Once again, Shoreline Water District issued a challenge to the elementary students in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park, this time partnering with the Saving Water Partnership to sponsor the 2nd Annual Fix a Leak Week Challenge.
Pizzas were aplenty at the celebration honoring the school that achieved the highest percent of participation in this year’s Fix a Leak Week Challenge. For the second year in a row, King’s Elementary won the challenge with an impressive 89% school-wide participation rate.
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The purpose of this challenge was two-fold: to raise youth awareness in water conservation, and to demonstrate ways that students can make a difference in their own home.
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Evelyn Huling, Principal for King’s Elementary School, reported how persistent her own granddaughter, a kindergartner at King’s Elementary, was: “Not a day went by that she didn’t ask me if we’d checked our toilets. When we finally did the test, sure enough, our toilet was losing water. I had no idea.” Thanks to her granddaughter’s ongoing coaxing, the Huling’s performed the necessary repairs. “It was so simple, we had it done in a few minutes.”
Given that toilets are the #1 cause of undetected water leaks, and resulting high water bills in the home, these simple tests are a great way to stop money from “going down the drain” for homeowners, businesses, and schools alike! If you would like information on how you can test your own toilet for a leak, please call Shoreline Water District at (206) 362-8100. Thank you again to all who participated!
Congratulations to the Winners:
We would like to once again extend our congratulations to the students of King’s Elementary School for their winning school-wide participation rate! A hearty applause also goes to all of the and recognize the classrooms that had 100% participation, including:
King’s Elementary School:
Ms. Farrell and Ms. Uhrich – Kindergarten
Ms. Dunphy, Ms. Haney and Ms Pilman – First Grade
Ms. Clum and Ms. White – Second Grade
Ms. Bachelor – Third Grade
Ms. Wilson – Fourth Grade
Ms. Farquhar, Ms. Severns and Ms. Walsh – Fifth Grade
Highland Terrace Elementary School:
Ms. Bailey, Ms. Holmes, Ms. Donovan and Ms. Nordwall’s classes
Shoreline Christian School:
3rd and 4th Grade classrooms
Did you know?
Fact #1: Toilets are the #1 cause of undetected water leaks in the home (and resulting high water bills).
Fact #2: The human body is about 75% water, and can only survive 5 to 7 days without it (versus surviving for roughly a month without food).
Fact #3: Every day in the United States, we drink about 110 million gallons of water. This does not count the water used for landscaping, showers, and toilets.
Fact #4: Less than 2% of the earth’s available water supply is fresh water. 97% of it is salt water found in oceans and seas, and 1% of it is frozen.
Fact #5: The cost of water increases every year, due to a variety of factors including ongoing inflation, environmental issues such as protected watersheds and fisheries, and the law of supply and demand.
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