A LOCAL AND NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POETRY AND ART CONTEST
Hundreds of Blount County Students have entered this contest by exploring the rivers, lakes, and streams of Alabama—or the puddles and ponds of their own backyards— and express what they discover, through poetry and/or art including photography.
There are four grade-level categories: K-2, 3-6, 7-9, 10-12 or children aged 5-19 bein schooled. Grand prize winners receive a trip to Washington, DC for the winner and one parent/guardian. Friends of the Locust Fork River sponsors the local contest with cash prizes and judges selected winners from all Blounty County entries and awards.
Individuals or group/class applications forms and further details about how to apply are available at www.riverofwords.org. Entering the national contest means automatic registation in the local contest. National Awards are made in April 2012. Blount County winners will be notified in May or June. A free downloadable, poetry teaching guide is also available at the website.
2011 Winners:
- 1st: Heaven Randolph, Cleveland High" River of Life"
- 2nd: Baylee Mallon, Cleveland High: "My Tiny Homemade Boat"
- 3rd: John Makofsky, Cleveland High: "Water's Journey"
- Anna Pesnell, Cleveland High: "My Secret"
- Talia Ponas, Homeschooler: "The Stream"
- Jordan Duncan, Cleveland High: "That Was the Rain"
- Summer Waterman, Locust Fork High: "The Locust Fork River"
Honorable Mentions:
ART DIVISION
1st: Rebecca Payne, "Water Hole", medium - pencil
2nd: Caroline Weems, "Fun in the Sun", colored pencils
3rd: Carissa Barrios, "Fron and Lily", marker and colored pencils
Honorable Mentions: