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Academy students present<br />
their projects to visitors.<br />
Mitali Patel, Olivia Pasquariello, Caitlin Sipple and Maria Alfaro<br />
Adeline Ward and Brianna Arango<br />
Andrew Henderson, Owen Helfand<br />
and Neylan Preetanchal<br />
Ecofest<br />
Showcases<br />
Sustainability<br />
Story and photos by KAREN FUCITO<br />
Visitors to the annual Jefferson Township<br />
High School Ecofest on Wednesday, May<br />
4, experienced a variety of informational stations<br />
and student-made organic and sustainable<br />
products.<br />
Hosted by the Morris County Vocational School<br />
District’s Academy for Environmental Science, the<br />
event coincided with New Jersey’s ban on plastic<br />
bags. Attendees received free reusable bags.<br />
Academy students displayed and shared research<br />
products that yielded easy-to-use alternatives to<br />
environmentally harmful products. Ideas ranged<br />
from combating household ant infestations with<br />
essential oils to selling homemade organic body<br />
soap to making homemade natural cleaning<br />
products to a solution for chemical-laden<br />
sunscreen.<br />
“There are a lot of diverse presentations this<br />
year,” said retiring lead academy teacher, Nancy<br />
FitzGerald. “The students did an outstanding job<br />
with their research.”<br />
Caralyn Rexroad and Ericka Nimbley<br />
Christina Grider, Sam Merkin<br />
and Maya Noone<br />
Erin Nimbley, Maia Alick, Gwen Kosciolek<br />
and Katherine Blair<br />
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Dawson Povilaitis,<br />
Zach Chen and<br />
Christian Covello
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