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8A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL MARCH 21, 2018 Kennedy ation that are going to be great contributors to our community,” said Ketcher. *** Back at the high school, the school garden has taken on a role in the classroom. The science and math classes regularly work in the garden and have worked to design garden beds, layout de- sign and are learning about how things grow. The other group that helps with the garden is the Green Team spark. The spark class, a class that focuses on fi nding out what sparks an individual, has had big plans for the garden. With great ambition, the team has at times been stymied by reality but they keep looking for new ways to make things happen. Since the start of the year the goal has been to get compost bins that have worms in them to help break down waste. It was said by Ketcher, it was said by spark instructor Jessica Marti- nez and it was said by students. Worms were the goal. Sketches were drawn up as it was worked out exactly what would work best for what they needed. Debates were had about buying or building the structure and about how this will best serve the school. But ultimately, it was deemed that keeping the worms would not be viable and that they should look for some- thing else. Now the students are locked into designing a three-bin sys- tem for com- post. Sitting in a group during SPARK, Chase, a senior, de- cided to take over the con- versation. As he sketched out how to best have this set up that will be 12 feet long, three feet wide and four feet deep, he was set that this model would be both easy to make and use. “I’ve worked in construction, I’ve built houses,” he told those sitting next to him as he dia- gramed how they would build this. As the class gathered around the group to see how the design would work, they began to ask questions. Martinez specifi cal- ly wondered about the lid and whether it would be made of plywood or metal and whether or not it would be too heavy to open. “You’ve got some muscles, you’ll be able to lift it,” he said with a smile and a laugh. *** While the Green Team has been working on designs, they have a number of other proj- ects they have been working on. There’s one that has drawn some buzz: bees. “Kennedy used to have bees and all of this stuff but it wasn’t sustainable. People would start a green team but then the teachers would leave… or they would lose the time in the way cohort schedules are arranged they would lose that time and then it all goes away,” said Martinez. Working with a local beekeep- er, the school now has a couple of boxes of and bees and when the weather gets nicer students will have a fi rsthand experience with them. The Green Team has also been working with schools across the county as a part of the Our Fu- ture Oregon. The group that in- cludes schools such as South Eu- gene High School and Sheldon High School, work together to better the environment. At Ken- nedy that has meant recycling, composting and getting students on board. “It used to be like, ‘Recy- cling? Yeah whatever,’ and put it anywhere. But after a year, it’s a habit now. And I would say a lot of that was the kids we had in here that fi rst year were really adamant about, well hey actually this goes here. And this is why we need to. And now it’s part of the culture,” said Martinez. While Kennedy, a school of less than a 100, can get every- body on board and change the culture rather quickly, the bigger schools see Kennedy as an inspi- ration. “A lot of the other schools are more into the social justice side. The environmental activ- ism, I guess. Like going up to Salem and lobbying and doing all of this stuff, which is really cool, something I wish we did more of,” said Martinez. “We do a lot more of that local culture change. And they do more of the big, big time change. More of the like changing the school culture. And they’re both really import- ant.” The Kennedy students also see the bigger school as inspiration not just on how they work with laws but on other projects such as more effi cient light bulbs. “Right now we’re kind of fo- cusing on littler things like small- er things like plumbing. Water and that. So, we’re working on doing an audit to see what we actually use to see if we can de- crease the amount,” said Blaize Shawbuck who has attended the meetings in Eugene. Shawbuck, along with his classmates and students around the county, are just interested in that same thing that Kennedy has been focused on: sustainability. “We’re focused on improving the schools.” Baby Boxes help new parents Welcome Baby Box, pictured above, helps new parents develop community bonds. Photo courtesy 90 by 30. By Caitlyn May cmay@cgsentinel.com Having a baby can be over- whelming. 90 by 30 is trying to make it a little easier. The county-wide program is dedicated to preventing child abuse by 90 percent by 2030 and in the fall of last year, it rolled out the fi rst tangible pro- gram aimed at achieving that goal. The Baby Box program pro- vides families residing in Lane County newborn essentials and, hopefully, a connection to the community. “It’s based on Finland’s con- cept,” said 90 by 30’s Rachel Norquist. “It’s surrounding the goal of a safe sleep system and preventing SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) but the box is a vehicle to create a connection with the community so new par- ents have a support system.” While new parents in Finland get an empty box for babies to sleep in, parents who receive a box from 90 by 30, get a bit more. In every box, there are new- born essentials: a sleep sack, onesies, diapers, wipes and san- itizer. But that’s not all. Families are also gifted donated items handmade by organizations like Tummy Time Quilt and Click for Babies Cap. Both organiza- tions create the products specifi - cally for the baby boxes and try to include encouragement even when it’s not immediately ob- vious. “The caps for the babies have a lot of purple in them to rep- resent the ‘period of purple cry- ing.’ Just as a reminder to new parents,” Norquist said. The Period of PURPLE Cry- ing is part of the National Cen- ter on Shaken Baby Syndrome, a non-profi t organization. The goal is to provide information to fi rst-time parents on the mis- conceptions of “fussy” babies. According to the program, the period of PURPLE crying begins at approximately two weeks and runs until about four months old and is described as a developmental stage. The letters P-U-R-P-L-E- stand for Peak of Crying, Unexpected, Resists Soothing, Pain-like Face, Long Lasting and Evening, a way to remind parents that the crying will pass. “It’s reassuring parents that sometimes babies cry and you’re not doing anything wrong,” Norquist said. The program’s goal is to re- duce frustration through edu- cation and decrease the cases of shaken baby syndrome. So, volunteers incorporate the color purple into their blankets and caps for the baby box. “You should see their fac- es when they get this box,” Norquist said. “Some of our low-income families say they fi nally have a space for their baby.” Since its conception last Oc- tober, the program has handed out 26 baby boxes with only a staff of volunteers and one paid employee. “I come from cor- porate America and when we launched this box I said, ‘Guys, we just launched a product,’” Norquist said. “We launched a product with volunteers when it would have taken 30 people and a budget of a million dollars.” Baby box applications are simple. South Lane County residents must fi ll out an in- vitation—which is less than a page long—or contact Norquist. There are no other requirements for receiving a baby box. “It’s a self-referral program. We get people who their friends refer them but mostly it’s a self- referral and all they need is to reside in South Lane County,” Norquist said. Currently, the program has 65 registrants and on Thursday, March 15, Norquist was off to deliver another box to a family and its newborn. To register for a baby box or for more information, visit 90by30.com or contact (541) 870-0689. Th e News & So Much More Find Local Garage & Estate Sales In Print & Online Today! Worship Directory DRAIN: HOPE U.M.C. 131 W “A” St. Drain, OR 541-315-1617 Pastor: Lura Kidner-Miesen Fellowship & Song: 11:30am Potluck Lunch: 12:00pm Worship: 12:30pm Cottage Grove Faith Center 33761 Row River Rd. 541-942-4851 Lead Pastor: Kevin Pruett www.cg4.tv Full Childrenʼs Ministry available Service: 10:00am Delight Valley Church of Christ 33087 Saginaw Rd. 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