By Leiland, Healthy Trailblazer Journal | When I was younger, I used to always throw plastic everywhere without caring. But after doing some serious research I realized that I need to be a change agent. Now I don’t use much plastic. Instead of plastic bottles, I drink from my water dispenser. I recycle now because I know it is good for the world. I want people to know that plastic is dangerous and we need to recycle it. Let God shine through you by recycling.

—Leiland is in eighth grade.

Illustration by Aurora, third grade, La Salle Healthy News.