How many times have you left a room and not turned the light off? I think that almost all of you answered… “a lot.” Do you realize how easy it is to flip a switch and save energy? Most of you are probably thinking, “Well, if I leave my light on, it’s not going to affect anything right?” Wrong!... if everyone felt that way every light would be on all the time. But, if everyone took the time to flip a little switch we could make a huge difference.
Think about it, if everyone in the world turned the lights off when they left a room, a ton of energy would be saved. Every time you leave the lights on you are wasting energy and money.
Here at Christchurch School we do a pretty good job of conserving energy by turning lights off when they are not needed. But, when we don’t, we are being wasteful. Christchurch could save a great amount of money if we would work harder to make sure lights are turned off when they are not needed.
On dorm, boarders really have issues with leaving lights and TV’s on. They should make more of an effort to make sure their lights and electronics are off when no one is on hall.
I think that CCS should even take the next step and use more natural light. It is shown that students learn better in natural light rather than under harsh lights. So, if possible, teachers should keep the lights off when in class.
Students and teachers should take more interest in helping to reduce the school’s carbon footprint. Turning lights and electronics off when they are not necessary is a big step in helping to reduce that footprint
By: Braden Young
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