{"id":1754,"date":"2026-03-30T14:36:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T18:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/?p=1754"},"modified":"2026-03-30T14:40:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T18:40:45","slug":"2026-gac-ahs-summary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/2026-gac-ahs-summary\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Great American Cleanup AHS Summary | March 20th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>51 Adairsville JROTC cadets, reported for duty on Friday, March 20, 2026. Their mission was to clean up trash and debris from the roadside of the 6.2-mile Lance Corporal Seth Sharp Memorial Highway. The cadets were deployed at 8:30 am and the cleanup concluded at 11:30 am. There was a total of 153 volunteer hours completed on this project. The Adairsville JROTC troops efficiently removed 101 bags of trash and debris (2,020 pounds of trash). Team leaders drove trucks to pick up the trash, while a school bus dropped off and picked up students. The flashing safety lights of the school safety officers, as well as the safety vests provided by Keep Bartow Beautiful, added safety for the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"1837\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/03\/DSC_0028-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Group photo of Adairsville High School JROTC students who cleaned up\" class=\"wp-image-1837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/03\/DSC_0028-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/03\/DSC_0028-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/03\/DSC_0028-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/03\/DSC_0028-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/03\/DSC_0028-1.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Environmental teacher, Ariel Martin, and 120 students helped clean the main campus and sports field. They collected 75 bags of litter (1,500 pounds of trash).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/03\/image-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Group photo of Adairsville High School environmental students who cleaned up\" class=\"wp-image-1842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/03\/image-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/03\/image-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/03\/image-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/03\/image-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/kbb\/files\/2026\/03\/image-1.jpeg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>51 Adairsville JROTC cadets, reported for duty on Friday, March 20, 2026. Their mission was to clean up trash and debris from the roadside of the 6.2-mile Lance Corporal Seth Sharp Memorial Highway. The cadets were deployed at 8:30 am and the cleanup concluded at 11:30 am. 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