Santa Cruz Sentinel: Mount Madonna Students Receive EPA Youth Award

Santa Cruz Sentinel, 7/20/2019, Mount Madonna students receive EPA youth award | Name dropping.”

The United States Environmental Protection Agency selected the 2017-18 fifth-grade class at Mount Madonna School in Watsonville to receive the President’s Environmental Youth Award for its work to fight environmental threats faced by humpback whales. The awards are presented each year to students and teachers who demonstrate creativity, innovation, and leadership to address difficult environmental challenges.

“We’re proud to honor this special group of young leaders at Mount Madonna School who are promoting whale conservation,” said EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Mike Stoker in a prepared release. Read more