Envirolution Challenge

High School Students & Younger

2007-10-31T09:27:00.001-07:00

Social

Community Involvement

Volunteer 2 hours in the community (2 points)

Volunteer 5+ hours in the community (3 points)

Attend a club or school meeting, dance or other school function (1 point)

Attend a community talk, conference, market or other type of community event (1 point)

Sign a petition(1 point)

Help organize an event (2 points)

Points: 0

Use Your Own Skills

Make an (inspirational) song and/or video (2 points)

Make an (inspirational) drawing or painting (2 points)

Write an (inspirational) poem, essay, etc (2 points)

Take (inspiring) pictures (2 points)

Create a different art project (that uses your individual skills to advance sustainability) (2 points)

Points: 0

Fitness

Play sports for 4 hours (2 points)

Work out at in or outside the gym 3 times? (2 points)

Run, jog, bike, roller blade or power walk 3 times (1 point)

Stretch, do yoga or meditate 3 times (1 point)

Get enough sleep (2 points)

Eat well-balanced meals (2 points)

Points: 0

Academics

Do all your homework (2 points)

Go to all your classes (2 points)

Do well on all/most test and quizzes and hw assignments (2 points)

Do college prep stuff (SATs prep, AP/Honors Classes, Applications etc) (2 points)

Do you have good grades (2 points)

Points: 0

Easy Things

Read a socially-related article (1 point)

Do one random nice thing for someone else (1 point)

Make a new friend or reach out to an old friend (1 point)

Spend quality time with friends and/or family (2 points)

Start a convo about an environmental, social or financial issue (1 point)

Get someone to take the Envirolution Challenge (1 point)

Post something related to Envirolution on a blog, facebook, myspace, etc (1 point)

Loan someone a related DVD or book (1 point)

Help a classmate understand something better (1 point)

Points: 0

Score: 0

Environmental

Waste Reduction

Recycle at home (2 points)

Recycle at school (2 points)

Recycle when you are out (2 points)

Reduce uneeded waste like paper/plastic bags at stores, paper cups, etc (1 point)

Compost (1 point)

Consciously reduce water usage (shower, faucets, etc) (2 points)

Points: 0

Energy & Transportation

Is any/most electricity at home coming from a renewable source? (2 points)

Do you have energy-efficient appliances as home? (1 point)

Is electricity at school coming from a renewable source? (1 point)

Is thermostat @ or below 65 (winter) or AC @ or above 72 (summer) (2 points)

Consciously try to turn off lights, appliances (tvs, computers etc) (1 point)

Do you (your family) use a clothes line to dry your clothes (1 point)

Carpool school, take the bus (or other public trans), bike or walk to school (2 points)

Points: 0

Outdoors & Awareness

Taking a related class, attending a related talk, conference or workshop (2 points)

Read 2 related articles (1 point)

Read 4+ related articles (1 point)

Read/Finish a related book (2 points)

Watch a related video, podcast, movie, program etc (1 point)

Spend 3 hours outdoors points (1 point)

Spend 6+ hours outdoors (2 points)

Points: 0

House & Consumables

Are you using (most) natural/green products (cleaning & hygiene) at home (2 points)

Are they using (most) natural/green products at school? (1 point)

Go to farmers market (2 points)

Eat organic/natural food (eliminate trans fats & growth hormones) (2 points)

Have a garden and grow your own food (1 point)

Donate 5 or more items to a food pantry (1 point)

Try to reduce beef consumption (1 point)

Points: 0

Easy Things

Read a related article (1 point)

Get a friend or family member to change to energy efficient lights (2 points)

Unplug things like cell chargers and toaster when not in use (2 points)

Consciously try to minimize paper usage (napkins, printing, etc) (1 point)

Give and old/unused article of clothing to the Salvation Army (2 points)

Buy one organic products or article of clothing (1 point)

Not buy any new products at all (1 point)

Points: 0

Score: 0

Financial

Entrepreneurship & Leadership

Have you ever started/run any form of business or org/club (lemonade stand, lawn mowing, etc) (2 points)

Did you write a business/action plan(2 points)

Did you make money? (2 points)

Is it still running (2 points)

Are an officer in any (school) club or captain of a team (2 points)

Points: 0

Work Experience

Have you had a job (2 points)

Do you currently have one (3 points)

Would you consider it a good job/internship (are you gaining valuable experience?) (3 points)

Did you ever get a promotion (pay increase) (2 points)

Points: 0

Savings & Scholarships

Do you have any savings? (1 point)

Do you have a college fund? (1 point)

Have you applied for any scholarships? (2 points)

Have you won any scholarships?(2 points)

Do you consciously try not to spend frivolously (2 points)

Do you save 10% or more of any money you make? (2 points)

Points: 0

Help Out At Home

Do you help pay your (personal, not family) phone, credit card etc bills (3 points)

Do you help w/ work at home that could otherwise be hired out to someone else (i.e. do chores) (3 points)

Do you contribute to large purchases your parents make for you (car, compu, tv, etc)(2 points)

Maintain a $0.00 balance on your credit cards (not owe any money) (2 points)

Points: 0

Easy Things

Attend a networking event, workshop or business expo (1 point)

Take a relate course (2 points)

Get a Certification (3 points)

Polish Resume (2 points)

Send thank you notes (1 point)

Read a related article (1 point)

Points: 0

Score: 0

Results

Social	0
Environmental	0
Financial	0
Total Score:	0

High Scores

2007-09-06T21:40:00.000-07:00

Victor Monserrat (Pratt Design Institute)	108 points
Andrea Cannon (Truckee High School)	98 points
Pat Galvin (Truckee High School)	98 points
Noah King (Pratt Design Institute)	96 points
Chris Botto (Truckee High School)	87 points
Alex Gamboa (NYC Young Professional)	81 points
Thomas Nakanishi (LA Young Professional)	80 points
David Gibson (New Haven Young Professional)	79 points
Mrs. Padden (Truckee High School)	72 points
Arion Farley (Truckee High School)	72 points
Antuan Cannon (NYC Young Professional)	68 points
David Woods (Reno Young Professional)	64 points
Ele Miller (NYC Young Professional)	63 points
Tim Polmateer (NYC Young Professional)	62 points
Diana Bass (NYC Young Professional)	61 points
Tina Ramos (NYC Young Professional)	60 points
Anthony "Knox" Jackson (NYC Young Professional)	52 points
Will XXXXX (NYC Young Professional)	51 points
Danny Wolf (Reno Young Professional)	47 points
Austin Conroy (New Haven Young Professional)	47 points
Jasmine Martinez (New York Young Professional)	43 points
Aaron Bender (New York Young Professional)	37 points
Jaewon Choi (Yale Univerty)	27 points
Pat Knighton (NYC Young Professional)	27 points