Take Pride in America - Programs

It's Your Land, Lend a Hand. Take Pride in America calls on everyone to lend a hand. Let's join together to take care of the places we all use and enjoy!

Take Pride in America Schools

Secretary Gale Norton recognizes Carmel River School as Take Pride's first Take Pride in America School. Principal Jay Marden received a certificate in May 2005.

Why Take Pride Schools?
Our public lands cover more than one in every three acres across the Nation. Every day volunteers spend countless hours protecting and improving those lands. The Take Pride School program involves elementary, middle and high schools in creating a new generation of volunteers to act as stewards over our public resources.

What do Take Pride Schools do?
Take Pride Schools accomplish 2 volunteer projects every school year. Projects may be done by the school, a classroom or a club. Projects must be on public lands (public schools included!), promote Take Pride's message and benefit public use of public land. Email project pictures and write-ups to Take Pride.

Are you part of the crew?

Examples of projects:

Clean up a park or beach
Replace or build playground equipment
Build birdhouses for habitat areas
Create or improve wildlife habitat areas
Maintain or build trails
Guide visitors at a public lands facility
Monitor water quality in public rivers

Why become a Take Pride School?
Partnering with Take Pride helps schools enhance their students' volunteer experiences.
Publicity Projects can be published on our website and in our newsletter, In Touch with Take Pride.
National Awards Schools can be nominated to receive one of our National Awards, presented annually at a ceremony in Washington D.C.
Networks Schools enter a network with other Take Pride partners - cities, corporations and more. Many partners sponsor events, helping schools host top quality volunteer projects.

What's the first step?
If you are ready to start a Take Pride CREW at your school, click here, or if you have questions about our Take Pride Schools program, send us an e-mail.



	Take Pride in America Schools indicates number of years participating Academy of Richmond County Comprehensive High School, Augusta, GA Audubon Elementary School, Merritt Island, FL Balaton Public School Balaton, MN Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School Batesburg-Leesville, SC Beatrice High School, Beatrice, NE Beatrice Middle School in Beatrice, NE Berkley Charter School Auburndale, FL Big Walnut Elementary School Sunbury, OH Carmel River School Carmel, CA CB Greer Elementary School Brunswick, GA Charles R. Drew Middle School, Lincoln, AL Christopher Columbus Middle School, Clifton, NJ Classical Academy Charter School, Clifton, NJ Community Schoolhouse, Salem, OR Cornerstone High School Galena, KS Deer Creek Elementary School in Edmund, OK Dolores Huerta Elementary School, Stockton, CA Dowling Catholic High School, West Des Moines, Iowa Dr. William Bailey Middle School, Las Vegas, NV Epiphany Cathedral School Venice, FL Eugenio Maria de Hostos High School, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico Fremont Middle School Roseburg, OR Grafton Middle School, Yorktown, VA Hahira Middle School Hahira, GA Hampstead Elementary School, Hampstead, MD Hope-Page Elementary School, Hope, ND Houck Middle School, Salem, OR Hyattsville Elementary School, Hyattsville, MD Kosciuszko Middle School, Milwaukee, WI Manuel Public School, Manuel, ND McDonald Green Elementary School Lancaster, SC Montpelier Public School, Montpelier, North Dakota N.P. Moss Middle School Lafayette, LA Newburg United School, Newburg, ND North Central School, Rogers, North Dakota Oconomowoc Middle School Oconomowoc, WI Ottawa Hills High School, Grand Rapids, MI P.S. 111 Seton Falls School, Bronx, NY Palm Bay Elementary Palm Bay, FL Pershing Elementary School Orlando, FL Pi Beta Phi Elementary School, Gatlinburg, TN Pinehurst Elementary School, Pinehurst, NC Ponderosa Elementary School, Post Falls, ID Prairie View Elementary School, Post Falls, ID Riddle Education Center Riddle, OR Rock Springs High School in Green River, WY Sacred Heart School, Clifton, NJ Saint Clare School, Clifton, NJ School #1, Clifton, NJ School #2, Clifton, NJ School #3, Clifton, NJ School #4, Clifton, NJ School #5, Clifton, NJ School #8, Clifton, NJ School #9, Clifton, NJ School #11, Clifton, NJ School #12, Clifton, NJ School #13, Clifton, NJ School #14, Clifton, NJ School #15, Clifton, NJ School #16, Clifton, NJ School #17, Clifton, NJ Southside High School Elmira, NY St. Agnes Academy/St. Dominic School Memphis, TN St. Andrew the Apostle School, Clifton, NJ St. Brendan School, Clifton, NJ St. Philip's School, Clifton, NJ Uptown School Complex, Atlantic City, NJ Utica Elementary School Utica, KY Walker Memorial Academy Avon Park, FL Wayne Elementary School Corydon, IA West Geauga Middle School, Chesterland, OH Wing Public School, Wing, ND Woodman School Lolo, MT Woodrow Wilson Middle School, Clifton, NJ