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Eleven SCCPSS students will be recognized and rewarded at the 20th Triennial International Oil Spill Conference (IOSC) on May 4 – 8, 2008 at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center for placing in their local “Creating a Culture of Preparedness” poster contest. First place winners in their respective categories will receive $1,500, second place winners will receive $1,000, third place gets $500 and $100 will go to all honorable mentions.
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IOSC “Creating a Culture of Preparedness” Poster Contest Winners
Category 1: 4th – 6th Grade |
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Name |
School |
Grade |
Place |
Teacher |
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Greta Wood |
May Howard |
5th |
First |
Ms. Spray |
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Casey Flint |
May Howard |
4th |
Second |
Ms. Spray |
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Nkenge Mitchell |
Marshpoint |
4th |
Third |
Ms. Green |
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Category 2: 7th – 8th Grade |
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Eric Lau |
DeRenne |
8th |
First |
Ms. Gardner |
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David Miranda |
Southwest Middle |
8th |
Second |
Ms. McCallar |
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Jennifer Herrera |
Southwest Middle |
8th |
Third |
Ms. McCallar |
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Michael Durkee |
Ellis |
8th |
Honorable Mention |
Mr. Shell |
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Category 3: 9th – 12th Grade |
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Zia Musa |
Windsor Forest |
12th |
First |
Mr. Blair |
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Eric Rogers |
Savannah Arts |
10th |
Second |
Mr. Schetski |
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Lauren Meredith |
Jenkins |
9th |
Third |
Ms. Mullins |
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Melissa Vargas |
Groves |
10th |
Honorable Mention |
Ms. Schaefer |
The students will receive their prizes during an awards luncheon on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 12:15 p.m. in the Chatham Ballroom. For poster contest rules and guidelines, click here. For more information on IOSC 2008, visit their website at http://www.iosc.org/.
