Stormwater Management invited all third through fifth grade students in the Garland Independent School District to participate in the eighth annual stormwater contest. In the past, the students have done posters and essays.
This year the students were asked to create a comic strip for the theme “Be Stormwater Smart”. This idea was inspired by a student from last year’s contest, Guadalupe Ledesma at Freeman Elementary.
First place students received $300 each, second place received $200 and third place received $100 each. Teachers of the winning students received an amount equal to half of what their students won in order to purchase classroom supplies.
The highest student participation this year went to Freeman Elementary with a total of 61 entries. A close second was Dorsey Elementary with 55 comic strips. Overall, twentyone teachers at 5 GISD elementary schools competed in this contest. Every school that participated this year had a winning student comic strip.
Congratulations to everyone! Stormwater Management encourages even more eligible GISD students and teachers to participate in next year’s contest. For more information or to report stormwater pollution, call the Stormwater Hotline at 972-205-2180 or visit us at garlandstormwater.org.