229-333-5800 February 15, 2012
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Chemists Celebrate Earth Day with 2012 Illustrated Poem Contest
VALDOSTA -- The Southwest Georgia Section of the American
Chemical Society (ACS) is sponsoring an illustrated poem contest
for students in Kindergarten through 12th grade. The contest is one
of the many ACS educational outreach activities.
The theme of the contest is: Rethinking Recycling: It's Easy to be
Green! The purpose of the contest is to have teachers and students
engage in sustainability discussions about recycling of materials
such as aluminum or plastic and the reduction of pollution and
waste. Students will then present their ideas with an illustration
and related poem.
There will be four judging categories, and a prize of $50 will be
awarded to the student with the best entry in each category. The
teachers of the winning students will receive a $50 gift card to
the educational store of their choice. The contest deadline is
March 26. All illustrated poems must have a completed contest entry
form.
Poems must be no more than 40 words, and the winners of the
Southwest Georgia illustrated poem contest will advance to the ACS
National Illustrated Poem Contest.
For more information, contact Dr. Linda de la Garza at ldelagarza@valdosta.edu or
(229) 333-5798 or visit http://sowega.sites.acs.org.
