Jefferson students clean up campus

OAK RIDGE — On May 3, students at Jefferson Township High School cleaned up the middle and high school campuses.
The Environmental Club sponsored the event and were joined by the track, softball, and girl’s lacrosse team along with other students and faculty to total over one hundred volunteers. They collected over 40 bags of garbage and fifty bags of recycling.
By holding the cleanup the club became eligible to receive a grant of $500 from the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority through their “Slam Dunk the Junk” program. The money is to be used to buy recycling containers for the high school.
In the past, the club has been able to purchase recycling containers for the sports fields, the cafeteria and the foyer of the school through these grants. The Environmental Club also planted over one hundred seedlings on school grounds for Earth Day and has adopted a hiking trail in the Mahlon Dickerson Reservation. They hike their trail once a month, keeping it clear of debris and reporting on its condition to the Morris County Parks Commission.