Virginia HR 545: Commending Franklin Sherman Elementary School.

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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I

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HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 545 

Commending Franklin Sherman Elementary School. 

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Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 25, 2021 

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WHEREAS, Franklin Sherman Elementary School in McLean, the 
recipient of two Eco-Schools USA Green Flag Awards, maintained its commitment 
to good stewardship of the environment during the COVID-19 pandemic; and

WHEREAS, the Eco-Schools USA program is administered by the 
National Wildlife Federation and recognizes schools that combine research-based 
curricula with effective, environmentally sound management of school grounds to 
create a unique learning experience; Franklin Sherman Elementary School won the 
award in 2012 and 2017; and

WHEREAS, students in every grade level at Franklin Sherman 
Elementary School participate in the program, and faculty and staff members 
receive regular training on how to best implement green strategies and educate 
students on environmental issues; and 

WHEREAS, Franklin Sherman Elementary School has promoted waste 
reduction and energy management, built and maintained habitats for wildlife, 
and produced vegetables for the community from raised garden beds; the school 
donates unused food from the cafeteria to a food bank; and

WHEREAS, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Franklin Sherman 
Elementary School worked with a student at Northern Virginia Community College 
to ensure that the school�s eight raised garden beds were well-tended in the 
summer, with local families and school staff members harvesting produce in the 
fall; and 

WHEREAS, members of Franklin Sherman Elementary School�s 
parent-teacher association coordinated a local Cub Scout troop and eight local 
families to clean and mulch the school�s garden beds to prepare for new crops 
in spring 2021, which the school plans to donate to the food bank Share of 
McLean; now, therefore, be it 

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Franklin Sherman 
Elementary School, a two-time winner of the Eco-Schools USA Green Flag Award, 
hereby be commended for its ongoing work to protect and preserve the 
Commonwealth�s valuable natural resources; and, be it 

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates 
prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Franklin Sherman 
Elementary School as an expression of the House of Delegates� admiration for 
the school�s commitment to community service and good stewardship of the 
environment.