Mankato West team in the news

Representative Tim Walz visited Mankato West High School to talk to the students about energy and the environment. (Photo courtesy Eric Koser, Mankato West YES! Coach) Representative Tim Walz visited Mankato West High School recently to talk about energy and the environment. He also got to hear from some YES! students about the great work they are doing to eradicate polystyrene trays from their school cafeteria.  The Mankato West YES! students have... [Read More...]

Guest Post: Mankato West YES! Team Reflects on YES! Fall Summit

This guest blog post is brought to you by the Mankato West High School YES! Team. Students from the Mankato West YES! Team at the Fall Summit in Redwood Falls, October 31, 2012 Last week, the Mankato West YES! (Youth Energy Summit) team attended the YES! Fall Summit in Redwood Falls. The mission of YES! is to empower youth to partner with their community to create economic and environmental vitality through hands-on learning and team-based projects.... [Read More...]

Measuring Their Success

An electrician installs parts of their metering system The Mankato West YES! Team, winners of the YES! Grand Prize Award, has been working hard.  The main goal of their YES! team this year was to install a real-time monitor of the electrical-consumption of their school and display this information publicly. The components necessary for this monitoring system were just installed and the team is now able to collect data on the electrical usage of one-third... [Read More...]