The Ambassadors youth leadership program, facilitated by Austin Voices youth program director Gabriel Estrada, presented to a community luncheon at Eastside Memorial High School on efforts by their school to become a recognized “Eco School” by the National Wildlife Foundation and Keep Austin Beautiful. Students presented for 45 minutes on their efforts and led a tour of the campus, including community gardens and other sustainability projects. Isaac Reyes, a senior at Eastside Memorial, led the presentation with Alex Delagarza, also a senior. The students are also developing an alliance with the Austin Sierra Club, which has recently offered an Environmental Leadership Scholarship.
For more information about how you can support this effort at Eastside Memorial, contact Gabriel Estrada at gestrada@austinvoices.org.