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Way to Go: Arianne Papa, Long Beach

Arianne Papa, a Long Beach High School senior,

Photo credit: Photo by | Arianne Papa, a Long Beach High School senior, coordinated a drug collection in which residents brought in unwanted or expired medication for proper disposal during the school's winter concerts in December.

Arianne Papa is working to improve her community's local water quality -- one pharmaceutical at a time.

The Long Beach High School senior coordinated a drug collection in which residents brought in unwanted or expired medication for proper disposal during the school's winter concerts in December.

Papa said the idea stemmed from a science research project she did with classmate Jane Smyth...

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