Five CCISD Campuses Honored for Sustainability Efforts at Regional Ceremony
Renee Moore, a Crossroads High School teacher who grew watermelons with students, was named Copperas Cove's 2026 Environmental Ambassador alongside four other honored CCISD campuses.
Crossroads High School teacher Renee Moore grew watermelons in a student greenhouse. That hands-on approach to environmental education earned her recognition as the City of Copperas Cove's 2026 Environmental Ambassador at the Cen-Tex Sustainable Communities Partnership ceremony held March 26 in the Fort Hood region.
Moore was one of five Copperas Cove ISD campuses and staff members recognized at the CTSCP event, which also proclaimed April as Sustainable Environment Month for communities surrounding Fort Cavazos.
Hettie Halstead Elementary collected three separate honors: a sustained excellence award, a win in the Greater Fort Hood Recycle Bowl, and a "Lights Out Lunch" victory. Principal Dr. Tonya Sweeney credited the school's student council for driving those results.
Fairview/Jewell Elementary earned a sustained excellence award and recognition for its "Pull Together to Make a Difference" initiative, through which students collected more than 100 pounds of aluminum pull tabs for Ronald McDonald House Charities. Principal Dr. Rebekah Shuck highlighted both the charitable dimension and the measurable scale of what students accomplished.
Martin Walker Elementary also received a sustained excellence award, and House Creek Elementary was named a Rising Star campus in the Youth Environmental Ambassadors program.
At Crossroads, Moore's classroom work centered on a student-run greenhouse and garden that produced vegetables, including watermelons, giving students direct experience with growing cycles and environmental stewardship. She expressed gratitude for the opportunity to motivate students through practical projects with visible outcomes.
The CTSCP brings together Fort Cavazos and surrounding municipalities to formally recognize sustainability efforts in the region each spring. CCISD published its district release March 30, four days after the ceremony.
Between Hettie Halstead's three-award sweep, the 100-plus pounds of pull tabs collected by Fairview/Jewell students, and Moore's greenhouse producing food students could harvest, the recognitions captured something concrete: sustainability programs in Copperas Cove schools that students are actually running.
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