By, Terra Rivers | Managing Editor
The Hays County Soil and Water Conservation District board of directors is hosting a Poster and Essay Contest for students throughout the county.
The Essay contest is open to students from 18 and under; students 12-years-old and under are eligible to participate in the poster contest.
Students 13-years-old and under must submit an essay of a maximum of 300 words; for students 14 to 18, the maximum word count is 500. The contest’s theme this year is “Where would we BEE without Pollinators?”
Submissions are due on November 22 and can be turned in to Kathryn Brady, District Conservationist with USDA-NRCS, at her office at 326 Cheatham Street, suite 102, San Marcos.
Students can also turn in their essays and posters to their teachers on November 21; Brady will collect submissions from local schools on November 22.
The prizes are $100.00 for first place, $75.00 for second and $50.00 for third place; prizes will be given to the first, second and third places in the poster contest and each of the two age divisions in the essay contest.
First place recipients will complete in the area contest; winners will have the opportunity to continue to compete up to the state level.
All entries must be typed; for full details and requirements see the contest entry forms below. For any questions contact Brady at 512-392-4050 or Kathryn.brady@usda.gov.
Hays County
Soil and
Water Conservation District #351
326 Cheatham St., San Marcos, Texas 78666
(512) 392
-
4050
Ext. 3
hayscounty
@swcd.texas.gov
20
20
Conservation Essay Contest
SUBJECT:
“
Where would we BEE with
out
Pollinators?
”
Ages 13 and Under
–
Max
imum of 300
Words
Ages 14 to 18
–
Maximum of 500 Words
YOUR ENTRY MUST BE TYPED
___________________________________
___________________________________
Student’s Name
Age Division (Junior or Senior)
___________________________________
_________
_________________
_________
S
tudent’s Age
Name of School
___________________________________
___________________________________
Student’s Address
Student
’
s
Phone Number
____________________
_______________
_________________________________
__
Parent/G
uardian
Name
Teacher’s
Name
(Phone
and
/
or
Email)
(Phone and/or Email)
For additional
resources, information will be listed under
“
Important Updates
”
on the ri
gh
t
si
de:
http:/www.tsswb.texas.gov/programs/public
-
information
-
and
-
education
, or contact your local
Hays
Soil and
Water Conservation District.
As you write your essay, pleas
e remember
the following:
•
Essay is typed, follows the topic and is meets the maxim
u
m allotment of words (stat
ed above)
•
Make your writing interesting to the reader.
•
Make sure that your ideas are clear and easy for the reader to follow.
•
Write about your ideas in detail so that the reader really un
derstands w
hat you are
saying.
•
Check your
work for correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar.
•
Do not plagiarize.
A Director of
to the
Hays County SWCD
will pick up yo
ur essay November 22
, 201
9
.
First Place $100; Second
Pl
ace $75 & Third
Place $50 will
be awarded in the District
.
The top
two
essays in each age division will
advance to the Area
3 Competition
.
*********************
This contest is open to students 18 years and under, and who are considered eligible under
Texas University I
nterscholastic League eligibility require
ments.
Hays County
Soil and
Water Conservation District #351
326 Cheatham St., San Marcos, Texas 78666
(512) 392
-
4050
Ext. 3
hayscounty
@swcd.texas.gov
20
20
Conservation
Poster
Contest
YOU MUST USE THIS TITLE
:
“
Where would we BEE without Pollinators?
”
______
___________
__________________
___________________________________
Student’s Name
Name of School
___________________________________
___________________________________
Student’s Age and Grade Level
Name of Teacher
____________________________
_______
___________________________________
Student’s
Address
Student
’
s Phone Number
___________________________________
___________________________________
Parent/Guardian
Name
Teacher’s Contact I
nformation
The
theme in Texas is
NOT “Watersheds: Our Water, Our Home.”
F
or subject resour
c
es visit, information
will be l
isted under
“
Important Updates
”
on the right
side
http:/www.tsswcb.texas.gov/programs/public
-
information
-
and
-
education
, or contact
your
local
Hays County
Soil
and Water Conservation District
.
Poster entries
must be on standard poster board, cut to half size
–
22
”
x 14
”
Art
work on poster entries should be drawn by hand with materials
which do no
t readily sme
ar,
crack or chip
I
f nece
ssary, a fixative or
lamination
may be used
The poster entry a
rtwork should be flat
A Director will pick up
your entry to the
Hays County SWCD
on
November 22
, 201
9
.
First
Place $100
;
Second Place $75 & Third Place $50 will be District winner
s
.
The t
op tw
o
posters
in the district
will advance to the Area 3 Competition.
*********************
This contest is open to students 12 years and under, and who are considered eligible under
Texas University Interscholastic League eligibility requirements.
