BY CHRISTOPH CIURLIONIS ‘16
Most clubs at Ignatius don’t participate in national competitions or acquire huge cash prizes, but the Hydroponics Club is currently in the final round of a country-wide contest after beating thousands of teams from schools across the country. “The purpose of the competition is to challenge teams to create an individual action plan that shows potential environmental reach beyond our community,” says Hunter Jarosz ‘16. The group has high aspirations for their final project. “Our goal for the final project is to spread the word about the advantages of collecting water in rain barrels in order to conserve water and help the environment.” says Jarosz.
Prior to the final stage of the competition, each member of the hydroponics club received a generous fourteen hundred dollars, with the club itself receiving a two thousand dollar cash prize. In addition to this, one thousand dollars was awarded to Mr. Emancipator, the club’s moderator. As for what they will do with the prize money, Mitchell Jarosz ‘18 stated, “We wish to expand our current hydroponic systems and possibly invest in a field trip with the money that was designated to the club.”
The recent great accomplishments of our own Hydroponics Club shows that hard work and excellence can be found within any club at Saint Ignatius.
