By Sharai, Kimberley, Cami, MaryAnd Jackie

Operation Clean-Up

Our MissionOur Mission is to increase awareness about the

environment at Cabrillo High school.

Our first proposal : Litter FreeAt first we planned to make the campus cleaner. However,

due to the data we received from the interviews in this enclosed video, we changed our proposal to a celebration of Earth Week.

New ProposalWe decided to try a different cause.We chose to raise awareness in the environment by

promoting Earth Week. We collected clothes from individuals and classrooms by

placing boxes in buildings. We wanted to see if students and teachers would participate.

The clothes received help the women's shelter in Long Beach. The data will give us information about how aware Cabrillo inhabitants are in regards to the environment and people in the community.

What the boxes look like

What We Did We talked to people with high authority at the campus.We talked to the Green Group and Ms. Lisa Harris,

Environmental Specialist for the city of Long Beach, who gave us the boxes for the old clothes we will donate to the women’s shelter.

We made posters and placed the boxes in offices and other classrooms to collect data on the amount of clothes collected in each box.

Surprisingly, classrooms donated more than offices. Therefore, we can conclude that students are more cooperative.

DataClassrooms had 70% more clothes than the boxes placed in

the office before the announcements were made.We looked at each box to determine how full or empty they

were.The data received was stunning due to the expectations that

the staff would support us more than the classrooms.

Data ContinuedAccordingly, the number of clothes within the boxes can also

determine the teacher’s interest, as some did not attempt to announce it and received 0% of clothes.

We placed the boxes in classrooms with teachers who have different personalities in order to see how they participated in donations.

Locations of Boxes and Final DataMs. Montooth 20%Ms. Pope 15%Mr. Zeeman 0% Ms. Danger 15%Ms. Doten 50%1000 Building 5%100 Building 10%500 Building 1%

Why does this matter?The data received helped us to determine how well students and

teachers participated in our cause and how much they actually cared. Similarly, Mr. Brown pointed out that the issue is philosophical; it is in the interest of the individual that affects participation in safeguarding one’s environment.

Accordingly, the number of clothes within the box also determined the teacher’s interest, as some did not attempt to announce it and received 0% of clothes.

ConclusionIn conclusion, we raised awareness and concluded that in

order to get people to care, they must be encouraged by others to do so.

One of the major factors of our success was the teachers who asked students to donate.

In order to make a difference, everyone (including adults) must believe in the cause and support it hand in hand.