Youth Contests
National Garden Clubs provides many
educational opportunities through competitions for the youth at the
pre-school, elementary, middle and high school level.
Current contests are:
- Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl Poster Contest
First through fifth grade students are invited to demonstrate
through original drawings of Smokey Bear or Woodsy Owl their
understanding of fire prevention and basic environmental
conservation principles. The Grand Prize National Poster Winner
will win a free round-trip airfare and accommodations for four to
Washington, DC. $100 will also be awarded to the First Place
National Winners from each grade level sponsored by National Garden
Clubs.
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rules
- High School Essay Contest
The contest is open to all High School Students. A $1000
National Garden Club Scholarship is awarded to the National
Winner. If the Winner is an underclassman, the $1000
Scholarship will be held by NGC, Inc. without accrued interest,
until such time that the student enters college. At that
time, the money will be forwarded to the Financial Aid Officer of
the college that the student will enter. The second place
winner will receive $100.
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rules
NGC's Poetry Contest is open to students in Kindergarten through
ninth grade. This competition enables youth to embrace their
creativity through the art of writing. All of the winning
entries will be compiled into a booklet, which will be made
available to the winners.
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rules
This contest encourages students to keep our planet green and to
get involved with saving the environment. Students in grades
4 through 8 are eligible to create a sculpture of recyclable,
reused and reduced materials. The sculpture is limited in
width to 81/2 inches by 11 inches. Height should be proportional to
width.
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rules
- High School Distinguished Service Project
Award
This award for a high school student in grades 9-12 is for an
outstanding civic project making a significant improvement for
public benefit, e.g. environment, conservation, landscape,
horticulture, recycling, horticulture therapy, etc. A single member
club, group of member clubs, districts or a state garden club must
sponsor the contest. $100 will be awarded to the first place
winner and $50 to the second place winner.
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current theme and rules