School Store’s Eco-Friendly Merch Debuts With Bamboo Pens

by Annabelle BransfordSeptember 7, 2025

School Store’s Eco-Friendly Merch Debuts With Bamboo Pens

In partnership with the Sustainability Committee, the school store now offers a line of eco-friendly Maverick gear, starting with engraved bamboo pens. Students lined up at launch for reusable notebooks, stainless-steel water bottles, and organic cotton T-shirts–each stamped with the new “Green Maverick” seal.

PTA treasurer Monica F. noted that profits from green merch sales fund campus recycling expansions, while the sustainability club uses data from each purchase to track carbon offsets. Early adopters say the bamboo pens write smoothly and feel “like hugging a tree,” turning everyday note-taking into a small act of environmental advocacy.

Teachers are swapping plastic markers for the bamboo models in class, and beginning next term, new students will receive a “Green Maverick Starter Pack” instead of plastic welcome kits–proving that at Memorial High, school spirit and sustainability go hand in hand.

Annabelle Bransford

Hi, I’m Annabelle Bransford, Memorial High School’s unofficial satirist-in-residence and proud founder of The Daily Detention—a publication so edgy it’s been banned twice and resurrected three times, like a sassy phoenix with a flair for detention slips. I write satire because someone has to hold the line between cafeteria chaos and gym class tyranny. Whether I’m exposing the secret emotional feud between our Algebra teacher and Euclid, or investigating why the pep rally feels like an ancient ritual sacrifice, I try to speak truth to hallway power. Sure, I’ve been called “disruptive,” but mostly by people who wear lanyards unironically. My work has been read by at least two janitors, my entire AP English class, and one substitute teacher who thought it was a cry for help. I consider that range. When I’m not sharpening my wit, I’m dodging group projects, winning banned book club trivia, or mentoring the school's AI Isn’t Funny Club (membership: just me and 17 bots I’ve emotionally manipulated). I’m also a National Merit Semi-Finalist, certified eye-roller at Student Government meetings, and the only girl in school who’s been accused of “weaponizing irony.” My goals? Keep writing, keep laughing, and one day publish a satirical exposé called Yearbook Superlatives and Other Lies. If you want something sugarcoated, try the bake sale. If you want the truth with a punchline, I’m your girl. I've landed a sweet job at Bohiney Magazine, so don't bother me. EMAIL: annabelle@bohiney.com

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