Traditional water fountains can be found in many places. From museums to schools, water fountains have been around since Mesopotamia. A once amazing tool for people, water fountains have now become distasteful from the metallic after taste they leave the user.
Though not a very new concept, bottle filling stations were first introduced in 1922, and have just in the past few years become an important and more common part of public water.
These bottle filling stations serve as a stepping stone to a better world through sustainability and cleanliness.
Linganore High School recently took the initiative to incorporate two new bottle filling stations into the school during the 2020-2021 school year. Along with those two stations, Linganore will be installing five more bottle filling stations, located at the C side (upstairs and downstairs) and then three more over the summer (Main Street and Cafeteria).
“By having water bottle stations in schools it provides a more sanitary place to fill up a water bottle and reduce the spread of germs. Bottle filling stations will reduce the amount of wasted bottles and the updated filters also provide a better taste to the water,” said lead custodian Mike Bowles.
The water bottle stations are from the company, Elkay. These two stations cost Linganore around $1,150 for both of the stations.
Elkay provides buyers with a couple ways for the bottle filling stations to be established. They offer on the wall, in the wall, and outdoor models of these stations. Along with the stand alone fountains, Elkay can retrofit fillers to the top of already existing traditional Elkay water fountains. That is the case for Linganore.
Although these stations provide more sustainability and water cleanliness, the taste is still up for debate.
Class of 2022 member Jamie Donohue said, “I recently used the new bottle filling station and was kind of disappointed. I don’t usually use the water fountains because I don’t think they taste very good, so I had high hopes for the stations. Sadly, they didn’t live up to my expectations because it tasted about the same as the water fountains.”
Do you think the new bottle stations have good tasting water?
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Some think it is much better than the traditional water fountains.
Principal’s secretary Kathryn Rich said, “No more metal tasting water here at LHS!!! So far, with the station located downstairs in the A wing, the Lancers have saved over 70 plastic bottles of water. I know you’re probably skeptical because the water has tasted so much like metal in the past. Ted Mosteler [School Resource Officer] and I can testify that the filtered water . . . tastes great.”
What do you think about the water from the new stations?
Why are these stations good?
The Elkay website has specific information about the filling stations. “Elkay filtered ezH2O bottle filling stations reduce lead and other harmful contaminants, putting cleaner, healthier water within everyone’s reach. This innovative and award-winning product line upholds our commitment to delivering clean water and sustainable design. It provides a rapid fill of drinking water to quench thirst and minimize plastic bottle waste in the environment.”
One of the biggest problems that we face today is plastic waste. Plastic bottles is a huge plastic waste source, with humans on average purchasing 1,000,000 bottles per minute and around 23% get recycled. When plastic bottles get thrown away and sent to landfills, they don’t just disappear. They sit there and decompose over a long course of 450 million years. So, these stations offer people a place to reuse plastic bottles instead of throwing them out and getting a new one. The stations increase the likely hood of someone refilling the bottle because the water is filtered very thoroughly, unlike the traditional fountain.
Clean water through the internalized filter that has been certified by the NSF to help put cleaner, healthier water within reach by reducing lead and other contaminants.
Hands-free operation, minimizing the hand contact and germ spreading through sensors that detect when water bottles are placed to be filled.
A true drain that provides a more efficient drainage and elimination of standing water.
Key plastic components that contain a special ion antimicrobial protection that inhibits the growth of mildew and mold.
Hopefully we continue the expansion of these stations to provide our environment with as much support as possible.
Offensive back-and-forth ends with stop from Lancers 35-28 win against the Eagles
Johan Samayoa and Ben Musselman lineup for the ensuing defensive drive.
As the Lancers force a turnover on downs as Urbana struggled in their final offensive possession, the Lancers regained the I-70 trophy for the 8 consecutive time. The Lancers throughout the game had their share of struggles on offense, having fumbled twice on their first two possessions of the game and an interception. Nevertheless, the Lancers go into playoffs 8-1.
In the end, it was the defense for the Lancers that not only kept them in the game, but win them the game. The defense had 6 sacks, Dustin Keith having 4.5 of the sacks himself. The defensive turn on came mainly in the second half when the Lancers were able to get after the Hawks’ quarterback Kyle Howse more successfully.
“We were able to play as a team and execute when we needed to the most,” said Keith.
Howse had probably one of his worst performances of the season, throwing 17/47 for 174 and ran for a 1-yard touchdown in the third quarter. The Lancers defense proved that they could contain a good quarterback that can scramble and throw the ball. In fact, in the first quarter, the Lancers held Howse to 3/12 for 34 yards.
The Lancers offense, outside of the turnovers, couldn’t get into a consistent grove throughout the game. Their scores came off a Xander McClure 73-yard and 5-yard touchdowns. However from McClure’s score with 7 minutes left in the second quarter, the Lancers didn’t score again until McClure scored a 32-yard touchdown with 9 minutes left in the game.
“We’ve got a lot of momentum going into our first playoff game. If we practice and play how we have, we’ll go pretty far,” said Matt Schiller.
The Lancers face off against Kisaye Barnes and the Frederick Cadets (4-5), which is the Cadets first playoff game appearance since 2004. Make sure to follow @Jason_Byrd2021, @linganorefb, @LHSJournalism, and @FrederickSports to get the latest football coverage.
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