The Allen County Solid Waste Management District is seeking creative minds to help spread the word about recycling in our community. To do this, they are having a Recycling Video Contest for Allen County students grades 6–12.
1. Create a 30-second video that encourages recycling in our community
2. Submit it to their group page on You Tube
3. Fax in an entry form
4. Win prizes
Videos are due February 15th. If you have any questions, please contact Kira Blacketor.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
November - Ductigami
A few of the creations from the duct tape program.
Erin's duct-tape snack holder.
Gabe's duct-tape flag.
Caleb sings and Tyler plays guitar as we try out the new Beatles Rock Band.
Erin's duct-tape snack holder.
Gabe's duct-tape flag.
Caleb sings and Tyler plays guitar as we try out the new Beatles Rock Band.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
The Howard Nemerov Creative Writing Awards
Sponsored by Washington University in St. Louis.
This competition is open to juniors and seniors currently enrolled in high school. Three prizes of $250 each will be awarded both in fiction and in poetry. Students may send a single entry in each genre (one poem and/or one short story or novel chapter). All entries must be typed, with the student's name, home address, telephone number, high school name and address, and the genre (poetry or fiction) of the work on the first page. Entries must be postmarked by March 15, 2009. Awards will be announced May 15, 2009. Please keep a copy, as entries cannot be returned.
This competition will be judged by faculty in the Writing Program at Washington University, including fiction writers Kathryn Davis, Marshall Klimasewiski and Kellie Wells, and poets Mary Jo Bang and Carl Phillips.
Send entries to:
The Howard Nemerov Creative Writing Awards
Washington University
Campus Box 1122
One Brookings Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63130-4899
For further inquiries, contact David Schuman at (314) 935-7130. Visit the website.
This competition is open to juniors and seniors currently enrolled in high school. Three prizes of $250 each will be awarded both in fiction and in poetry. Students may send a single entry in each genre (one poem and/or one short story or novel chapter). All entries must be typed, with the student's name, home address, telephone number, high school name and address, and the genre (poetry or fiction) of the work on the first page. Entries must be postmarked by March 15, 2009. Awards will be announced May 15, 2009. Please keep a copy, as entries cannot be returned.
This competition will be judged by faculty in the Writing Program at Washington University, including fiction writers Kathryn Davis, Marshall Klimasewiski and Kellie Wells, and poets Mary Jo Bang and Carl Phillips.
Send entries to:
The Howard Nemerov Creative Writing Awards
Washington University
Campus Box 1122
One Brookings Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63130-4899
For further inquiries, contact David Schuman at (314) 935-7130. Visit the website.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Do Something Good!
Youth as Resources (YAR) is offering grants from $100 to $750 for projects that meet the following goals:
* Empowers the youth of Allen County to plan and implement service projects to meet a community need
* Recognizes and promotes youth as volunteers
* Educates youth to become philanthropists
* Fosters youth/adult partnerships
What does it mean? If you and some of your friends have a special community project you'd like to do, like building a ramp for a handicapped neighbor, using a vacant lot to start a community garden, or something else that will be good for your school or your community, you may apply to Youth As Resources to try to receive a grant giving you the money to carry out your project.
Applications are due by January 31, 2010, so if you're interested either send an email to Anne Duff or apply online at www.leadershipfortwayne.org.
* Empowers the youth of Allen County to plan and implement service projects to meet a community need
* Recognizes and promotes youth as volunteers
* Educates youth to become philanthropists
* Fosters youth/adult partnerships
What does it mean? If you and some of your friends have a special community project you'd like to do, like building a ramp for a handicapped neighbor, using a vacant lot to start a community garden, or something else that will be good for your school or your community, you may apply to Youth As Resources to try to receive a grant giving you the money to carry out your project.
Applications are due by January 31, 2010, so if you're interested either send an email to Anne Duff or apply online at www.leadershipfortwayne.org.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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