By Lisa Vernon-Sparks For many, Ivy Day, held a week before the high school's commencement, is the most significant farewell event.

By Lisa Vernon-Sparks EAST GREENWICH -- Samuel Adams Greene was never particularly interested in recycling, global warming or, for that matter, the environment. The East Greenwich High School senior thought some of the hoopla was propaganda. Helping to keep the earth green didn't concern him.

By Lisa Vernon-Sparks; Journal Staff Writer EAST GREENWICH - Greta Hunziker is very concerned about her environment.

The following article was submitted by Suzanne McGee Cienki, chairwoman of the East Greenwich School Committee; Schools Supt. Charles E. Meyers, and John "Jay" Gowell Jr., chairman of the Facilities Committee.

By Lisa Vernon-Sparks; Journal Staff Writer EAST GREENWICH - When biology teacher Nicholas Rath decided to take his ninth-grade class on a field trip to teach them how to preserve the environment, he didn't just take them on a simple nature walk or on a trip to a recycling center.