At this year’s Earth Day on Friday, June 6th, 2025, the Bronx Science courtyard transformed into a vibrant ecosystem of student-led sustainability. Beneath the bright June sun, the air buzzed not only with ideas but with laughter, music, and the scent of mint lemonade brewed using mint from the school’s garden. Across colorful tables and makeshift booths, students offered solar-baked s’mores, hand-painted tote bags, and climate-conscious fashion swaps—all part of a creative, communal push toward environmental action. The event felt less like a science fair and more like a living demonstration of ecological mindfulness, where each small act—trading a T-shirt, painting a flower, sharing a used book—was both personal and political. It was a reminder that sustainability isn’t just a topic to study, but a culture to live.
Celebrating Innovation and Sustainability: Highlights From Bronx Science’s Earth Day on Friday, June 6th, 2025
Students lead the charge toward a greener future with interactive exhibits, research, and community action.
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About the Contributors
Hana Cleemann, Staff Reporter
Hana Cleemann is a Content and Proofreading Editor for ‘The Science Survey.’ She loves storytelling that meticulously brings issues to life; and the challenge of doing so as many events have become desensitized. She enjoys the deep connections she makes with people across the globe that she has to interview for articles, and capturing their emotions and unique perspectives in words. Since she was young, she has enjoyed writing and formatting articles by hand on her favorite T.V. characters – like a profile on supergirl or her latest drama– and finds the same excitement in now being able to write about the people and events of the world. She also enjoys photography: being in a moment, knowing what is going on and how people feel, and trying to capture it in a single shot with the perfect adjustments. Outside of school she can be found walking her dog with her dad, cooking pasta, and reading in her room. She researches year round, specializing in social/ behavioral sciences, coding, and neuroscience. She additionally participates in public forums like Model United Nations, works under a senator, organizes social activism events such as climate strikes and newspaper issues, and she advocates for educational equality in her neighborhood. After high school, Hana wants to study mathematics and work as a television news reporter.
Yardena Franklin, Staff Reporter
Yardena Franklin is a Chief Graphic Designer and Editor-in-Chief for ‘The Observatory’ yearbook, as well as a Staff Reporter for ‘The Science Survey’ newspaper. She enjoys journalistic writing as a method to inform people about important subjects, and to share ideas for which she is passionate, all in a constructive, engaging way. She appreciates the art of taking photographs because they force her to think in a different manner, framing the picture in such a way that it tells a story and captures the exact moment in time. It is a precise art that requires much forethought, in order to plan how the photograph will turn out. In doing so, it requires much perspective shifting and flexibility, the challenge of which she enjoys. Yardena loves acting, singing, and directing. She hopes to become an engineer, but she plans to continue to pursue writing in some form, either through journalism or as a novelist, in the future.