By Noah Oquendo – Staff Reporter

At Jonathan Law, a group of passionate students is making waves with their Environmental Club, dedicated to fostering sustainability and awareness within their community. 

With innovative projects ranging from recycling initiatives to local clean-up days, the club aims to inspire fellow students and residents to take actionable steps toward a greener future. Driven by their love for the planet, these young advocates are not just dreaming of change, they’re creating it.

“The Environmental Club takes care of the native pollinator garden around the flagpole and raises vegetables and native perennials for an annual sale to faculty and staff in late spring,” Advisor Mrs. Bouchard said. “We’ve also run cleanups around the school campus, and are currently trying to figure out how to begin a school composting program”  

To educate members about environmental issues, they first decide what they want to learn about. In the past, they’ve had visitors attend meetings to teach them about topics like recycling and eliminating styrofoam.

“I guess we’ve been thinking about making flowers,“ Senior Treasurer Deepika Chitirala said. “We’ve also maintained a garden.”

The club is currently focused on learning about composting of food waste.

“The Environmental Club at this school currently often focuses on composting,” Senior Task Manager Xiomara Esquiuel said.

The club has designated leadership roles with their current officers, but any student in the club is encouraged to take the lead on a project if they’re interested.

“If you join this year, you’ll have more opportunities next year,” Senior Secretary Sakshi Mehta said.

Previously, the club collaborated with the city’s natural resources director on various projects, including the native perennial flower garden around the flagpole, which was funded by a grant from the Milford Environmental Protection Initiative.

“Okay so with our school community we’ve maintained the flagpole and the gardens around our school,”  Senior President Sana Joshi said. “And for Milford in itself, we go for Earth Day and we were just at the Milford Green and talked to a bunch of people for a socializing event.”