with that i'd like to say jim lecure in the back of the room was the inspiration of the contest and i look forward to working with the environmental specialist in the curriculum department to do more in the environmental education field coming up. so thank you for the evening. >> thank you. there's actually a speaker -- i have a speaker card for this item. james lecure. come on up. >> dr. garcia and kim-shree maufas and jill wynns and the others that may or may not know me. i'm james lecure and taught at soda for 10 years and began advocating for the futures contest in the late 1990's trying to push environmental education in the schools which seemed to be lacking. some of the students and teachers being honored tonight for their environmental work stem partly from my and many other people's efforts. i assume we all understand that our world is severely threatened by a decaying environment and that this threat is equal to or worse than any other threat that we may face. how do we bring home environmental issues to all students? only repeated contact in class gives credence to such stu