Northwest Arkansas — Oratorical contest
The Pea Ridge Optimist Club is encouraging area students to speak their minds about the topic of “Cyber Communication: Progress or Problem?” as part of the Optimist International Oratorical Contest for 2010.
The Optimist Club will judge the local students’ speeches based on content and presentation to determine the top winners. Winners will receive U.S. savings bonds at the following levels: first place, $500; second place, $350; and third place, $100.
Students under the age of 16 as of Dec. 31, 2009, and who live within the Pea Ridge School district are eligible. The deadline is Tuesday, Feb. 9. For more information, contact Denise Pollock at 426-3415.
Youth Poster Contest
As communities around the state begin planning their 2010 Great American Cleanup in Arkansas events, the Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission (KAB) invites students in grades K-5 to submit art entries in the Youth Poster Contest.
Posters entered should depict an Arkansas that is clean and green with flowers and trees planted, parks and public areas cleaned up, trails built, downtowns improved and litter picked up. The artwork should be two-dimensional and can be in any media (pen and ink, watercolor, crayon, marker, pencil, etc.). Entries must be on standard 8-inch by 11-inch paper.
Prizes for the contest will be awarded in two divisions:Grades K-2 and 3-5. Teachers are asked to select one poster per class to be submitted for statewide judging. Winners will be recognized in their local communities by KAB and Great American Cleanup in Arkansas representatives.
Posters must be received no later than Feb. 8. For more information, visit KeepArkansasBeautiful.com.
Sports, Pages 8 on 02/03/2010