By: Las Vegas Now Staff
Students at Cimarron Memorial High School are getting a big award Friday for their work to improve the environment.
Grammy-winning R&B star Alicia Keyes honored the students in the school's Earth Club for their recycling efforts.
The award is part of her “Keyes to Innovation” initiative, which rewards students for making a difference in their communities.
Besides getting $2,000 for their program, the Earth Club is also going to be in the audience for Keyes concert Friday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
“I love Alicia Keyes, and this is a huge huge reward for all the work that we've done to help people recycle,” said Ria Daniels.
“We've worked really hard so this is – we are really grateful we've worked really hard and we've done a lot for school and for our community. And it's really great to have someone recognize all the effort we've put into it,” said Nicolette Lewis.
Even though the membership in the Earth Club is small, because of this award, they say interest in the club has grown.
