Linton-Stockton schools win STEM grant to start recycling program
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The Linton-Stockton School Corp. in Greene County received $1,000 to start a school recycling program.
The National Lieutenant Governors Association awarded the money to the southwest Indiana school district as a part of its STEM Scholarship Program.
The program seeks to fund programming, curriculum, equipment and other expenses related to the teaching of science, technology, engineering and math subjects.
The Linton-Stockton School Corp. will use its funding to provide plastic and paper recycling bins in classrooms with a long-term goal of making a school in the district a new recycling center for the broader community.
“We are very excited to get started with our Changemakers for Greene Recycling Program as it is our hope to inspire our students to take action to make real change in our school, in our community, and ultimately in our world,” Linton-Stockton Academic Programs Coordinator Susan Anderson said in a news release.
More than 150 applications were submitted to the program and a dozen schools from 12 states were selected as winners of the award ranging from $500 to $1,000.