It
’s not too late for Morgan Hill students to enter their projects
in this year’s city of Morgan Hill Earth Day Art
&
amp; Science Fair. The city has extended the deadline for
entries to April 16.
It’s not too late for Morgan Hill students to enter their projects in this year’s city of Morgan Hill Earth Day Art & Science Fair. The city has extended the deadline for entries to April 16.
The second annual Earth Day Art & Science Fair will be held at the Community and Cultural Center on April 22. Funded by the California Department of Conservation, the fair is designed to educate and motivate our community to recycle and reuse drink containers, like water bottles and soda cans.
All Morgan Hill students are invited to submit projects that promote recycling, reduction or reuse of drink containers. Entries will be judged in three categories: Grades K-3, grades 4-8 and grades 9-12.
Students can work in teams or individually, as long as they are in the same age category. Great ideas can be found on the entry form, or students can come up with one of their own. For example, students can:
n Draw a poster that shows or encourages recycling of soda cans, water bottles or other drink containers.
n Make a coloring or activity book that teaches kids how important it is to recycle drink containers instead of throwing them in the trash.
n Use drink containers, such as juice bottles, water bottles or soda cans, to create an art project: Make a sculpture or a collage, whatever you can imagine.
Entry forms are available at Morgan Hill Schools or may also be downloaded from the City of Morgan Hill’s website at http://ww w.morganhill.ca.gov/html/new/upcoming.asp (select Earth Day Art and Science Fair).
“Intent To Enter” forms are being accepted through April 16, and need to be mailed to Katherine Filice’s attention at 65 Fifth St. #100, Gilroy, CA 95020, or delivered to City Hall, 17555 Peak Ave.
Eco-Fact of the Week: The judging for the City’s Environmental Poster Contest will also take place at the Earth Day Fair. All of the finalists will be displayed at the Center during the Fair.
Eco-Web Page of the Week: You can learn all about the history of Earth Day and current events at http://www.earthday.net/.
Anthony Eulo is program administrator for the City of Morgan Hill who looks forward to viewing the Earth Day projects at the fair. He welcomes your questions, comments and thoughts, and can be reached at en*****@************ca.gov 779-7247.
