The Environmental Club is back, and its leaders expect it to be better than ever. It will be led by Jackson Magnus ‘26 and Lucas Smith ‘26 and already has 15 members.

Lucas and Jackson have a deep love for the environment. Due to their sport, skiing, they are in a position where they must care for their environment and make sure to not contribute to effects like global warming and littering. They are both disappointed with the state of the world right now, and they hope to stop the frequently dwindling winters.

Jackson was inspired by former Northwood faculty member Ms. Kelly Carter, who used to run the environmental club when he was a freshman (2022-2023). During his sophomore year, he wanted to restart the club, but he was too busy. This year, because of a broken leg, he will be less busy with big ski trips during the start of the school year.

Lucas went to 4 different schools before Northwood, and at his third school, he and his friends started up an environmental club. His first year at Northwood, there was no environmental club, so he was disappointed, which is what inspired him to restart it.

They have plans for a big speaker to come in and talk about the movie he directed about how climate change has affected skiing. They also have plans to have trash clean-up days throughout the year. CARE advisor Ms. Lisa Wint is going to help them promote their group plan and get people to recycle here at school. They will then exchange those bottles for money and give them away to the school.