Rain or shine this Saturday, Yuba Environmental Science (YES) Charter Academy invites the public to celebrate the 2025 Earth Day theme, Our Power, Our Planet under the new solar structure at their Yuba Foothills campus. In the spirit of the theme, YES will host a ribbon cutting for their new solar structure, EV charging stations, and electric bus. The festivities include family friendly music, nature art, nature walk, student projects, food and fun.Each class will showcase their project based learning. Three examples are the first grade, third grade, and seventh grade hands on projects.Connie Murtaugh’s first grade students were guided by the question, “How can we support endangered pollinators and their habitats?” They helped plant 500 milkweed to create the Yuba Foothills Monarch Waystation along with SayLove, the Yuba County Resource Conservation District and others. Students will demonstrate the role of milkweed in the monarch life cycle, provide maps for self guided tours of the Yuba Foothills Monarch Waystation, and offer gallon sized milkweed starts by donation.
Samira Jahani’s third grade students were guided by the question, “How did California native people live sustainably for ten thousand years?” They will demonstrate what they learned about the basket making culture of California’s native people, invite visitors to try their hand at basketry, and display the baskets they made.
James Brandt’s seventh grade students were guided by the question, “How can we learn to live in a fire adapted landscape?” They will share what they learned about fire science, demonstrate the fire triangle, and invite visitors to make S’mores.
The YES art teacher, Allison Leininger, will host a gallery of student nature art. Local nature photographer, Eli Jenkins, will host an immersive experience of his work that includes still photography, video, and sound.
YES farmer, Juan Jose Domingo, will host garden tours and offer garden plants by donation.
YES fourth grade teacher, Margaret Campbell, will host a Scholastic Book Fair. Proceeds from the book fair will support YES classroom libraries.
Siobhan Searl, YES high school counselor, will announce the winners of the YES high school ePortfolio competition. The three top students will be awarded gift certificates for their accomplishments. She will be on hand to share information about YES high school career technical education pathways and internships. High school students will display information on their college field trips and college research.
Local food and drink will be available from Jose and Virginia Reynoso and their food truck Mi Ranchito Restaurant and Taco Truck, from Sarai Gonzalez and her food and drink pop up Quenchies & Munchies, and from Rob Laliberte and his food and drink pop up, Coffee and Flowers.
What: Earth Day 2025 Celebration
When: Saturday, May 3, 2025 from 10-2
Where: 9841 Texas Hill Road, Oregon House
More Information:
https://yescharteracademy.org/news-and-events/YES Charter Academy is a free, public school serving TK-12 students in the Yuba Foothills. The school provides bussing throughout Yuba County.
Photo: Mikela Amaral, YES bus driver, and Debbie Campbell, YES business administrator in front of the YES electric bus. Photo credit, Louise Miller
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