Nicodemus Wilderness Project -- Global Registry of Apprentice Ecologists

I wasnâ€™t always a fan of the environment, but I have always been a fan of Lizzie McGuire, and there was an episode in which she was on a mission to save the world as she cut up plastic so dolphins wouldnâ€™t be trapped in it, and separated the trash from the recyclables. It was in that instant that I became an environmental activist.
It was my first day of high school, and something felt off. I wouldnâ€™t realize what was missing until club day, when I realized that the line of club booths in the front of the school did not include an environmental club. It was that same day that I found that the only recycling receptacle was the huge, newspaper-only trash bin in front school. This discovery did not settle very well with me, and it was then that I new that I must make Lizzie, and I began to jump through the hoops that were necessary to create an environmental club at my high school.
That was four years ago. I can now boast of an environmentally conscious club that recycles, collects rainwater, educates the students and faculty of how to â€œbe greenâ€, hosts annual school clean-upâ€™s, and knows exactly how to celebrate Earth Day properly- by sporting the club tee-shirts, planting a tree, and giving out free granola bars.
The beginning, as always, was filled with embarrassing moments, hardships, and those instances when the reaction of the school made me wonder if this club was even worth it- if I should just stick with saving the planet on my own. But as Lizzie and I both learned, you canâ€™t save the planet on your own. It took a touch longer for me to convince the student body that throwing away plastic bottles in the green trash can that was right next to the regular trash can was not a large requirement of energy than it did Lizzie, but I managed to get through it.
I now leave the legacy to my four brothers, for I must journey onto college, but I do have the hopes to be a part of the environmental club there, and nothing excited me more.