Posted on: Thursday, November 25, 2004
EDUCATION BRIEFS
Video contest seeks teen entries
Advertiser Staff
The 2005 Teen Video Awards contest seeks public service announcements by Hawai'i teens that address the problem of drugs, drinking and smoking in the islands, as well as promoting physical fitness.
Prizes will be awarded in five categories: best anti-drug, best anti-underage drinking, best anti-smoking, best health/fitness and best of show. The prizes include vouchers to purchase additional video equipment and software for the school. The top videos will be aired on local television later in the year.
Students in grades 6 through 12 have until March 15 to complete their submissions, not to exceed 27 seconds in length. Finalists will be notified in early April and winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in May.
The contest is sponsored by Hawai'i Medical Service Association, the state Department of Education, Sassy/G Magazine and Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
Information is available at www.HMSA.com and www.sassymag.com.
Saint Louis School won $2,000 for collecting 77,460 pounds of books in the Verizon O'ahu Telephone Book Recycling contest.
Together, the 52 participating schools collected almost 500,000 pounds of books that might have otherwise gone to the landfill.
Other prizes included: Lanikai Elementary, $1,000; Holumua Elementary: $500; Star of the Sea School: $500; Radford High, $250; Kalakaua Middle, $250; Likelike Elementary, $250 and St. Anthony Parish School, $250.
Schools recycling more than 2,500 pounds of books received $100 each.
Parents interested in sending their children to the Leeward Community College SMARTS Academy over winter break are encouraged to register early to secure a spot.
The science, math and arts winter program runs from Dec. 20 to Jan. 7 for three separate one-week sessions.
Half-day and full-day sessions are available for students age 6 to 13. Classes from 8 a.m. to noon are $75 a week, classes from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. are $125 a week, and after-program care is available from 3 to 5 p.m. for an additional $15 per session.
Parents are encouraged to attend classes with their child. They can stay free with paid child's tuition.
For more information and registration, call 455-0477 or 455-0647.
Kaua'i High School took top honors at the annual conservation awareness contest held at the Makiki Valley State Recreation Area last month.
The contest requires that the students evaluate the soil, slope and other physical characteristics of two sites to determine whether the best use of the sites is cropland, pasture, woodland, wildlife or recreation, and what conservation practices are needed to sustain it.
Students must also evaluate whether a third place is a suitable home site.
The other participating schools — which advanced from county-level contests — were Pahoa High School, Kamehameha School-Maui Campus and Campbell High School.
All the schools attended a banquet after the contest and performed skits on the environment.
Saint Louis wins recycling prize
Best to register now for SMARTS
Kaua'i High kids take top honors
