President George W. Bush and U.S. EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson this week gave President’s Environmental Youth Awards to 49 students from across the nation, including Students Against Violating the Earth from Souderton Area High School, Montgomery County.

These awards have been presented annually since 1971 to honor students in kindergarten through twelfth grade who develop projects that help protect local environments and promote local environmental awareness in their communities.

Each student receiving an award developed an innovative project that promotes awareness and encourages people of all ages to protect their environment through community involvement.

The other winners come from Marshfield, Mass.; Brooklyn, N.Y.; Augusta, Ga.; Midland, Mich.; Fayetteville and Rogers, Ark.; Kansas City, Mo.; Ogden, Utah; Palm Desert, Calif.; and Soldotna, Alaska.

For more information, visit the President’s Environmental Youth Award webpage.

4/21/2006