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 studies and empowers each student with the tools they'll need to act and vote intelligently. environmental education is real because it involves personal survival. it is interdisciplinary. it keeps kids in school. i suggested that sfusdd not only straight its strong support for an environment