Sustainable Lexington Youth

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