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Media Advisory

Schools Take Part In Annual Prince George's County 'Clean Up, Green Up' Event
October 18, 2012
For Immediate Release
CONTACT:
Office of Communications
301-952-6001
Clean Up, Green Up 2012
WHO:
Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS)
Volunteers from schools, businesses and the community
WHAT:
Clean Up, Green Up Prince George’s County
WHEN:
Saturday, Oct. 20 • various times between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. (Best photo opps for media between 9-11 a.m.)
WHERE:
Sites throughout Prince George’s County (schools listed below)
BACKGROUND:

Hundreds of Prince George’s County volunteers from schools, businesses and the community will take part in the annual Clean Up, Green Up event this Saturday to beautify 60 neighborhood school sites.

Activities are planned for 200 sites throughout the county, and include clean-ups, landscaping, and tree, shrub and bulb plantings. Clean Up, Green Up is held in collaboration with Keep Prince George’s County Beautiful and PGCPS. The event represents a shared commitment to making the county a cleaner – and greener – place to live, work and play.

The following school sites will host Clean Up, Green Up activities:

School

Address

Activities

Accokeek Academy

14400 Berry Road, Accokeek

Clean-up and planting flowers and bulbs

Adelphi ES

8820 Riggs Road, Adelphi

Clean-up and planting trees, shrubs, flowers and bulbs

Allenwood ES

6300 Harley Lane, Temple Hills

Clean-up and planting flowers and bulbs

Apple Grove ES

7400 Bellefield Avenue, Fort  Washington

Clean-up and planting shrubs and bulbs

Ardmore ES

9301 Ardwick-Ardmore Road, Springdale

Clean-up and planting trees, groundcover and bulbs

Benjamin Tasker MS*

4901 Collington Road, Bowie

Clean-up and planting trees, shrubs, groundcover and bulbs

Bladensburg HS

4200 57th Avenue, Bladensburg

Clean-up and planting trees, shrubs and flowers

Bradbury Heights ES

1401 Glacier Avenue, Capitol Heights

Clean-up

Carrollton ES

8300 Quintana Street, New Carrollton

Clean-up and planting trees, shrubs, flowers and bulbs

Central HS*

200 Cabin Branch Road, Capitol Heights

Clean-up and planting trees, shrubs, groundcover and bulbs

Charles Carroll MS**

6130 Lamont Drive, New Carrollton

Clean-up and planting flowers, groundcover and bulbs

Charles H. Flowers HS

10001 Ardwick-Ardmore Road, Springdale

Clean-up and planting shrubs, groundcover, flowers and bulbs

Chillum ES

1420 Chillum Road, Hyattsville

Planting shrubs and bulbs

Cora L. Rice ES

950 Nalley Road, Landover

Clean-up and planting trees, shrubs, flowers and bulbs

Crossland HS*

6901 Temple Hills Road, Temple Hills

Clean-up and planting trees, shrubs, groundcover, flowers and bulbs

DuVal HS

9880 Good Luck Road, Lanham

Clean-up and planting shrubs and bulbs

Eleanor Roosevelt HS

7601 Hanover Parkway, Greenbelt

Clean-up and planting shrubs, groundcover, flowers and bulbs

Forest Heights ES

200 Talbert Drive, Oxon Hill

Planting trees and bulbs

Forestville HS*

7001 Beltz Drive, Forestville

Clean-up and planting trees, shrubs, groundcover, flowers and bulbs

Fort Washington Forest ES

1300 Fillmore Road, Fort Washington

Clean-up and planting trees, shrubs, groundcover and bulbs

Frederick Douglass HS

8000 Croom Road, Upper Marlboro

TBD

Gaywood ES**

6701 97th Avenue, Seabrook

Planting trees, groundcover and bulbs

Glassmanor ES

1011 Marcy Avenue, Oxon Hill

Clean-up and planting flowers and bulbs

Green Valley Academy

2001 Shadyside Avenue, Suitland

Clean-up and planting trees, shrubs, groundcover and bulbs

Gwynn Park HS*

13800 Brandywine Road, Brandywine

Clean-up and planting trees, shrubs and groundcover

High Point HS

3601 Powder Mill Road, Beltsville

Clean-up and planting trees, shrubs and bulbs

Howard B. Owens Science Center

9601 Greenbelt Road, Lanham

Clean-up and planting shrubs, groundcover, flowers and bulbs

Hyattsville ES

5311 43rd Avenue, Hyattsville

Clean-up and planting trees, shrubs and flowers

James Ryder Randall ES

5410 Kirby Road, Clinton

Planting of trees, shrubs, rose bushes, flowers and bulbs

John H. Bayne ES

7010 Walker Mill Road, Capitol Heights

Clean-up and planting flowers

John Hanson French Immersion

2000 Callaway Street, Hillcrest Heights

Clean-up and planting trees, shrubs, flowers and bulbs

John Hanson Montessori School

6360 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill

Clean-up and planting trees, groundcover, flowers and bulbs

Judge Sylvania W. Woods ES

3000 Church Street, Glenarden

Clean-up and planting flowers and bulbs

Kingsford ES

1401 Enterprise Road, Mitchellville

Clean-up and planting groundcover, hosta and rose bushes

Langley Park-McCormick ES*

8201 15th Avenue, Hyattsville

Clean-up and planting shrubs, flowers and bulbs

Laurel HS

8000 Cherry Lane, Laurel

Clean-up and planting trees, shrubs, flowers and bulbs

Lewisdale ES*

2400 Banning Place, Hyattsville

Clean-up and planting a habitat garden

Margaret Brent Regional

5816 Lamont Terrace, New Carrollton

Clean-up and planting shrubs, groundcover, flowers and bulbs

Mattaponi ES

11701 Duley Station Road, Upper Marlboro

Clean-up and planting of groundcover and bulbs

Nicholas Orem MS

6100 Editors Park Drive, Hyattsville

TBD

Northview ES

3700 Northview Drive, Bowie

Planting trees, flowers and bulbs

Oxon Hill MS**

9570 Fort Foote Road, Fort Washington

Clean-up and planting shrubs, ground cover and bulbs

Paint Branch ES

5101 Pierce Avenue, College Park

Clean-upp and planting trees, shrubs, groundcover, flowers and bulbs

Perrywood ES

501 Watkins Park Drive, Largo

Clean-up and planting trees, groundcover, flowers and bulbs

Phyllis E. Williams ES**

9601 Prince Place, Upper Marlboro

Clean-up and planting shrubs, flowers and bulbs

Pointer Ridge ES

1110 Parkington Lane, Bowie

Planting flowers and bulbs

Riverdale ES*

5006 Riverdale Road, Riverdale

Clean-up

Robert Goddard French Immersion*

9850 Good Luck Road, Seabrook

Clean-up and planting trees, groundcover and flowers

Robert Goddard Montessori*

9850 Good Luck Road, Seabrook

Clean-up and planting trees, flowers and bulbs

Samuel Ogle MS

4111 Chelmont Lane, Bowie

Clean-up and planting trees, shrubs, groundcover, flowers and bulbs

Scotchtown Hills ES*

15950 Dorset Road, Laurel

Clean-up and planting trees, flowers and bulbs

Skyline ES

6311 Randolph Road, Suitland

Planting trees, shrubs and bulbs

Springhill Lake ES

6060 Springhill Drive, Greenbelt

Clean-up and planting trees, shrubs, flowers and bulbs

Suitland HS

5200 Silver Hill Road, Forestville

Clean-up and planting shrubs, ground cover and bulbs

Thomas G. Pullen K-8 Arts Academy*

700 Brightseat Road, Landover

Clean-up, invasive plant removal, and planting shrubs

Thomas Johnson MS

5401 Barker Place, Lanham

Clean-up and planting flowers and bulbs

Vansville ES**

6813 Ammendale Road, Beltsville

Clean-up and planting trees, flowers and bulbs

Whitehall ES*

3901 Woodhaven Lane, Bowie

Clean-up and planting trees, shrubs, groundcover, flowers and bulbs

William Hall Academy*

5200 Marlboro Pike, Capitol Heights

Clean-up and planting shrubs, flowers and bulbs

Woodridge ES*

5001 Flintridge Drive, Hyattsville

Clean-up and planting trees, shrubs, flowers and bulbs

*School site expecting 50 or more volunteers

**School site expecting 100 or more volunteers

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About PGCPS: Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS), one of the nation's 25 largest school districts, has 204 schools, approximately 125,000 students and nearly 18,000 employees. With an annual budget of $1.6 billion, the district serves a diverse student population from urban, suburban and rural communities. PGCPS is nationally recognized for its innovative programs and initiatives, including the expansion of Advanced Placement courses and partnerships with businesses and institutions of higher learning.