Green School Contest Promises Hybrid Bus For Winners

School buses: they’re cleaner and greener than you’d think. Every packed school bus means up to thirty-six less cars on the road taking children to and from school, saving millions of gallons of gas in the process. Now, bus manufacturer IC Bus Corp is looking for the greenest school in America for a prize that could take the school to a whole new eco-friendly level.

School bus manufacturer IC Bus is looking for America’s Greenest School, and will award that school a plug-in hybrid bus.

Students can enter by visiting www.americasgreenestschool.com, where they can learn more about making their school more environmentally friendly and submit a 500-word essay that describes what makes their school “green.” Activities such as setting up in-school recycling programs, keeping lights turned off when not in use, using environmentally smart landscaping and encouraging students to ride school buses instead of driving to school are all ideal solutions for creating a greener school.

The essay students write should really put an emphasis on how committed their school as a whole is to going green, and what they have learned in classes and assemblies to help drive that green knowledge home. In addition to a hybrid bus, the winning school could receive up to $3,000 in school supplies and a winning essayist could receive a $5,000 scholarship. If you think your school has what it takes, then check out the official site to get started. Good luck!

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