GCSC Youth Awards and Activities 2017-18

GCSC Youth Awards and Activities 2017-18

Youth Symposium

State winners (from each grade level) in contests 1, 2, and 3(awards 37 E-G) will receive certificates/ribbons and free lunch, T-shirt, and zoo admission on Saturday, April 14, 2018, at the Riverbanks Zoo Safari Club, Columbia, S.C. (Parents and siblings who attend, pay for lunch and reduced zoo admission.)

1. Smokey Bear or Woodsy Owl Poster Contest:

1st through 5th Grades, Size: 11” x17”. May not be three dimensional.

2. Poetry Contest 201 Theme: “Let It Grow”

Special Education and English as a Second Language: K-5 through 9th Grade

Regular Education: K-5 through 9th Grade. Must be typed and titled.

3. Youth Sculpture Contest Using Recyclable, Reused, or Reduced Materials

4ththrough 8th Grades: width x depth no larger than 8 ½“x11”, height proportional to

base. Attach two clear photos of the sculpture to the back of the Contest Entry Form

4. Youth Garden Club:

Requires at least 5 school-age gardeners, who have at least 5 meetings a year. Register

with the Garden Club of South Carolina, Inc. (Registration form online at GCSC )

Download all rules and entry forms for the above at http://www.gardenclubofsc.org/

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Questions or Assistance:

Kay Williams, 23 Partridge Lane, St Matthews, SC 29135, 803-874-1959,

GCSC Youth Clubs/Awards Chairman.

Alecia Elrod, 18 W. Seven Oaks Drive, Greenville, SC 29605, 864-271-2619(h)

864-915-0283(c), . GCSC Youth Symposium Chairman

5. High School Essay Contest 2017 Theme: “Community Gardens- A
Solution to Blight, Crime and Hunger”
9th through 12th Grades, Chairman: Maida Dantzler, 208 Shasta Lane
Santee,SC29142, 803-496-3237(h), 803-496-4300,

6. Girl Scout Badge, Chairman: Carolyn S. King, 1332 North Edgewater Drive,

Charleston, SC 29407, 843-763-6145(h)/ 843-364-6401(c)

, Fax: 843-763-4138

Woodsy Owl Smokey Bear

1. Mottos for Smokey or Woodsy must be part of the (11 X 17) poster. Clothing colors for Smokey and Woodsy must be accurate (http://www.fs.fed.us/learn/kids). Required student information on the Entry Form is attached to the back of the poster.

2. Poetry entries must be typed and titled. Required student information on the Entry Form is attached to the back of the poem.

3. Attach two clear photos of the sculpture to the back of the Contest Entry Form.

GCSC District Youth Clubs/Awards Chairmen

West Piedmont: Position Open

West Sandhills: Patricia Bryan, 81 Stonehenge Circle, Edgefield, S.C. 29824, (803) 637-5580,

East Sandhills: Beth Tolson, 617 Bethune Hwy, Bishopville, SC 29010, 803-538-4039(h), 803-229-2845(c), ,

West Low Country: Sandra Jamison, 7 Woodwind Way, Aiken, SC 29803, 803-649-0892(h),

East Low Country:Position Pending

Coastal: Debbie Gough, 765 Kittiwake Lane, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576 843-997-9415

Additional National Garden Club Youth Awards and Activities

1. High School Distinguished Service Project Awards, 9th through 12th Grades

2. School Garden Projects Awards

3. Bees and Butterflies Container Gardening: “Protecting Our Pollinators” Youth Award

4. Curriculum: Elementary Grades- Learning about Frogs and their Habitats, Teacher’s Edition: Free Download, Student Workbooks: “The Frightened Frog” and “The Saved Seed” are available for purchase. “Ecology Warriors/Saving the Environment”: Student Workbook- Free Download

Download all rules and entry forms for the above at http://gardenclub.org/

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