FEATURE SPOTLIGHT

Eli Mears

GRADE: Senior

OFFICIAL POSITION: Co-President with Mercy Crapps

FUTURE GOALS/PROJECTS FOR CLUB: “A compost bin and coastal cleanups.”

PLANS TO HELP THE COMMUNITY: “A cleaner, more environmentally conscious Maclay campus and North Florida is the goal of the club.”

WHY SUSTAINABILITY IS IMPORTANT: “ Sustainability and helping the environment is the most important issue of our time because millions of species, including our own, are in massive danger. As first world high school students, that danger might not seem real because it doesn’t affect you as much—but it is crucial to me to be selfless and help the species who cant help themselves from humanity.”

On Student Leaders Mercy Crapps

GRADE: Senior

OFFICIAL POSITION: Co-President with Eli Mears

FUTURE GOALS/PROJECTS FOR CLUB: “We are planning a second beach cleanup for the springtime and Maclay’s first Earth fair!”

PLANS TO HELP THE COMMUNITY: “We hope to educate Maclay students on the importance of recycling and taking care of the environment. Through leading by example, we hope to encourage Maclay students and the Tallahassee community to be more environmentally conscious.”

WHY SUSTAINABILITY IS IMPORTANT: “It is important because we currently only have one planet to live on. Pollution threatens life, transports chemicals and can ruin natural landscapes like beaches, rivers and forests. If everyone picks up after themselves, the world would be a lot cleaner.”