{"id":4487,"date":"2020-05-07T12:14:41","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T16:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/?p=4487"},"modified":"2020-05-07T12:14:41","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T16:14:41","slug":"sustainable-style-is-easier-said-than-done-but-student-interest-grows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/?p=4487","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Sustainable style\u2019 is easier said than done but student interest grows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Talia Zakalik<\/strong><br \/>\nPioneer Optimist<br \/>\nPioneer HS<br \/>\n1st Place Division 1, News Writing<br \/>\nInformative Feature<\/p>\n<p><b>JUDGING CRITERIA<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leads capture attention, arouses curiosity<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Topic relevant to interests and\/or welfare of school or students<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thorough investigation through research and interviews<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Combines basics of good news and feature writing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organized with smooth transitions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sentences, paragraphs of varied length; written clearly, concisely and vividly<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uses proper diction and grammar<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Balanced and fair presentation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">As climate change awareness spreads, today\u2019s students are becoming advocates for the premise of sustainable living \u2014 and now that is extending to the very clothes on their backs<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">According to Angela Hood, Pioneer Earth Science teacher, this generation of teenagers \u201chas the ability to be more influential than any other generation before them.\u201d From organized walkouts to sustainability coalitions, students seem more aware of the climate-related issues that are embedded within each facet of society. Yet, throughout all these conversations about a sustainable lifestyle, fashion seemed to rarely be brought up, until now. Interest in \u201csustainable clothing\u201d in growing. According to Green Strategy, \u201csustainable fashion can be defined as clothing, shoes and accessories that are manufactured, marketed and used in the most sustainable manner possible, taking into account both environmental and socio-economic aspects.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">According to the United Nations, 10 percent of global carbon emissions and 20 percent of water waste are produced by the fashion industry. While this is not the most substantial misuse of the world\u2019s carbon budget, if this continues, by 2050 it is estimated that the fashion industry will use a quarter of the world\u2019s carbon budget. The fashion industry proves to be a considerable user of the carbon budget, yet students have rarely taken action against their favorite fashion brands for these wasteful habits. The fashion industry also can have a damaging social impact. Many children and adults in developing countries work in factories with dangerous conditions and low pay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">Some students at Pioneer say that while they are aware of the fashion industry\u2019s environmental issues, addressing sustainably is simply not very realistic, due to cost and accessibility. \u201cI buy clothes that are easy to find, and brands<br \/>\nthat practice sustainability are less accessible,\u201d said junior Noah Jackson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">His wardrobe consists mainly of Urban Outfitters and other \u201cfast fashion\u201d brands, similar to his peers. Brands that strictly focus on sustainability, like Reformation, tend to sell jeans that cost around $128, while Forever 21 sells jeans for $28.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u201cI think I\u2019ve been thrifting once, and honestly it wasn\u2019t that successful,\u201d said Jackson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">If accessibility is low and cost is high, fast fashion brands are able to thrive with their abundance of locations and staggeringly low prices. This is why teens have often missed out on sustainable clothes that are too inaccessible and expensive to find. But junior Sarah Beybeck, co-president of the Sustainability Coalition at Pioneer, has a completely different outlook than many of her peers when it comes to dressing sustainably. For Baybeck, sustainability is something she tries to practice in all aspects of her life, from reusable items in her lunchbox, to the clothes she wears everyday. She is calling on her peers to follow her in practicing what they preach when possible, and says responsible fashion can be had for less money than many think.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u201cIf you can\u2019t vote, you have to put your money where your mouth is,\u201d she said. Baybeck insists that sustainable living should take precedence over cost concerns. \u201cYou can\u2019t put a price tag on Earth,\u201d she said, adding that students should focus on \u201cthrifting, working with what you have, and investing in high quality pieces that will last a long time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">There are currently several sustainable clothing brands getting attention, including Everlane, Reformation, Outdoor Voices, Thought Clothing, Pact, thredUP, ABLE, Made Trade, People Tree, and Alternative Apparel, and some are recognized particularly for trying to be competitively priced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">Adults like Hood believe that through the power of social media teens can influence each other on how to dress\u00a0sustainably by reposting brands they find interesting and just by speaking their minds. \u201cThere was nothing I could have done when I was 16. I don\u2019t even think we had MySpace yet, but you guys have the power to effect real change through social media,\u201d said Hood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pioneeroptimist.com\/1753\/feature\/sustainable-style-is-easier-said-than-done-but-student-interest-grows\/\">Click here for the story.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Talia Zakalik Pioneer Optimist Pioneer HS 1st Place Division 1, News Writing Informative Feature JUDGING CRITERIA Leads capture attention, arouses curiosity Topic relevant to interests and\/or welfare of school or students Thorough investigation through research and interviews Combines basics of good news and feature writing Organized with smooth transitions Sentences, paragraphs of varied length; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[60,4],"tags":[175,20],"class_list":["post-4487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","category-informativefeature","category-nw","tag-2019-20","tag-division1","post_format-post-format-image","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Joel Beeker","author_link":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/?author=9"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6K0n6-1an","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4487\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}