Earth Day, the Rambler Way

Loyola's annual Earth Day Fair, hosted by Student Council, brought the East Gym to life on Wednesday, April 23. This year's event invited Ramblers to explore fresh ideas and creative solutions to today's environmental challenges. Students, faculty, and staff enjoyed hands-on projects, entertaining skits by classmates, and a variety of interactive exhibits.
Philosophy Club returned with their "Environmental Therapy Booth" (a parody of Lucy Van Pelt's "Psychiatry Booth" from Peanuts). Women in STEAM created a fun game for Ramblers to practice sorting items into recycling, composting, or trash. SAVE—a cocurricular dedicated to raising environmental awareness within the Loyola community—laid out a range of climate pledges for Ramblers to take in honor of Earth Day. Ramblers taking Ignatian Service Learning courses flexed their environmental science expertise and surveyed students about native plant gardens. A student in Native American Literature also presented their capstone project to the community.

Additionally, Student Council offered a variety of activities for students, including turning t-shirts into tote bags, decorating rocks with pressed flowers, decorating a pot and planting a seed, creating a card, and making a climate change pledge. Students earned a free "dirt cup," made with pudding, Oreos, and gummy worms, for participation in five Earth Day Fair activities.

The Earth Day Fair has become a meaningful spring tradition at Loyola, reflecting the Academy's Jesuit values. In his encyclical Laudato Si', the late Pope Francis calls on us to care for our common home and protect God's creation as an act of faith—an invitation that resonates deeply within our community.

Loyola Academy continues to embrace sustainability through various green initiatives, including composting efforts and the installation of two ChargePoint CT4020 electric vehicle charging stations.
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