DCMS Students to Attend Plastics Are Forever International Youth Summit
Four Deep Creek Middle School students have been selected to attend the Plastics Are Forever International Youth Summit. The four students selected are Jovanna Sands of Rock Sound, Moesha Leary of Waterford, Treshae Clarke of Tarpum Bay and Anna McCartney of Tarpum Bay.
The conference will be held in Los Angeles, California this March with representatives from 14 countries. A total of 74 teams from 18 countries vied for spots at the Summit by submitting action-oriented solutions to reduce plastic waste in their home communities. The DCMS team was one of 24 schools selected to attend and will work with filmmakers and TV stars to learn how to create films on environmental issues in their community. “It will be great to learn more about how plastics affect our environment and to see what we can do to make it better when we come back,” said Treshae Clarke, Grade 8.
Upon their return from the conference, the DCMS students will seek to reduce plastics waste by focusing on eliminating plastic Gatorade bottles from their school. They plan to require reusable water bottles as part of their school uniforms for next year, fine students and teachers for bringing disposable plastic bottles to school, and offer Gatorade made from powdered mixes for sale in reusable glasses at lunch. The awareness and education component of their plan entails visiting other area schools to discuss with other students the impact of plastic waste and the results of their campaign to reduce it.
“I am very excited about their efforts. Plastics waste has a huge impact on our local environment and our island’s appearance to tourists. We use too much plastic without thinking and it ends up polluting our roadsides and beaches, releasing toxic chemicals in dumps when burned, and destroying our marine eco-system. I’m proud of the students for taking steps to change purchasing and consumption habits that contribute to plastics waste here in Eleuthera,” added Joanna Paul, Principal at DCMS.
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The Deep Creek Middle School (DCMS) is an independent school for Bahamian students in grades seven through nine. Deep Creek Middle School is the only private middle school in The Bahamas. The mission of the school is “teaching the future leaders of The Bahamas.” Deep Creek Middle School works collaboratively with The Island School and Cape Eleuthera Institute. For more information please contact:
Dr. Joanna Paul – Principal
Deep Creek Middle School
334-8414
joannapaul@dcmsbahamas.org
www.dcmsbahamas.org
