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<br /> <br />011112,: , <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />-. <br /> <br />. ;-- . <br />~J8> <br />..... - . l' <br />~ . ......<1r <br />~~~. <br /> <br />Stlldent. m Donna w.n:t'. fourtlt-gradfl cln. at A.pen Elemenhry School InllMlCt light <br />bulbs. faueetl at\d other _rgy<on..rvInJ Cadgets .I, p<lrt of an energy emclenc:y cia... <br />Left to right. Katie Hoffmaster, G.briel1. Loeb. Tracl Young. Juon Fuller, Tara Walker and <br />J.en. Durnnee. o.von Meyen. photo. <br /> <br />'High-energy' students <br />light pathway to future <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />By Robert Ward <br />As~n Time! SlaR W"ler <br />lJndsay L=dis used 10 read books under the <br />ligbl of 1.0 incandesttnl bulb in her bedroom. but <br />sbe recently switched to an energy-<:Ol1serving <br />.compact fluorescen'" bulb Ihal sbe lcuoed. <br />aboul in school. <br />-It's 18 wallS and as bright as I. tOO_will <br />bulb," she said other new reading ligbt. <br />David Rodman counted all the ilK:llodescenl <br />bulb!; in h~ ho~ as part of an "energy audil." <br />l.jkehi5c1assrnalc Lindsay, the ll}.Yeal-<lldRod- <br />lIWl now enjoys reading by the glow of I com. <br />pact fll,lOrescnll bulb, but he ~ys his parenlS Ire <br />still splil 00 the idea. <br />"llbin" my mom wants to put in the new <br />bulbs, but my did is slill convinced-they look <br />liktlht?!lesinthehospllal.-be~id. <br /> <br />Energy <br /> <br />, , . <br />David and Un&ai, founb-gnders ai Aspen <br />Elementary ScbooI. ale fWO of nearly SO young. <br />Sitts in a piiot program {lO waler and energy effi. <br />ciency. The special light bulb came 10 them, <br />along wllh olher tools aod maleria!$. as pan of a <br />-uuniog to Be Waler-Wise and Energ)'-Effi- <br />denIM study program crealed by Ihe National <br />Energy Foundatioo in Sall Lake Ciry. <br />Students in the program bave tested the <br />faucets and shower huds: in their bomes.. and In <br />many cases have installed rqllacement compo- <br />nents that COD5Crve watet They're lC2fning also <br />about the heating and cooling systems in their <br />oomes. Ind how 10 make that equipmenl mnre <br />economical. <br />-What'SDulislbeyb.3vethe!oClritsandt:1D <br />IClU3lly take borne the components and insllll <br />.S-~o..~10 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />.('OIrtiII.-.lJfltflp6,.1 <br />them In their homes. M ~Id leadlet' Donn.a Ward. <br />Thumbing through I .....orkbook that comes WIth <br />lhe program P3Ckage. Ward points to word pmes <br />and malhemalleal puuJes thai help pupils under- <br />surWthemalerUJ. <br />'"'This rully does tHe in re3ding and wnting .and <br />mathand~ence..-shes:aid.-It'sreally.multJ-dis- <br />cplinaryprogram.. . <br />Tc:acher bne Harmon nnpnasizes thai the devICeS <br />included III the kits ;ue rQ\, and work perfcr:tly in <br />homes with standard plumbing components. That <br />makes the exerci5e!; more luthe!tllC fot lhe sruden~. <br />-This is 001 jusI kiddie sluff.- Hlnnon uld, <br />pDlon!}g out a low.fIew ~goL -~'&nder.; hate <br />kiddIe sruff. They wantlbe rQ\ thing. <br />The IulS come In cardboard boxes and include <br />several plumblog and lig.hung devices..u well u <br />ponied infonnaoon about conservatloo Uld helpful <br />itemS such u loilel_lc:akdelec1Ofublets.. <br />Ten-ven-old Katie Hoffmuter particullrl)' <br />mJovcd'thela\'llets, <br /> <br />MYou'd put il in the lOilel wtlen It was fhwl1ng.. <br />she said. Mand if it turned blue you had a leak. ~ <br />Sbe dropped the tablets in the WTtXIgpl3Ce and <br />botched tbe c.xpenmntt" bul enjoyed lhe 51ght of the <br />-dyedloilcl-anYWlY. <br />On this particular day, the $Ndcn1S were wnttDg <br />-thanIt vou.~ lene~ to the Ol'ganinliOnS thaI funded <br />the conServ.tioo CWTicuIum: The Commumry Office <br />for Resource Efficu:fICV, Holv Cross E\c:c1ric ~- <br />ation. Rockv Mounllin Nllllnol Gn, the Cit)' of <br />Aspen. Pitkin Count)' .and lbe Town of snowmus <br />Village. <br />Sludent :-Jale W3!la wrole -My dad lold me he <br />would give me lbe money we sa\rC from ""Iler and <br />energy cortS<Crvation. lbanks agatn.~ . . <br />JOl'llthan King ....'tOte thai -My bvonte uuog was <br />the sbowerhcad\'lccause il IUoCdl lot 1css.....lCfand I <br />still gcljust as....e.t.. <br />Randy Udall of CORE ~id the !tits cost aboul <br />SSO per studeot" makJng for 3 tolal investment of <br />S:'5OO. U the pilot prognm proves sueees!iful. the <br />school di'lmCl may ex:pand the proll;mD. <br /> <br />'" <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />g- :ill <br />== <br />~ <br />II=- <br />~ <br />--.:II <br />~ <br /> <br />z <br />o <br /> <br />'" <br /> <br />7 <br />'" <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />.. <br />.~ . <br />. .. <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />~ <br />;; <br />. <br /> <br />-- <br />.... <br /> <br />,. . <br />- ~. <br />'~ _..:,:-~::.. , . <br />. . <br />.' -, <br /> <br />It':II <br />~ <br />