HUNTSVILLE – With a near-overflow crowd at the Jaycee Community Building in John Hunt Park, the Green Ambassador program commended students and teachers across Huntsville for sustainability projects both inside and outside the classroom at an awards ceremony.
Wrapping up its second year, the Green Ambassador program is the educational arm of the City of Huntsville’s Green Team. Student projects ranged from recycling to creating community gardens designed to help feed those in need all while learning more about the wonders of nature and how to care for the earth.
“We are so proud of all of the students for their enthusiasm and eagerness to learn,” Green Ambassador Education Specialist Joel Donelan said. “Their work has been amazing and inspiring, none of which would be possible without the support of teachers and school administrators. We can’t wait to get started again with schools in the fall.”
Awards were presented to students and teachers on elementary, middle and high school levels. More than 30 schools participated in the Green Ambassador program during the 2024-25 academic year.
Donelan also expressed gratitude for the Green Ambassador sponsors: Reworld, the city’s Solid Waste Disposal Authority, Mazda Toyota and Lockheed Martin.
Individuals and schools receiving awards at the ceremony:
Green Leader Award
- Caroline Mulac – Hampton Cove Middle School
Green Leader Award nominees
- Megan Finzel — Holy Spirit Region Catholic School
- Evan Deverapalli — Hampton Cove Middle School
- Johnathan Mullings — Union Chapel Christian Academy
- Jayclee Gilbert — Academy for Science and Foreign Language
- Seth Stephens — Morris Middle School
Green Leader Group Project Awards
- Hampton Cove Elementary: Calvin Morrow, Beckett McKee, Madeline Blackwell, Adeline Sahyouni
- Challenger Elementary: Nora Ward, Charlotte Crochet, Erin Schafer, Lauren Finlen
Award of Artistic Excellence
- Amari Edwards, Academy for Science & Foreign Language
Green Guardians Teacher of the Year
- Elementary School: Danielle Paseur – Chapman Elementary
- Middle/High School: Sarah Mason – New Century Technology High School
High Schools
- 1st place: New Century Technology High School
- 2nd place: Lee High School
- 3rd Place: Grissom High School
Middle Schools
- 1st place: Montessori School of Huntsville
- 2nd place: Morris Middle School
- 3rd place: Chapman Middle School
Elementary Schools
- 1st place: Academy for Science and Foreign Language
- 2nd place: Highlands Elementary school
- 3rd place: Monte Sano Elementary School
Participant Awards
Huntsville High School, Jemison High School, Challenger Middle School, Holy Spirit Regional Catholic School, Hampton Cove Middle School, Rolling Hills Elementary, Ridgecrest Elementary, Chapman Elementary, Williams Elementary, Lakewood Elementary, Providence Elementary, Hampton Cove Elementary, James Dawson Elementary, Farley Elementary, Challenger Elementary, Academy for Academics and Arts Elementary, Union Chapel Christian Academy, McDonnell Elementary, McNair Junior High School, Grace Lutheran School, Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary
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