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Local Students Petition for Solar Energy in School District

by Dana Point Times
February 5, 2016 12:38PM
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The San Juan Hills High School Ecology Action Team is leading the charge to push for the implementation of solar panel arrays on all high school campuses within the Capistrano Unified School District. Photo: Courtesy of Russell Tran
The San Juan Hills High School Ecology Action Team is leading the charge to push for the implementation of solar panel arrays on all high school campuses within the Capistrano Unified School District. Photo: Courtesy of Russell Tran

By Allison Jarrell

A coalition of student clubs within four Capistrano Unified School District high schools began petitioning this week to install solar panel arrays on every high school campus in the district.

The “Dear Capistrano Unified School District: Let’s Go Solar!” petition on change.org launched Monday and had already garnered more than 230 signatures Thursday afternoon from students, parents, faculty and supporters interested in reaping the benefits of utilizing solar energy in schools.

The San Juan Hills High School’s Ecology Action Team, led by sophomore and club president Russell Tran, has taken charge of the student-led movement with assistance from KyotoUSA, a Berkeley-based nonprofit organization that works with cities, public school districts and communities to develop strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Other clubs involved with the petition include The Ecology Club at Dana Hills High School, the Blue Oceans Club and SC Goes Green at San Clemente High School, and the Conservationism Club and Ecology Club at Tesoro High School.

Tran said the idea to encourage the district to install solar panels has been percolating since his freshman year of high school when the SJHHS Ecology Action Team was advised by their principal that such projects are usually implemented district-wide, not just at a single high school. He met with KyotoUSA representatives at a Bay Area ice cream shop last summer and learned about the pro bono advice they give to school districts regarding energy projects.

“You could say the revolution started in an ice cream shop,” Tran said.

The San Juan Hills sophomore designed the www.cusdsolar.org website, also launched Monday, which lists an array of facts about the school district’s energy use compared to the benefits of installing solar panels, including the increased efficiency and lowering price of solar technology.

He points to neighboring school districts in Los Angeles, Irvine, Newport-Mesa and Santa Ana that have successfully implemented solar array projects, and said following suit would mean helping the environment while cutting energy expenses and making a solid economic investment.

“The money saved can go back into our education,” Tran said. “In today’s world, it’s economically sound. That’s why we think the project will go far, because it’s backed by numbers.”

Tran said the coalition of students will present their petition to the CUSD Board of Trustees at a future meeting. In addition to signing the petition, he encourages students looking to get involved to join one of their school’s ecology or environmental clubs.

“Students represent the citizens of the next generation, so by getting students involved in activism or being proactive in society, we can build a better world that way,” Tran said. “We’re demonstrating what we learn in school about freedom of speech and democracy—we want to show the district that we’re taking initiative. We’re building our future now, because why wait?”

For more information on the student-led movement or to sign the petition, visit www.cusdsolar.org.

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