Burlingame High School senior Jeffery Chen scored a huge victory last Sunday (November 3). The 17-year-old Burlingame resident won the top prize in a global science competition called the Breakthrough Junior Challenge that invited youths between the ages of 13 and 18 to create a 3-minute video to explain a complex topic from the world…
The High School Environmental Intern Program piloted by the Citizens Environmental Council of Burlingame (CEC) and the City of Burlingame in 2018-19 will be back in 2020 with new partners and a new name, and it will be available to high school students throughout San Mateo County. The deadline for applications is November 11.…
CEC has been awarding scholarships for four years to Burlingame High School seniors with a keen interest in the environment and the potential to build a career around sustainability issues. This year we decided to ask them what they’ve been doing in college, and we’ve been impressed and encouraged by their responses. In…
Plan on attending the next monthly meeting of the Citizens Environmental Council of Burlingame: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 7:00 – 8:45 p.m. Upstairs Meeting Room Burlingame Main Public Library 480 Primrose Road We invite you to get involved, too, in protecting our planet by participating in some of the events being held around our county,…
Your purchases can help benefit the Citizens Environmental Council of Burlingame (CEC) when you shop on AmazonSmile, use eScrip at your favorite store or buy gift cards with eScrip’s Benefit app. See below for details. If you’re having difficulty, please send an email to Marc Yelnick at CSNSTY@gmail.com. Thanks for your help! When you…
Student interns who worked on environmental initiatives with the Citizens Environmental Council of Burlingame are (from left), Brennan McDonald and Mark Habelt, both of Burlingame High School, Christopher Noll of San Mateo High School and Grace Zhang of Mercy High School. On May 16, four high school students who participated in the Environmental Internship Program…
Burlingame students won awards in all three categories of the 2019 CEC Student Film Fest on March 19 for their short videos on environmental topics. The event was cosponsored by the Citizens Environmental Council of Burlingame (CEC) and the Burlingame Environmental Club of Burlingame High School. Open to students throughout San Mateo County, the contest attracted 29 entries from students in eight area schools.…
State Senator Jerry Hill presented a Sustainability Award to the Citizens Environmental Council of Burlingame (CEC) at Sustainable San Mateo County’s 20th annual Awards Dinner on April 4. He recognized CEC members for their grassroots work since 2009 in influencing city government and building environmental awareness through free public programs, student internships and other activities.…
If you want to do something about the huge problem of food waste, you may want to join CEC members who are volunteering with Peninsula Food Runners, a nonprofit that distributes close-to-expiration-date food from farmer’s markets, supermarkets, restaurants and other sources to soup kitchens and shelters that need it. You will be amazed at the…
