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News & Announcements » Environmental Science Club Wins $25,000 in DWP "Heroes for Zero" Contest

Environmental Science Club Wins $25,000 in DWP "Heroes for Zero" Contest

The after-school Environmental Science Club, led by Ms. Garret, won the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's conservation contest (middle school category) and $25,000 for their composting project called "Know Before You Throw."

Congratulations to the students who planned, implemented, and presented the project: Jasmine Argueta, Daphne Sierou Eldredge, Nico Munoz Giottonini, Zipo Gonzalez, Henry Leckart, Lu Lipmen, Arva Parikh, Abby Rison, and Ela Veli!

This project, and Lu Lipmen's "Effects of AI" project, are both finalists in the Magenta House Expo contest, with winners to be announced in the Fall.

Environmental Science Club

Published June 10, 2026 Print

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