Sustainable Lexington Youth (SustainabLY) is a subcommittee of the Sustainable Lexington Committee (SLC).
The intention of this subcommittee is for Lexington’s youth to have a voice in the Town’s efforts to address climate change, resilience, and adaptation. As teens have the largest stake in the outcome of these efforts, it is fitting that they have a direct line of communication to express concerns, share ideas, and develop their own recommendations to the SLC and subsequently to the Select Board and Town Meeting.
Goals
- Assist the Town in educating youth about climate change, including ways that they can take action, and encourage their families to do so as well.
- Work with the schools to advocate for climate change and sustainability education and activities to be incorporated into the curriculum
- Identify Town projects that students can assist with
- Make recommendations to SLC in a non-binding and non-voting capacity
- Other items as determined with the committee and student representatives
Current Members
- Atreyi Basu (SLC Liaison), LHS Senior
- Dora Liao (SLC Liaison), LHS Senior
- David Zhao, LHS Senior
- Haynes Porter, LHS Senior
- Swati Sriram, LHS Senior
- Avni Rathi, LHS Junior
- Nishanth Veeragandham, LHS Junior
- Roger Li, LHS Junior
- Sophie Shaw, LHS Junior
- Tamar Machaidze, LHS Junior
- Yolanda Huang, LHS Junior
- Rahini Konakanchi, LHS Sophomore