Problems in the World

- The walkway behind Centerville Junior High School is often covered in trash and glass, and it's dangerous for the students who walk through it every day.

- So much good, usable food is thrown out everyday by grocery stores and cafeterias (probably including Washington's). There are some programs that help connect excess food to needy people, but they aren't very common. It's a waste that can easily be prevented.

- Grey water from showers, baths, and laundry goes straight to the sewer. It can easily be used for gardening and irrigation. At home right now, we put buckets in the shower and water the plants with the water we collect every few days but that's really tedious and inefficient. It would be much better if the grey water went directly to the outside water supply.

- Alarm clocks are pretty easy to ignore and when I do hear mine, I dismiss it and fall back asleep.

- Notebooks are either too short or long. Either you run out of pages or you end up with lots of empty pages that can't be used for other things.

- Nail clippers are really messy, and they throw little nail pieces all over the room.