2013 Brookfield Elementary School Challenge
March 18, 2013
Welcome to the official site of the
Brookfield Elementary School Challenge!
The Challenge has ended. Submit your final weights and join us on March 21st for the celebration. To check out what families did to reduce their waste scroll down for access to the blog and to check out the scoreboard.
Thank you again for taking on the Challenge.
Good Luck to all participants!
Brookfield Elementary School
Time to Blog!
Throughout the Challenge, you will be asked to blog about your experience. Tell us about what it's like to weigh your garbage and recycling every week. Ask questions of others about how they are reducing their trash. Offer advice of things you are doing or things that didn't work for your family. We want to hear from everyone!
Submit Your Weights
Do you have pick-up tomorrow? Time to weigh your stuff! Make sure to weigh both your trash and recycling weights and subtract the weight of yourself and the weight of the bin. When you're ready, click the button below to submit!
The Challenge has ended. All weights needed to be submitted by 3pm, Wednesday, March 20th.
Current Scoreboard
Check here throughout the Challenge for the scoreboard, updated weekly, with everyone's great progress!
G=Garbage / R=Recycling
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WEEKLY CHALLENGE WEIGHTS (LBS) |
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HOUSEHOLD |
BASELINE WEIGHTS (LBS) |
WEEK 1 |
WEEK 2 |
WEEK 3 |
WEEK 4 |
% CHANGE
|
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G |
R |
G |
R |
G |
R |
G |
R |
G |
R |
G |
R |
|
AAKBAR |
24.0 |
14.0 |
26.0 |
16.0 |
26.0 |
20.0 |
18.0 |
26.0 |
23.3 |
20.7 |
-3 |
48 |
BASEL |
25.0 |
19.5 |
14.0 |
12.0 |
10.4 |
14.0 |
5.0 |
13.0 |
14.5 |
26.5 |
-56 |
-16 |
BIRTHING |
13.5 |
11.5 |
7.0 |
14.5 |
3.0 |
17.5 |
7.0 |
19.0 |
6.0 |
14.0 |
-57 |
41 |
CAO |
10.0 |
3.0 |
12.0 |
5.0 |
10.0 |
5.0 |
10.0 |
6.0 |
11.0 |
6.0 |
8 |
83 |
CONLON |
15.0 |
16.0 |
15.0 |
15.0 |
15.0 |
15.0 |
13.0 |
15.0 |
15.0 |
22.0 |
-3 |
5 |
COSTA |
22.0 |
20.0 |
9.0 |
19.0 |
12.1 |
20.9 |
13.2 |
23.3 |
17.8 |
36.0 |
-41 |
24 |
DAUGHERTY |
23.0 |
14.0 |
32.0 |
12.0 |
24.0 |
8.0 |
21.0 |
9.0 |
19.5 |
12.0 |
5 |
-27 |
ELGENDY |
27.0 |
7.0 |
15.0 |
7.0 |
14.0 |
28.0 |
6.0 |
18.0 |
8.0 |
51.0 |
-60 |
271 |
EVELAND |
6.4 |
0.5 |
8.0 |
3.6 |
10.0 |
6.4 |
9.2 |
5.8 |
3.5 |
6.2 |
20 |
1000 |
FIELD |
21.0 |
27.0 |
15.0 |
19.0 |
27.0 |
26.0 |
14.0 |
39.0 |
17.0 |
29.0 |
-13 |
5 |
FONG |
19.0 |
6.0 |
20.0 |
13.0 |
12.0 |
9.0 |
12.0 |
6.0 |
11.0 |
7.0 |
-28 |
46 |
GESKE |
28.4 |
31.4 |
22.0 |
8.2 |
24.2 |
15.8 |
34.8 |
30.2 |
37.0 |
25.6 |
4 |
-36 |
HARRIS |
7.8 |
10.2 |
14.4 |
16.4 |
9.0 |
12.8 |
8.2 |
11.0 |
1.6 |
5.8 |
6 |
13 |
HAYWARD |
21.2 |
11.6 |
13.2 |
12.2 |
34.6 |
12.8 |
29.0 |
18.0 |
28.0 |
20.0 |
24 |
36 |
HIRSCH |
31.5 |
18.0 |
23.2 |
30.2 |
14.6 |
13.4 |
19.6 |
10.0 |
11.4 |
13.4 |
-45 |
-7 |
JOHNSON |
31.0 |
20.0 |
14.6 |
25.6 |
17.0 |
23.0 |
19.0 | 23.6 |
28.6 |
22.0 |
-36 |
18 |
JORGENSEN |
14.8 |
10.0 |
11.2 |
13.2 |
6.2 |
20.0 |
6.8 |
18.6 |
6.0 |
22.2 |
-49 |
86 |
KEKANE |
16.0 |
11.0 |
16.0 |
13.0 |
7.6 |
18.6 |
11.0 |
15.0 |
15.0 |
17.0 |
-23 |
45 |
KOLTZ |
5.0 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
13.0 |
8.0 |
11.0 |
5.0 |
9.0 |
4.0 |
13.0 |
15 |
188 |
KOTRLY |
44.2 |
17.3 |
37.0 |
30.2 |
35.2 |
21.2 |
42.0 |
21.2 |
44.2 |
21.4 |
-10 |
36 |
KRISHNAN |
14.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
8.0 |
5.0 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
2.5 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
-64 |
-8 |
KUMER |
12.0 |
20.0 |
12.0 |
15.0 |
27.0 |
32.0 |
12.0 |
20.0 |
10.0 |
18.0 |
27 |
6 |
LEIS |
33.0 |
34.0 |
25.0 |
22.0 |
16.0 |
13.0 |
14.0 |
12.0 |
14.0 |
19.0 |
-48 |
-51 |
LEWCOCK |
28.0 |
23.0 |
21.0 |
29.0 |
17.0 |
18.0 |
39.0 |
35.0 |
22.0 |
28.0 |
-12 |
20 |
LORTSCHER |
20.4 |
11.8 |
15.2 |
15.2 |
8.8 |
17.0 |
6.8 |
15.4 |
11.2 |
17.6 |
-49 |
38 |
MARDIKAR |
18.0 |
10.0 |
7.0 |
11.0 |
9.5 |
7.3 |
8.5 |
10.1 |
5.0 |
10.0 |
-58 |
-4 |
MATUS |
11.0 |
6.0 |
18.0 |
12.0 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
10.0 |
12.0 |
3.0 |
7.0 |
-23 |
54 |
NANDAKUMAR |
16.0 |
9.0 |
22.0 |
22.0 |
22.0 |
18.0 |
22.0 |
22.0 |
22.0 |
20.5 |
38 |
129 |
NEUSTEDTER |
16.0 |
16.0 |
29.0 |
20.0 |
18.0 |
9.0 |
28.3 |
14.0 |
38.0 |
13.0 |
77 |
-13 |
O'KONEK |
5.0 |
28.0 |
5.0 |
17.0 |
13.0 |
24.0 |
10.0 |
17.0 |
10.0 |
15.0 |
90 |
-35 |
OVERSTREET |
20.0 |
12.0 |
15.0 |
34.0 |
13.0 |
34.0 |
10.0 |
22.0 |
23.0 |
46.0 |
-24 |
183 |
PICCIONE |
33.0 |
9.0 |
30.0 |
13.0 |
19.0 |
13.0 |
25.0 |
17.0 |
21.0 |
18.0 |
-28 |
69 |
RAGHAVAN |
17.0 |
9.5 |
14.0 |
7.5 |
18.0 |
6.5 |
31.0 |
12.0 |
20.0 |
12.0 |
22 |
0 |
REAY |
14.0 |
10.0 |
22.0 |
9.0 |
20.0 |
8.7 |
15.0 |
6.0 |
23.0 |
11.0 |
43 |
-13 |
ROGNE |
13.6 |
6.0 |
4.2 |
23.4 |
7.6 |
8.6 |
2.4 |
25.4 |
7.2 |
22.9 |
-61 |
235 |
SCHNEEWEIS |
34.0 |
17.0 |
29.4 |
13.2 |
34.0 |
19.4 |
25.0 |
20.0 |
29.0 |
33.0 |
-14 |
26 |
SINCLAIR |
15.4 |
2.6 |
9.0 |
29.0 |
29.0 |
40.0 |
9.0 |
26.0 |
11.0 |
26.0 |
-6 |
952 |
STEWART |
32.0 |
22.5 |
31.5 |
29.0 |
29.5 |
18.5 |
30.5 |
29.0 |
30.0 |
26.0 |
-5 |
14 |
STREBIG |
19.0 |
3.0 |
14.0 |
16.6 |
15.8 |
16.0 |
15.0 |
19.6 |
13.0 |
22.0 |
-24 |
518 |
SWARTOS |
4.0 |
4.2 |
2.4 |
5.2 |
4.4 |
10.0 |
1.2 |
11.2 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
-34 |
74 |
TRABAND |
19.0 |
10.0 |
17.0 |
19.0 |
27.0 |
22.0 |
17.0 |
26.0 |
15.0 |
23.0 |
0 |
125 |
TULL |
33.0 |
8.0 |
27.0 |
14.0 |
28.0 |
15.0 |
30.0 |
18.0 |
20.0 |
24.0 |
-20 |
122 |
VIEIRA |
15.0 |
6.5 |
20.0 |
13.0 |
11.0 |
10.0 |
18.0 |
10.0 |
21.0 |
13.0 |
17 |
77 |
WALTER |
76.0 |
27.0 |
56.0 |
34.0 |
54.0 |
35.0 |
56.0 |
27.0 |
55.3 |
32.0 |
-27 |
19 |
WEBER |
20.0 |
7.8 |
12.0 |
19.6 |
15.4 |
16.0 |
22.4 |
17.6 |
8.4 |
13.2 |
-27 |
113 |
WEITZER |
22.0 |
6.0 |
20.0 |
13.4 |
8.8 |
16.8 |
11.0 |
18.8 |
8.4 |
9.8 |
-45 |
145 |
WINN |
7.0 |
8.0 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
8.0 |
9.0 |
8.0 |
9.0 |
6.0 |
7.0 |
-4 |
-3 |
ZARSKE |
35.0 |
10.0 |
32.0 |
11.0 |
30.0 |
13.0 |
25.0 |
15.0 |
20.0 |
18.0 |
-24 |
43 |
Total Percent Change |
-18 |
33 |
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Important Dates
| Registration Deadline: | February 6th | ||||||||
| Challenge Kick-Off at School |
February 7th | ||||||||
| First Week to Weigh Material (Baseline Week) | February 11th | ||||||||
| Reduction Phase of Challenge: | Weeks of Feb 18th - March 15th | ||||||||
| Final Week to Weigh Material: | March 11th | ||||||||
| Closing Ceremony at School: | March 21st (3:30 pm, at school) | ||||||||
Official Rules and Forms
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Click here for Blogging Instructions
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