A new pilot recycling program has been put in motion at Auburn Mountainview High, under the direction of horticulture instructor Regina Grubb.

Clint Westmoreland from Cedar Grove Composting and Kathleen Edman from the City of Auburn are joining the effort.

Student volunteers will create four recycling stations in the commons to recycle the paper trays from the lunchroom and to recycle a portion of organic waste.

Organic waste includes pre-consumer food waste (fruit and vegetable trimmings, old bread, expired grains and coffee grounds).

The student body recently conducted a trial test during “Green Week” and found it to be successful enough to launch a pilot program. The kitchen staff will be trained by Cedar Grove Composting, and the city will fund the pick-up fees.

The Auburn Mountainview horticulture program and campus landscape maintenance also will be able to recycle yard waste.

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Auburn’s Donald Cochran (elementary education) and Mary Jorgenson (mechanical engineering) were among 424 who recently graduated from Saint Martin’s University. … Making Saint Martin’s dean’s list from Auburn were: Ninalynn Benitez, freshman, education); Cynthia Caverly (senior, business administration); and Amy Dalzell (sophomore, community services). … Auburn’s Katie Schultz graduated May 18 from the University of Puget Sound with a degree in economics and business.