Student Projects Implemented starting 2014

Dayton High School Composters

Raquel W in her junior year at Dayton High School created an engaging well thought out PSA  for composting with the support of her teacher Aspen Childers. She supported her work with data about how the composters could be used in support of the culinary program and garden at Dayton High. Her hard work was awarded two 45 gallon composters that allow for the students to enrich the soil that helps their garden flourish!

Dilworth Middle School Home LED Lighting

As a 7th-grade student in Ileah Kirchoff’s Dilworth Middle School class, Isai M completed a home audit of his lighting and created a proposal to have his miscellaneous bulbs updated with LEDs. Each year the LED lights will save his household  223  kWh and $27. They reduced their home’s annual carbon dioxide emissions by 356 pounds!

Carson Middle School Solar Window Film

In Michelle Hollis’s class at Carson Middle School a group of students proposed to have solar screens installed in the STEM hall for temperature management as well as student and teacher comfort. Sun King Window Tinting Services completed the project while involving students. The solar screens will save Carson Middle School on their cooling costs.

Dayton Elementary School Home LED Lighting

Our first home proposal! Deja A  from Dayton Elementary School in Karon Dutcher’s 5th-grade class completed a home audit of the lighting in her house while on distance learning. She created a proposal to have her miscellaneous bulbs updated with LED’s. We were so impressed with her tenacity to complete this project. The LED lights will save her household  1,471  kWh and $125 each year. They reduced their home’s annual carbon dioxide emissions by 2,298 pounds!

SCHOOL:
GM Heritage Homeschool:
Churchill Middle School:
Vaughn Middle school:
Pyramid Lake Jr/Sr High School:

ENERGY SAVINGS/YR. | $ SAVINGS/YR.
kWh 14,374  | $1,509
kWh: 28,270 | $2,968
kWh: 117,620 | $12,350
kWh: 64,798 | $6,804 — *Plus an estimated $3,000 NV Energy Smart Schools Rebate as well!

   Projected Savings/year 

• kWh: 88,804
• Cost: $8,436 
• CO2e: 62.9 metric tons
• ROI:    28.4 Months

Pyramid Lake Jr.Sr School 

Project ReCharge students took what they learned throughout the year and created a whole school LED retrofit proposal which was funded and implemented in the summer of 2020.  This student-driven project now saves the school over $4,400 in energy costs. The rebate of $4,400 from NV Energy will be used to help support future student projects.

Wooster High School

Students from Mr. Coli’s Energy Technologies CTE class performed lighting audits and data analysis on lighting upgrade options during the 2017-18 school year program.  By the end of August, over 850 fixtures throughout the school were replaced with more efficient LEDs. Total savings: $72,020 and a reduction in the school’s annual CO₂ emissions by over 467,000 lbs!

Dilworth STEM Academy

This project helped replace over 400 fixtures with energy-efficient LED lights. The Dilworth STEM Academy was able to save 129,000 kWh, $16,770 in energy costs, and reduce 108,747lbs of carbon dioxide emissions.

North Valleys High School

Mrs. Varner’s Physical Science Class and STEM Guest speaker Andy Dumond from CLEAResult worked on this energy savings proposal for North Valleys High School.  Exterior wall packs were installed in August 2017.  Eighty-two (82) 40W wall packs were installed with 18W LEDs.  Total savings: 7,772 kWh or $1,010 (.13/kWh), 6,551 lbs of CO₂ reduced (.843lbs/kWh) and a $388 rebate from NV Energy went back to WCSD.

Dilworth STEM Academy

Multiple student groups from multiple classes focused on lighting.  WCSD had funding for the hallways, office and cafeteria. Completed in October 2016, 449 lamps were converted from 32W FL to 15W LED. Total saving: 33,501 kWh or $4,355 and 28,241 lbs of CO₂ reduced (.843lbs/kWh) and $1,675 rebate back to WCSD.

Mendive Middle School

Multiple groups from multiple classes focused on lighting. WCSD had funding for the library and the project was completed in October 2016. (451) 32W FL lamps were replaced with (369) 15W LED lamps. Total savings: 20,379 kWh or $2,649 and 17,179 lbs of CO₂ (.843lbs/kWh) was reduced.  A $1,018 rebate was given back to WCSD by NV Energy.

• Mendive M.S. PSA – 2015

Dayton High School Composters

Raquel W in her junior year at Dayton High School created an engaging well thought out PSA  for composting with the support of her teacher Aspen Childers. She supported her work with data about how the composters could be used in support of the culinary program and garden at Dayton High. Her hard work was awarded two 45 gallon composters that allow for the students to enrich the soil that helps their garden flourish!

Dilworth Middle School Home LED Lighting

As a 7th-grade student in Ileah Kirchoff’s Dilworth Middle School class, Isai M completed a home audit of his lighting and created a proposal to have his miscellaneous bulbs updated with LEDs. Each year the LED lights will save his household  223  kWh and $27. They reduced their home’s annual carbon dioxide emissions by 356 pounds!

Carson Middle School Solar Window Film

In Michelle Hollis’s class at Carson Middle School a group of students proposed to have solar screens installed in the STEM hall for temperature management as well as student and teacher comfort. Sun King Window Tinting Services completed the project while involving students. The solar screens will save Carson Middle School on their cooling costs.

Dayton Elementary School Home LED Lighting

Our first home proposal! Deja A  from Dayton Elementary School in Karon Dutcher’s 5th-grade class completed a home audit of the lighting in her house while on distance learning. She created a proposal to have her miscellaneous bulbs updated with LED’s. We were so impressed with her tenacity to complete this project. The LED lights will save her household  1,471  kWh and $125 each year. They reduced their home’s annual carbon dioxide emissions by 2,298 pounds!

SCHOOL:
GM Heritage Homeschool:
Churchill Middle School:
Vaughn Middle school:
Pyramid Lake Jr/Sr High School:

ENERGY SAVINGS/YR. | $ SAVINGS/YR.
kWh 14,374  | $1,509
kWh: 28,270 | $2,968
kWh: 117,620 | $12,350
kWh: 64,798 | $6,804 — *Plus an estimated $3,000 NV Energy Smart Schools Rebate as well!

   Projected Savings/year 

• kWh: 88,804
• Cost: $8,436 
• CO2e: 62.9 metric tons
• ROI:    28.4 Months

Pyramid Lake Jr.Sr School 

Project ReCharge students took what they learned throughout the year and created a whole school LED retrofit proposal which was funded and implemented in the summer of 2020.  This student-driven project now saves the school over $4,400 in energy costs. The rebate of $4,400 from NV Energy will be used to help support future student projects.

Wooster High School

Students from Mr. Coli’s Energy Technologies CTE class performed lighting audits and data analysis on lighting upgrade options during the 2017-18 school year program.  By the end of August, over 850 fixtures throughout the school were replaced with more efficient LEDs. Total savings: $72,020 and a reduction in the school’s annual CO₂ emissions by over 467,000 lbs!

Dilworth STEM Academy

This project helped replace over 400 fixtures with energy-efficient LED lights. The Dilworth STEM Academy was able to save 129,000 kWh, $16,770 in energy costs, and reduce 108,747lbs of carbon dioxide emissions.

North Valleys High School

Mrs. Varner’s Physical Science Class and STEM Guest speaker Andy Dumond from CLEAResult worked on this energy savings proposal for North Valleys High School.  Exterior wall packs were installed in August 2017.  Eighty-two (82) 40W wall packs were installed with 18W LEDs.  Total savings: 7,772 kWh or $1,010 (.13/kWh), 6,551 lbs of CO₂ reduced (.843lbs/kWh) and a $388 rebate from NV Energy went back to WCSD.

Dilworth STEM Academy

Multiple student groups from multiple classes focused on lighting.  WCSD had funding for the hallways, office and cafeteria. Completed in October 2016, 449 lamps were converted from 32W FL to 15W LED. Total saving: 33,501 kWh or $4,355 and 28,241 lbs of CO₂ reduced (.843lbs/kWh) and $1,675 rebate back to WCSD.

Mendive Middle School

Multiple groups from multiple classes focused on lighting. WCSD had funding for the library and the project was completed in October 2016. (451) 32W FL lamps were replaced with (369) 15W LED lamps. Total savings: 20,379 kWh or $2,649 and 17,179 lbs of CO₂ (.843lbs/kWh) was reduced.  A $1,018 rebate was given back to WCSD by NV Energy.

• Mendive M.S. PSA – 2015