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The winners of the 9th annual Igniting Creative Energy Challenge showed that a young generation is ready to fight to save our natural resources. The winners — three students and a teacher — will travel to Washington, D.C. in June, where they will share their ICE entries and ideas with government and energy leaders at the Energy Efficiency Forum. The Challenge is an educational competition that motivates students to learn more about energy and the environment.
Students in grades K-12 throughout the U.S. and Canada are asked to submit entries that demonstrate an understanding of what an individual, family or group can do in their home, school or community to conserve energy and help the environment. They are encouraged to express their ideas in any creative form such as science projects, essays, stories, artwork, photographs, music, videos, web site projects, and more. The judging staff consists of professionals nationwide with backgrounds in science, math, music, art and gifted and talented education, as well as environmental industry experts.
Our 9th annual Igniting Creative Energy Challenge winners are:
Elementary School Division — Cheyenne Martinek, 5th grader, Poulsbo, WA. Cheyenne created Ways to be Kind to the Earth and Save Energy, a video featuring Lego characters performing eight activities to save the environment, including picking up trash, planting trees, recycling and alternative forms of transportation.
Middle School Division — Alexander Miller Jr., 6th grader, Salt Lake City, UT. Alexander wrote, produced and recorded a music video for the Don’t Idle Song to promote anti-idling of vehicles in Utah. The song and video is part of an ongoing classroom project called, Team H.O.P.E (Helping Our Planet Earth), a non-binding resolution in the state of Utah to reduce vehicle idling.
High School Division — Anne Spence, 10th grader, Holland, MI. Anne wrote a poem to highlight two perspectives on the significance of energy conservation. When read from top to bottom, the poem emphasizes the importance of advancing technology and industry. When read from bottom to top, it underscores the need to put higher priority on energy efficiency and the environment.
Teacher Division — Brian Mulcahy, 6th grade teacher in Massapequa Park, NY. Mr. Mulcahy encourages his students to get involved in environmental conservation. His class had several high-quality ICE projects, including two that were finalists for the national middle school winner.
The Igniting Creative Energy Challenge is sponsored by:
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