We are a group of students at Roseville Area High School (RAHS) who encourage specific action to combat the climate crisis. We are a part of RAHS Progressives, another student group, and were founded off of the work that RAHS Progressives started with their Walkout For Climate Progress on March 25, 2022. Our goals are to continue to push our city and school district to pursue our walkout demands, as well as push for action on the state and national level. 

Affiliated School: Roseville Area High School

Type of Club: Unofficial School Club or Group 

Contact: Chiara Carignan

Email: rahsforclimate.action@gmail.com

Related MN GreenStep Best Practices Areas: 

0.     Organizational Leadership

1. Green Team: Participating districts and schools form a green team made up diverse roles and stakeholders., 2. GreenStep School Resolution: The district passes a resolution to participate in GreenStep, signed by particpating schools., 5. Green School Strategic Plan: District/School creates a strategic plan and reviews it annually. 

1.     Reduced Environmental Impact and Costs

1. Energy Efficiency: District/School has very little wasted energy., 2. Renewable Energy: District/School uses renewable energy such as solar panels., 3. Waste Reduction: District/School has very little solid waste and recycles a variety of materials., 12. Climate Mitigation and Planning: District/School has assessed their greenhouse gas emissions, planned for their reduction, and is taking action toward that goal. 

2.     Improved Health and Wellness

8. Sustainable Food: District/School purchases food with green features such as organic, fair trade, or locally grown. 

3.     Effective Environmental and Sustainability Education

3.4. Environmental Career Preparation: The curriculum connects to environmental career readiness. [All green clubs develop youth leadership skills to contribute to progress in this best practice.]

Additional Detail:

We are a group of students at Roseville Area High School (RAHS) who encourage specific action to combat the climate crisis. We are a part of RAHS Progressives, another student group, and were founded off of the work that RAHS Progressives started with their Walkout For Climate Progress on March 25, 2022. Since many of the members of RAHS Progressives are passionate about climate justice, we decided to start a separate subgroup this year to focus solely on climate. Our goal is to continue to push our district and city to pursue our walkout demands. We hope to take action on a larger scale this year as well, through advocating for state and national action. We plan to organize another school strike as part of the Fridays For Future international school climate strike day on September 23, 2022. Once the school year begins, we will seek feedback from our members in order to determine what initiatives we want to work on this year, and we look forward to continuing to collaborate with other organizations through the year.