Since spring of 2018, Bodkin students Niko Papa, Barrett Aiken, Alex McCreery, Owen McCreery, and future Bodkin student Griffin Aiken, have been advocating for polysytrene to be removed from Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS). These students were appalled that schools are using polystyrene as it is so awful for the environment. Polystyrene will not degrade when in a landfill and, even worse, breaks down to microplastics that harm our oceans and our health. When incinerated, polystyrene releases chemicals into the air that are harmful for our health. In line with both the changemakers curriculum and our green school initiatives, these students attended Anne Arundel County Council meetings and a Board of Education meeting and spoke to those in charge about the need to rid our schools of polystyrene trays. They also met with a reporter from the Pasadena Voice to share their efforts. On February 19, 2019, the amendment concerning the polystyrene ban in food services (including AACPS) was passed by the Anne Arundel County Council and this was signed into law by County Executive Steuart Pittman on February 28, 2019. Congratulations to these students on being changemakers and stewards of our environment.