Contests & Programs

  

Curby’s Recycled Sculpture Contest

To increase awareness of recyclable materials, Montgomery County Solid Waste District will sponsor a sculpture contest using recyclable materials to create an abstract or realistic sculpture. The contest is open to schools located in Montgomery County, grades K-12 and may be submitted as an individual or as a team of two to four students (one entry per student). Schools interested in participating need to register by April 11, 2011.  County awards are given at a reception on May 14, 2011.  For more information call 937-225-4999.

. View 2010 Sculptures
2011 Rules and Online Registration.

     

Keep Montgomery County Beautiful Poetry Contest

Promote litter awareness among students, while encouraging literary creativity.  This contest is open to all Montgomery County students in grades 2-12. Entries will be judged by grade on theme usage, creativity, style, punctuation, spelling and neatness. Entries not following the guidelines will be disqualified.  Students interested in participating must submit entries by March 31, 2010.  Awards are given at a reception in May.  For more information call 937-225-4999. View 2010 Winners
2010 Entry and Rules.
   

Earth Day Grocery Bag Project

A simple service project aimed at advancing environmental awareness in your school and community. Students decorate brown paper grocery bags donated by Kroger. The bags are then distributed to local Kroger stores for Earth Day. For more information call 937-225-4999. View 2010 Pictures. Earth Day Grocery Project 2009 Survey

2010 Earth Day Grocery Bag Project:

73 schools and groups participated
13,212 bags were decorated
12,575 participants
     

Environmental Calendar Contest

During September, MCSWD in conjunction with Montgomery County Sanitary Engineering will sponsor an Environmental Calendar Contest, open to all Montgomery County students in grades k-12. Students are asked to create an original piece of art pertaining to one of two specific themes. 2011 Contest Information. For more information call 937-225-4999. View 2010 Winners.

     
 
Recycle Rally
  

Recycle Rally is a competition for any K-12 school in Montgomery County. From August 30th, 2010 to April 30th, 2011, students, parents, staff and other supporters of your school may bring recyclable materials to Rumpke Recycling at 1300 E. Monument in Dayton. (M-F: 8-4pm; Sat: 8-noon) Rumpke and Montgomery County Solid Waste District will track the total amount of materials brought on behalf of each school.

View 2010 Winners.

View more information and register online.

     
 
Other Opportunities
 
  Trash to Treasure CompetitionTrash to Treasure Competition PBS' Design Squad is offering kids at home a chance to get in on the action!

The 2010 Trash to Treasure Competition challenges kids to take everyday discarded or recycled materials and re-engineer them into functional products. Three grand-prize winners will win a trip to Boston to see their designs built, and will also appear on the Design Squad TV show and website. 25 finalists will also be featured on the series website.

Enter online at pbs.org/designsquad until September 5, 2010.


  
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Canon Envirothon
Canon Envirothon is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization established to coordinate the delivery of an environmental education program for high school students throughout North America.  Canon Envirothon is headquartered in League City, Texas.

The environmental education program consists of the annual Canon Envirothon Competition in which winning teams from participating states and Canadian provinces compete for recognition and scholarships by demonstrating their knowledge of environmental science and natural resource management.  The competition is centered on four universal testing categories (i.e., soils/land use, aquatic ecology, forestry, and wildlife) and a current environmental issue.

The Envirothon program is an effective educational tool, capable of supplementing environmental education both inside and outside the classroom. Led by a volunteer advisor, teams usually meet from late autumn until spring. Teams work collaboratively to develop their knowledge of ecology and natural resource management and to practice their environmental problem-solving skills in preparation for Envirothon competitions. To learn more about the competition, visit http://www.envirothon.org/about-us/110.html.

 

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Walt Disney Company and NSTA Announce Nationwide Launch of Disney's Planet Challenge

Disney Challenge logoLast week the Walt Disney Company, in collaboration with the National Science Teachers Association, announced the nationwide launch of Disney’s Planet Challenge, a project-based environmental competition for fourth through sixth grade classrooms. The cross-curricular program empowers classrooms to make a difference in their homes, schools, and communities and prompts students to think and act responsibly toward the environment while fostering teamwork, problem solving skills, and lifetime love for learning.

Registration for the competition closes December 18, 2009. Registered teams then have until February 26, 2010 to complete their project portfolios.

The grand prize–winning classroom will win a three-day trip to the Disneyland® Resort May 6–8, 2010, a chance to meet a Disney Channel star, and the class and its winning project may be featured on the Disney Channel. Up to 55 classrooms will win additional prizes, including $1,000-2,500 grants, Disney DVDs, student eco-friendly prize packs and more. Prizes from NSTA include a one-year membership to the teacher/coach of each winning team, and an expense-paid trip to NSTA’s 2011 National Conference on Science Education in San Francisco for the grand prize–winning teacher/coach where he or she will be recognized at a special banquet and awards ceremony.

For more information about Disney’s Planet Challenge or to register for the competition, visit www.Disney.com/planetchallenge.

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