- Eric Eckl
2017 Winning Schools!

Congratulations to the top pledge earning schools in the 2017 Great Schools Clean Streams Pledge Drive!
Thank you so much for doing your part this year and pledging to "can the grease" pledge on behalf of the school you selected. The pledge drive is now closed and after screening for irregularities and duplicate email addresses, we collected 6,021 pledges!
How much fat, oil, and grease does that keep out of the sewers? A lot! Using USDA numbers, we estimate that 6,021 people use more than 450,000 pounds of that stuff per year. And thanks to you and your pledges, none of that will end up in our sewer system and pollute our waterways.
Here is the final list of winning school and the cash prizes they will receive:
Public and Charter Schools:
First Place, Odyssey Charter School, 408 pledges, $1,750
Second Place, First State Montessori Academy, 465 pledges, $1,250
Third Place, MOT Charter School, 333 pledges, $750
Private Schools:
First Place, Christ the Teacher Catholic School, 374 pledges, $1,750
Second Place, Ursuline Academy, 359 pledges, $1,250
Third Place, Caravel Academy, 202 pledges, $750
Honorable Mentions:
Linden Hill Elementary School, 310 pledges
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, 280 pledges
William Penn High School, 223 pledges
Forest Oak Elementary School, 190 pledges
Mount Pleasant Elementary School, 175 pledges
North Star Elementary School, 175 pledges
The Independence School, 162 pledges
The Tatnall School, 149 pledges
Holy Angels Elementary School, 147 pledges
St. Edmonds Academy, 146 pledges
All honorable mentions receive $250.