Leader:  Macarena Ugalde Bada - mugaldebada@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Mr. Jason Chau

Leader:  Jacob Annes - jannes@cps.edu, and Max Bucko - mbuchko@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Mx. Kailen Lee

Leader:  Jesiah Mendoza - jimendoza4@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Ms. Ann Almeda

Payton Environmental Society (PES) is a club dedicated to keeping students up to date on environmental issues and policies in an effort to make the Payton community more environmentally conscious. During enrichment, the leaders will give a lecture on a particular environmental concern such as fast fashion, greenwashing, or food waste. We also present films suggested by members ranging from exposés revealing the truth behind corporations to animated movies that encourage love for the environment. 

Apart from discussing environmentalism, PES also organizes events and activities to promote sustainability in the Payton community. One of our most well-known initiatives was the school-wide clothing swap, where students were able to browse through donated racks of clothing and take clothes for free. Any leftover clothes were either donated or upcycled. Thanks to our members' efforts, we were able to give a second life to many clothes that would have otherwise ended up in landfills, further contributing to the issue of textile waste. 

When: Tuesday Enrichments 322

Join: Show up! (Level 2)

Leader:  Luke Wang - LHWang1@cps.edu, Olivia Prowse - OCProwse@cps.edu, June Lamb - JLamb3@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Ms. Barge

Achievements: We hosted the Seasonal Clothing Swap.

Leader:  Anthony Arena - aarena1@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Mr. Aaron Weiss

Leader:  Brennan Froning - bfroning@cps.edu, Alessandro Gameros Ramos - agamerosram@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Ms. Jacqueline Barge