, or state. The club decided to take on an ambitious project for the 2021-22 school year: a school-wide Earth Day event to develop a composting program with the goal of reducing waste production, and offsetting their school’s paper usage. The Earth Club consists of 51 students, including president Ellie Hostetler, and club advisors Dennis Mechenich and Michael Hall. This Earth Day, Arrowhead High School Earth Club is focused on promoting environmental awareness at their school and within their community. Novem#Snap! Raise Earth Club Plants 400 Trees Learn more about the Snap! Mobile Platform >.Get local sponsors in the community supporting your school programs with Snap! Sponsor. Snap! Sponsor Our sponsorship marketplace.Snap! Insights Insights is an all-in-one dashboard that offers complete visibility into your fundraisers, both past and present.Snap! Manage Snap! Manage technology supports the many elements and individuals that keep extracurricular programs running.Snap! Connect We believe that all families can and should be engaged with their children’s schools and education.Early Access With Early Access from Snap! Raise, get a portion of your funds in advance of your fundraising campaign.Promote your program in your community year-round. Snap! Store Our online home for spirit wear.Manage your program funds and support what matters with Snap! Spend. Snap! Spend Our money management tool.Fund your program and support who matters with Snap! Raise. She is still deciding what and where she will study in college, but Anna Long will make sure to bring the lessons and leadership skills she developed on the high school tennis court. “Just getting to do something good and having a fun time while doing it.” “That was one of the best weeks of my life,” Long said. Louis, where she and members of her church spent several days beautifying city parks. Anna also has fond memories of service trip to St. With both her family and teammates, she assembled hundreds of face masks at the start of the pandemic last year.

In addition to athletics and honor roll academics, community service has been a major part of Long’s high school experience. “When something seems kind of hard or tricky, she just kind of figures it out,” said Spanish teacher and Spanish Honor Society advisor Jeanne Psket. Even off the court, Long says she sees challenges as opportunities for growth.Īt Arrowhead, she has served on the student senate, in National Honor Society and as a leader with the school’s Spanish Honor Society, all while maintaining a 3.7 grade point average. Ziegler-Fritz credits Long’s willingness to take on challenges for her impressive finish to her high school tennis career. “Knowing we didn’t get really much of a season, but how bad we still wanted to win and do well kind of pushed us to work hard.” “It kind of feels unreal to me still,” Long said. The pair made a run all the way to the championship match in Lake Geneva, returning with runner-up medals. Long became part of the team’s top doubles pairing, and took on a captain’s role as a senior.Īrrowhead captured a team conference title in the Fall 2020 season, with Long and partner Hannah Cady advancing to the state doubles tournament. “She’s got that attitude ‘You tell me I can do it? Yep, I can do it,’” Ziegler-Fritz said. The coach says Long embraced the new challenge. Coach Cindy Ziegler-Fritz tried something new when Anna became an upperclassman, slotting her into a doubles pairing. Long joined the Arrowhead High School tennis team as a freshman, competing as a singles player for two seasons. “Two people would play singles, one set of doubles. “We would play family tennis all the time,” Long said. She and her three ultra-competitive brothers learned the game from their mother, Myrna. She even has a home video saved on her phone showing her three-year-old self swinging on a tennis court.įifteen years later, Long still loves to play. Anna Long has had a racket in her hand for longer than she can remember.

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