On the evening of Sunday, November
23, 2014, the Daniel Boone High School was invaded by nearly 100 uniformed
personnel. But fear not as these
uniformed personnel were members of local Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops traveling
to the high school to attend a series of presentations and demonstrations on
the Green Team’s projects.
The presentations discussed the Green Team’s Hydroponics Laboratory and Biogas Digester Facility. In addition to the presentation, the Scouts toured the high school’s Biogas Digester Lab where they were able to feed the Biogas Digester using food scraps from the cafeteria. While touring the Greenhouse Hydroponics Laboratory, the scouts planted seeds for future use in the greenhouse and transplanted tomatoes into larger pots.
The goal of the evening was to partner with the Scouts in helping to fulfill their advancement requirements and to inspire the Scouts to do their best in school and to consider future career choices in the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) fields.
The success of the event was best summarized by one of the Cub Scouts. After touring the Biogas Digester and Hydroponics Laboratories, he asked, “what grade do you have to be in to participate in these projects?” He was unable to hide his dismay when he was told that he had to be in eleventh grade. “Oh, man, I have so long to wait,” he replied.
The presentations discussed the Green Team’s Hydroponics Laboratory and Biogas Digester Facility. In addition to the presentation, the Scouts toured the high school’s Biogas Digester Lab where they were able to feed the Biogas Digester using food scraps from the cafeteria. While touring the Greenhouse Hydroponics Laboratory, the scouts planted seeds for future use in the greenhouse and transplanted tomatoes into larger pots.
The goal of the evening was to partner with the Scouts in helping to fulfill their advancement requirements and to inspire the Scouts to do their best in school and to consider future career choices in the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) fields.
The success of the event was best summarized by one of the Cub Scouts. After touring the Biogas Digester and Hydroponics Laboratories, he asked, “what grade do you have to be in to participate in these projects?” He was unable to hide his dismay when he was told that he had to be in eleventh grade. “Oh, man, I have so long to wait,” he replied.