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About 1000 Massachusetts Students Get Art and Poetry Award from EPA

Release Date: 06/04/2001
Contact Information: Amy Miller, EPA Press Office (617-918-1042)

About 1,000 children from elementary schools across New England will fill Faneuil Hall in Boston 10 am tomorrow, Wednesday, June 6, to receive awards from the New England office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

"These young artists, working with their teachers, created artwork for EPA New England's 29th annual Paul G. Keough Earth Artist contest," said EPA's acting regional administrator Ira Leighton. "The art addresses environmental challenges we all face, and helps us to remember how we can all make a difference in creating a cleaner world. We should all honor these students and their teachers, who may well be tomorrow's environmental leaders."

Doug Gutro of EPA New England will be master of ceremonies and will give students their awards. Winners of the Earth Artist contest will get a certificate at a ceremony in their state; and participation certificates will be given to every class that enters the contest.

Teachers who wanted to take part in this program for students in grades kindergarten through six talked about environmental issues in class and then asked students to create a poem or poster with an environmental theme on a recycled paper grocery bag. The best entry from each class was sent to EPA New England to be judged by EPA staff.

Schools with winning students and classes, as well as their towns, are as follows:

Waybright and Lynnhurst Elementary Schools, Saugus
Our Lady of the Valley, Uxbridge
Dracut Middle School, Dracut
Norris Road Elementary School, Tyngsboro
Charles Roderick & Delaney School, Wrentham
George Austin Middle School, Lakeville
St. Michael School, Hudson
Downey & W.E. Sheehan School, Westwood
St. Ann's School, Somerville
Academy Avenue School, Weymouth
Learning Prep School, W. Newton
Proctor School, Topsfield
Midland Street School, Worcester
Dunn Middle School Danvers
Chenery Middle School, Belmont
St. Ann School, Gloucester
Sacred Hearts School, Bradford
Hannah School, Beverly
Prospect School, Gardener
Dallin School, Arlington
J.F. Kennedy School, Holbrook
McGovern School, Medway
Forestdale Cub Scout, Forestdale
Dolbeare School, Wakefield
Ashfield School, Brockton
Cold Spring School, Plymouth