Out of the trash Out of the trash (June 16, 2004)

Walter Hays students first-graders turn garbage into gold

photos by Don Feria

After collecting trash for weeks, first graders at Walter Hays Elementary School participated in a fun-filled Recycling Olympics last Thursday. The event included such games as "water bottle bowling," "teetering trash," "newspaper recycling toss," "tin can knock-off," "bottle cap drop" and "paper airplane hanger throw." The students also made musical instruments out of paper towel tubes and toothpicks.

Amanda Shorin concentrates on her "rain pipe," a musical instrument made out of recyclables.

From left, Harrison Dwight, Elizabeth Chun, Juliet Neuman and Kevin Mullin make good use of recycled products.

From left, Peter Son, Anna Dieck, Harrison Dwight and Owen Staiger wait in line to try their hands at the paper airplane hanger throw.

Jack Stephenson takes his turn at the newspaper toss, one of the events at Walter Hays' Recycling Olympics last Thursday.

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