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The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

The Rubicon

The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

The Rubicon

INDIGENOUS INSPIRATION. Freshman Stella Hunter and junior Julia Taylor ask speakers
Reverend Robert Two Bulls and Robert Blake questions collected before the assembly.
The two spoke about people who influenced them and the action they’ve taken to build
infrastructures that solve local issues, especially pertaining to Indigenous communities.

Indigenous presenters advocate for food security, green power

Orion Kim, co-Editor in Chief October 11, 2023
Robert Blake and Reverend Robert Two Bulls seek to teach and inspire the SPA community.
The Yarnery in St. Paul sells the Weather or Knot kits to create a timeline of weather events in a wearable accessory to spread awareness about environmental data protection.

What’s new in the environment? Four things you may not know are happening…

Elizabeth Trevathan, RubicOnline March 3, 2020
The local climate conversation has turned to microplastics, pollution deaths, temperature scarves, and how climate change is prioritized.
Plastic straws cost 5 times less than compostables, part of why junior Ellie Hope questions a ban.

Plastic straws shouldn’t be banned

Andrew Johnson, The Rubicon Editor September 24, 2018

Recently, the use of plastic straws has been a hotly contested topic among environmentalists and concerned Americans. In the spirit of eliminating waste, plastic straws appeared to be a way to further...

PEP members seniors Emily Dieperink and Raegan Small with club advisor Andrea Shmidt meet on Thursday during X-Period to discuss the year's plans to new freshman interested in the club. "We want to suggest ways that the Schilling Center can protect the Earth knowing how big of an impact a school can have on the environment and ecosystems that surround it," said senior and co-president Maya Kachian.

PEP offers suggestions to make Schilling Center more eco-friendly

Mimi Geller, RubicOnline Editor October 10, 2016
PEP plans to reduce energy, water, and waste in the new Schilling center come 2018.
JUNIORS RAFFI TOGHRAMADJIAN AND DIANE HUANG weigh one of their tilapia from their aquaponics system. “I don’t think SPA itself should have an aquaponic system, but maybe the catering company could look into buying some of its produce from aquaponic farms,” Toghramadjian suggested.

Seeing Green: Students and faculty strive to decrease school’s adverse impact on Earth

Stephanie Li, Arts & Entertainment Editor May 22, 2016
America's schools spend more than $7.5 billion annually on energy which is more than they spend on textbooks and computers combined. SPA students discuss the role environmentalism plays in the community and what the school should do to be more green.
Junior Moira McCarthy benefits from a healthy environment.

Going green benefits the environment and helps the body

Noor Qureishy, InDepth Editor May 22, 2016
Going green does not only benefit the Earth but also ourselves.
US SCIENCE TEACHER KARISSA BAKER teaches the Environmental Science elective. "I think that a lot of our limitations come from the actual age of a lot of the buildings. You can make the biggest impact with a sustainable building in terms of energy use and that kind of thing," Baker said.

US Science teacher Karissa Baker discusses environmentalism

Stephanie Li, Arts & Entertainment Editor April 26, 2016
US Science teacher Karissa Baker shares her thoughts on how green SPA is and why students should be more environmentally aware.
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