Renee Wright

Renee has encouraged children’s love of nature during nearly three decades as Lower School Science Teacher at St. John’s School in Houston. She has kept her students aware of our planet’s challenges, such as global warming, extinction of species, deforestation and diversity of plant and animal life. She encourages children to recycle at home and at school, use water and electricity sparingly, and to protect wildlife.

— Proposed by Garden Club of Houston (TX), Zone IX
 

In recognition of your years as Lower School Science Teacher at St. John’s School in Houston, during which you have kept your students aware of our planet’s environmental challenges such as global warming, extinction of species, deforestation and diversity of plant and animal life. With your help, a new school garden has been planted with plants, shrubs and flowers that are native to Texas and are hosts for butterflies and birds. You have touched many young lives with your enthusiasm for the natural world. Proposed by the Garden Club of Houston, Zone IX