2013 Water Essay Contest!
2013 marks the 12th year of the Metro Water District Essay Contest. Please encourage your students to participate this fall. The deadline for this year’s contest is October 18, 2013. The topic is water conservation.
2013 Water Essay Save the Date (PDF)
More details to come in the Fall.
2012 Water Essay Contest Winners
Thank you to all the students that participated in the 2012 Water Essay Contest! The following are this year’s contest winners.
| Student Name |
Grade |
School |
Winner |
| Kolie Gilliam |
8 |
Woodland Middle |
Bartow County |
| Dorian Kidonakis |
6 |
Palmer Middle |
Cobb County |
| Megan Headley |
8 |
Smokey Road Middle |
Coweta County |
| JaMia Craft |
6 |
Cedar Grove Middle |
DeKalb County |
| Jordon Bogner |
7 |
Brighten Academy |
Douglas County |
| Brinison Perkins |
7 |
Fayette Middle |
Fayette County |
| Dylan O’Donnell |
6 |
South Forsyth Middle |
Forsyth County |
| Rosasharn Brown |
7 |
Mill Springs Academy |
Fulton County |
| Sydnee Jackson |
7 |
North Gwinnett Middle |
Gwinnett County |
| Tyler Gordon |
6 |
Woodland Middle |
Henry County |
| Emily Grimes |
8 |
J. A. Dobbins Middle |
Paulding County |
| Kaitlyn Sanders |
8 |
Atlanta Girls’ School |
City of Atlanta- District Regional-Runner Up |
| Seth Carey |
8 |
North Georgia Christian |
Hall County- District Regional Winner |
Sixth, seventh and eighth graders in Bartow, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Paulding and Rockdale counties were invited to participate in the 11th annual Water Essay Contest. Students were asked to write a 300 to 500-word essay about stormwater pollution and prevention. Once all essays were received, a subcommittee of the Education Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) came together to judge the essays. The best essay among the City of Atlanta and county winners was selected as the Regional Winner.
Classroom Games and Activities
Be A Solution to Water Pollution! A Program for Classrooms
Students learn about the water cycle while learning the harmful effects that pollution has on our rivers, lakes and streams. (Click here to download.) This is a Be A Solution: Enviroscape Activity.
Keep Streams Clean - Scoop the Poop Game
An interactive relay race where contestants compete to scoop the poop.
Click here to view the game rules and instructions. (Click here to download.)
Keep Streams Clean- Trash Relay Game
An interactive relay race where contestants compete to pick up litter.
Click here to view the game rules and instructions. (Click here to download.)
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