Green Team has taken on a new activity of cleaning up the littered stands after Friday night football games. Students from school go all out in themes and show up to support the football team.

Students and parents can buy anything from hot dogs to candy, to drinks from concession stands and

other booths. This trash usually gets left spread along the stands and walkways. With the excitement of

the night, students often drop their leftovers or leave behind their trash in a hurry to greet the footballers

and friends after the game to congratulate them and take memorable in their themed outfits. With the

amount of students Hudsonville has, the student section is usually jam-packed. A student may think to

themselves: “It's just one wrapper. It's not that big of a deal.” Once they see the aftermath, they could

possibly think again. Not only is there trash from food or drinks bought prior, but there are decorations or

accessories from that night's theme sprawled throughout. “I think that the students could properly take

care of their trash, I know it is a little hazardous because they don't want to lose their seats. But I really

appreciate that the super fans help pick up the trash as well,” said Carter DeYoung (senior).

An example of this would be at a Hawaiian-themed night, there are beads, necklaces, and

Hawaiian leis left behind. For this reason, the school has volunteers from an extracurricular club that

comes clean up after the students and parents. Hudsonville Green Team sends a few members to every

game to ensure we are aware of our waste and what's left behind. “I notice that the trash left behind at

games is mostly from concessions and the candy was thrown. It is mostly the themes that have the most

people leaving trash behind,” said Carter DeYoung (senior). Our stands would remain covered in litter

and trash, game after game, without them. The Green team members are constantly attempting to do

what they can to help the environment and limit the carbon footprint. After the students leave the student

section, the Green Team stays after and cleans up all of what was left behind. After they clean up the

student section, they proceed to clean the rest of the large stands. One can imagine it can get pretty

gross. No matter the weather the green team is there cleaning. Overall the students could help by

holding onto their trash until after the game or throwing it away during the game to limit the amount of

cleanup needed at the end of the games.