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Lexus and Scholastic Announce Lexus Eco Challenge #2 Winners

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All Winning Teams Invited to Participate in the Final Challenge for $270,000 in Grants and Scholarships

Creating rain gardens, building a biodiesel processor, and promoting the use of solar chimneys were some of the actions taken by the winning teams in the second round of the Lexus Eco Challenge, an educational program and contest that empowers young people to make a positive difference for the environment. The 15 winning middle and high schools teams in Challenge #2 were awarded $10,000 each and are now qualified to participate in the Final Challenge for a chance at one of two $30,000 grand prizes and 14 $15,000 first-place awards. In all, Lexus will award a total of $500,000 in grants and scholarships throughout this year’s program. All award money is shared among the students, teacher advisor and school.

“Since launching the Lexus Eco Challenge three years ago, we’ve enjoyed watching as thousands of students have stepped up to protect our environment, and this latest round of entries did not disappoint us,” said Mark Templin, Lexus group vice president and general manager. “We’ve been impressed, humbled, and most of all, inspired by the dedication of the teams and their teacher advisors.”

For each of the challenges, teams are required to define an environmental issue that is important to them, develop an action plan to address the issue, implement the plan, and report on the results. The Challenge #2 winning teams that best addressed environmental challenges associated with air and climate were (winners listed in alphabetical order by state along with city, team name. school name, and each project’s subject). For more project details, visit http://pressroom.toyota.com/pr/tms/lexus/lexus-and-scholastic-announce-154390.aspx?ncid=12040

High School Winners:

Florida (Newberry) – “P.A.N.T.H.E.R. – Providing a New Way to Help Environmental Restoration” – Newberry High School – “Green” Christmas initiative
Georgia (Atlanta) – “Westminster Greencats” – The Westminster Schools - Reducing greenhouse gases and investing in renewable energy sources
Hawaii (Honolulu) – “LEXgo” – W.R. Farrington High School – Preservation and recycling
Illinois (Chicago) – “McAuley EcoMacs: Operation Haiti” – Mother McAuley High School – Built a biodiesel processor and solar-thermal heating system
Missouri (St. Louis) – “Team Neon” – Parkway North High School –Addressed destruction of natural prairies
New Jersey (Manalapan) – “Project Blue Sky” – Manalapan High School – Educated about renewable energy sources
Pennsylvania (Souderton) – “SAVE – Students Against Violating the Earth” – Souderton Area High School – Encouraged use of solar chimneys
Utah (Orem) – “R.A.W.R. – Rocky-Mountain Area Wildlife Research” – Timpanogos High School – Environmental research and education about effects of climate change

Middle School Winners:

Florida (Boca Raton) – “Tap In Too” – Logger’s Run Middle School – Recycling plastic water bottles and switching to reusable water bottles
Kentucky (Lexington) – “E.F.B.S. – Eco-Friendly Bag Savers” – SCAPA Bluegrass – Impact of plastic and paper bags on the environment
New York (East Greenbush) – “Goff Gone Green” – Howard L. Goff Middle School – Conservation of fossil fuels
New York (Rosedale) – “The Eco Team” – PS 270 – Air pollution reduction
South Carolina (Hanahan) – “HMS Hawks” – Hanahan Middle School - Conserving fossil fuels by reducing energy use.
Utah (Holladay) – “Unplug the Thug” – Olympus Junior High – Energy conservation by unplugging cell phone chargers
Wisconsin (Milwaukee) – “Bayside Pollution Revolution” – Bayside Middle School – Energy conservation by reducing use of electricity

This year’s Lexus Eco Challenge launched on Sept. 28, 2009, and concludes with the announcement of the first place and grand-prize-winning teams during Earth Month in April 2010. All winners from Challenges #1 and #2 have been invited to participate in the Final Challenge with an entry deadline of March 16, 2010.

In addition to the ongoing contest, the Lexus Eco Challenge also includes educational materials developed by Scholastic to encourage teachers to integrate creative lesson plans into their classrooms to help teach students about the environment. For each challenge, the Web site (www.scholastic.com/lexus) has lesson plans and teacher instructions including questions to help guide a discussion about the current challenge, facts about the topic, and guidelines for a specific classroom project.

The Lexus Eco Challenge is part of The Lexus Pursuit of Potential, a philanthropic initiative that generates up to $3 million in donations each year for organizations that help build, shape and improve children’s lives.

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Lexus Eco Challenge to award scholarships to students, teachers

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Lexus and Scholastic have kicked off the third year of their Lexus Eco Challenge to offer environmentally aware students and educators rewards for their efforts.

The contest requires teams of five to 10 middle and high school students and their teacher advisors to pinpoint an environmental issue, devise a plan to fix it and report their progress.

Teams may choose to address issues in one of two categories: land/water or air/climate.

Mark Templin, Lexus group vice president and general manager, said the competition aims to “[make] a difference” by “inspiring the next generation to become responsible stewards of the environment.”

The program will grant 16 teams – eight from high schools and eight from middle schools – $10,000 in scholarship funding to be divided between the students, their advisor and their school.

Winning teams will have the opportunity to compete against one another in the contest’s Final Challenge, which will give 14 teams $15,000 in grants and scholarships and $30,000 to two grand prize teams.

Teachers wishing to further their education may wish to participate in this competition to integrate green aspects into their lesson plans and fund higher education. Online masters programs may give busy educators the opportunity to gain an online degree without disrupting their busy schedules.

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LEXUS OF RICHMOND SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

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1. The recipient of the $20,000 scholarship will be a senior in good standing in the Richmond and Surrounding County School Systems.

2. The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of merit.

3. Selection will be based upon the following criteria:

Scholarship: The student shall have demonstrated academic excellence through outstanding grade point average and scholastic awards.

Leadership: The student shall have demonstrated outstanding leadership skills and abilities in co-curricular activities and community service activities.

Athletics: The student will have shown exceptional athletic skill, a commitment to the success of his and/or her team and an unselfish approach to the sport.

Citizenship: The student shall have demonstrated exemplary citizenship qualities which include not only maturity, loyalty, responsibility, integrity and trustworthiness, but also a concern for the well being of his fellow man.

Service: The student shall have rendered unselfish service and assistance to others, to the school, and to the community.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND PLANS FOR AWARDING THE SCHOLARSHIP

1. A primary school official (including Principal, Athletic Director, Teacher, Coach or Guidance Counselor) will complete an application supporting the student’s excellence in the five areas noted. The application should be typed on the computer as a Microsoft Word document or comparable program and must contain all information requested.

2. A selection committee composed of representatives from WRVA, WRNL and Lexus of Richmond will select the weekly award winners from each high school. Each finalist will participate in an interview prior to the scholarship award dinner. Each weekly qualifier will be listed on the WRVA website and included in a print ad at the end of the school year. In April each Weekly Award Winner will be requested to write an essay (300 to 500 words) regarding a specific question on Leadership. The essay must be typed on the computer as a Microsoft Word document or comparable program. Applicants are encouraged to proofread their
essays for spelling, grammar and syntax.

3. The scholarship recipient will be determined by the committee with the final decision based
on all three requirements: application, essay and interview. The recipient of the Lexus of
Richmond Scholarship will be announced by News Radio 1140, WRVA as well as given to
your school affiliation to announce as they so desire.