Students in SAT, ACT and AP prep classes should watch out for a new project designed to help them. The project is called the Bookshelf Project and is part of the Boise Youth Climate Action Fund.
This project will be a way for students to leave their old SAT, ACT and AP prep books behind. The project has been approved by the City of Boise, one of the students who is leading this project is our own junior Jonathan Zhang.
“The idea is that we set up bookshelves in the libraries around the school district, where students can donate their old SAT, ACT and AP prep books for other students to use,” Zhang described.
Currently, Zhang and his team are trying to start with Eagle High. However, they are hoping to expand to other schools, districts and possibly even further. This is a great way to help students who can’t afford new books, as these books can cost between $30-$70. Reusing the books will allow students the opportunity to save money as well as time, allowing them to start studying right away. Him and his team are giving the chance for future SAT, ACT and prep classes to save hundreds and possibly even thousands of dollars.
The Boise Youth Climate Action Fund, the organization that is making this all possible, is a youth led program. It approves projects that teens get to implement, and it gets funded. There are many projects that they are doing including: Native Plantings, Dragonfly Research, Xeriscape Garden, Can Crushing Competition, Book Recycling/Bookshelf Project, Watershed Mural and last but not least Public E-bike Chargers.
It’s easy to see that the Boise Youth Climate Action Fund is here to help teach students how to work together and make improvements to society, starting with their own schools.
