Congratulations to the 63 schools who were named recipients of the 2012-2013 Sustainable School Recognition Award:

Alanton Elementary

Arrowhead Elementary

Bayside Elementary

Brookwood Elementary

Centerville Elementary

Christopher Farms Elementary

College Park Elementary

W.T. Cooke Elementary

Corporate Landing Elementary

Creeds Elementary

Fairfield Elementary

Glenwood Elementary

Green Run Elementary

Hermitage Elementary

John B. Dey Elementary

Kempsville Elementary

King’s Grant Elementary

Kingston Elementary

Linkhorn Park Elementary

Lynnhaven Elementary

New Castle Elementary

North Landing Elementary

Ocean Lakes Elementary

Old Donation Elementary

Parkway Elementary

Pembroke Elementary

Pembroke Meadows Elementary

Princess Anne Elementary

Providence Elementary

Red Mill Elementary

Salem Elementary

Seatack Elementary

Shelton Park Elementary

Strawbridge Elementary

Tallwood Elementary

Thalia Elementary

Thoroughgood Elementary

Three Oaks Elementary

Trantwood Elementary

Windsor Oaks Elementary

Windsor Woods Elementary

Woodstock Elementary

Bayside Middle

Brandon Middle

Corporate Landing Middle

Great Neck Middle

Kemps Landing Magnet

Kempsville Middle

Landstown Middle

Lynnhaven Middle

Plaza Middle

Princess Anne Middle

Salem Middle

Virginia Beach Middle

Bayside High

Cox High

First Colonial High

Kellam High

Kempsville High

Landstown High

Ocean Lakes High

Tallwood High

Renaissance Academy

These awards are given to honor individual schools for their efforts in promoting sustainability initiatives. Specifically, these schools had to have participated in at least three initiatives, including having a cell phone recycling program, an active environmental club, an outdoor teaching garden, a school policy which defaults printers to two-sided printing, or been designated a Pearl School or River Star School. Schools also could provide examples of how sustainability is integrated into the curriculum.

Congratulations to all this year’s award winners.