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2008
Overview
Participant Info
Presenters
Exhibitors
Volunteers
Sponsors
Travel/Lodging
Resources
Walk
the Talk
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2008 Conference Overview
The 2008 Governor’s
High School Conference on the Environment
Student Power: Conserving Your Future with
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Energy efficiency and renewable energy as the
conference themes…
The 17th High School Conference on the
Environment showcaseed what students throughout the
state are doing to conserve energy both at school and in
their homes. Students had the opportunity to learn
about energy efficiency and conservation, renewable
energy alternatives, and careers in energy. They also learned how to implement low or no-cost energy action
plans in their school and at home, reducing energy
consumption, costs, and detrimental environmental
impacts.
Schedule
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8:00 – 8:45 am |
Registration and student
exhibit set-up |
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8:50 – 9:00 am |
Welcome |
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9:00 – 9:15 am |
Energy Activity
(Energy Bingo) |
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9:15
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9:30 am |
Introductory Address (Elizabeth Burmaster) |
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9:30 – 9:55 am |
Keynote Speaker (Mary
Schlaefer) |
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10:05 – 11:10 am |
Session 1 |
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11:15 – 12:00 pm |
Lunch |
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12:00 – 12:45 pm |
Student exhibits/careers
showcase/professional displays |
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12:55 – 2:00 pm |
Session 2 |
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2:10 – 2:30 pm |
Closing Speaker (Ben Nusz) |
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2:30 – 2:50 pm |
Action Pledge/Plan |
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2:50 – 3:20 pm |
Evaluation/wrap-up/”favorite
exhibit” award/door prizes |
New This Year - Every Teacher Received an
Energy Education Resource Package! (teaching
tips, brochures, CD ROMs, catalogs, and more!)
New This Year - Write an Essay and Win a Solar Backpack!
Students can win a solar backpack and $100 U.S.
Savings Bond by showing us how much you learned at this
year’s conference! Each student is given the opportunity
to write a short paper on an energy issue and a possible
solution to the issue after the conference is over.
More information
Exhibits
The exhibit hall featured student poster presentations,
professionals speaking about their careers, college
displays, and professional exhibits related to energy
resource management. Students had one session during the
day dedicated to visiting the exhibit hall.
Action Pledge
Students and teachers from each school regrouped to
discuss highlights of their day and made an Action
Plan to implement what they learned when they returned
to school.
Door Prizes
During the conference wrap-up, students and teachers who
were present were entered into a drawing for a variety
of door prizes.
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