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Henry Clay High School was the first KY high school to complete the KGHS
program in May 2009. HCHS Go Green Club’s culminating project was a 600
sq ft rain garden on campus that serves the runoff from the teacher parking
lot. Other school improvement projects included three dedicated student carpooling
spots on campus; an annual Health & Safety Expo featuring local experts on
local foods, asthma, and allergens; semi-annual electronic recycling drives;
school-wide compulsory and volunteer energy conservation initiatives; smoke
detectors installed in the student restrooms; and widespread campus native
flower landscaping.
In May 2010, Henry Clay became the first KY high school to earn the
distinction of Model KGHS. During the 09-10 school year in addition to
continuing the initiatives from 09-10, Henry Clay’s Go Green Club built a
second 600 sq ft rain garden to serve the student parking lot, maintained six
classroom vermicomposts, donated dozens of CFLs to faculty and students, built
and donated two rain barrels to area schools and mentored Athens Chilesburg
Elementary through the beginning stages of KGHS.
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