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YOUTH ACTIVITIES Y1. BLUEFIELD GARDEN CLUB JUNIOR AND/OR INTERMEDIATE CUP Donor: Bluefield Garden Club* A silver trophy awarded to a Junior and/or Intermediate Club, sponsored by a member garden club, which has been most successful in promoting all phases of garden club work. Application blanks to be accompanied by application book. This award may not be won two (2) succeeding years by one club. Points for Judging: 1. Program, planned and carried out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 points 2. Projects . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 points 3. Flower Show Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 points 4. Book of Evidence, History, Club Clippings, etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 points Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100 points Y2. JUNIOR, INTERMEDIATE OR HIGH SCHOOL GARDEN CLUB YEAR BOOK AWARDDonor: WVGCI* Cash award of $5.00 and a blue ribbon. Second prize - red ribbon; Third prize - yellow ribbon. To junior, intermediate or high school clubs for outstanding yearbooks edited by juniors, intermediates or high school based on: 1. Neatness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 points 2. Title page (name of club, sponsoring club, town, number of members in youth group and age group) . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................ . . . .10 points 3. Monthly program topics and leader listed . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . .10 points 4. Definite project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . . . . . . . . . .10 points 5. Study and Activity on project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . .10 points 6. Minimum of 8 meetings a year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . 5 points 7. Comprehensive study on one of the following: Horticulture, Conservation, Nature Study, Flower Arranging, Flower Show practice . ................. . . . . . .20 points 8. Participation in Junior and/or Intermediate Garden Club and/or High School Flower Show or Junior and/or Intermediate and/or High School Section of Senior Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 points 9. Flower Arrangement and/or Horticulture Workshop . ... . . . . . . . . .15 points 10. Minimum of one bird program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . .5 points Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... . . . . . . .100 points Y3. JUNIOR, INTERMEDIATE OR HIGH SCHOOL GARDENINGHONOR CERTIFICATE Donor: WVGCI Award to Junior, Intermediate or High School Clubs who achieve Honor Roll by achieving 50 points under program rules 4 through 10 as listed under Award 31. Y4. WANDA BURRUSS FARRISH YOUTH ACTIVITIES AWARDDonor: The family of the late Wanda Burruss Farrish A silver trophy awarded to a junior, intermediate or high school garden club or youth group assisted by a federated garden club, for the most outstanding project in litter clean up and beautification in the community. This award may not be won more than two years in succession by one club. Points for judging: 1. Youth involvement and accomplishments in projects toward eliminating litter and encouragement toward better community litter control..50 points 2. Evidence: application book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 points 3. Pictures: before and after . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . .15 points 4. News Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . . . . . . . . .10 points Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . . . . . . . . .100 points Y5. HIGH SCHOOL GARDENERS AWARDDonor: WVGCI* Medallion presented to a high school group which has carried out the best all-around gardening program. Application book and narrative required. See Award Rules. Points for Judging: 1. Program, planned and carried out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 points 2. Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 points 3. Application book and report . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 points Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . . . . .. . . . . . .100 points Y6. HIGH SCHOOL ESSAY CONTESTDonors: WVGCI $50 Cash and WV Conservation Camp Scholarship WV Nursery and Landscape Association: $500 Scholarship Essay Contest: 2007–08: “Sustain the Earth…Enlighten our Youth” 2008–09: “Nurture the Earth…Foster our Environment” Length of Essay: Between 500-600 words. The entry will be penalized if the essay does not conform to the required length. All words are counted. students should write the essay so that it is suitable to be published in the NGC publication.Scale of Points: Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 points Knowledge of subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . . . . . 25 points Practicality of proposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . . . . . . . . 10 points Originality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... . . . . . . . 15 points Subject matter well organized/ clarity of presentation . 15 points Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 points Vocabulary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 points Conformance to length . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 points Manuscript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 points Wallet-size photograph, name, address, phone number, school attending, grade, list of activities and sponsoring club . . . . . . . . ......................... . 5 points Neatness/legibility (A plastic folder keeps the manuscript neat). . 5 points Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 points Eligibility: Contest open to all High School students attending 9th - 12th grade and sponsored by a single member garden club, group of member clubs, councils or districts. Entries become the property of NGC.Contest deadline: Club entries must be sent to State Award Chairman by November 15 of current year. State Award: The winner of the contest will receive $50 and a WV Conservation Scholarship and a $500 scholarship from The WV Nursery and Landscape Assn. with the first place going to SAR. The winner and their chaperone will be honored guests of WVGCI at a luncheon meeting of the annual convention. Transportation provided by the sponsor or districts in which the winner resides. Entries will not be returned. Applicants should keep a copy for themselves. National Awards: a $1,000 National Garden Club scholarship will be awarded the national winner. If the winner is an underclassman, the $1,000 scholarship will be held by NGC, Inc., without accrued interest, until such time the student enters college. At that time, the money will be forwarded to the Financial Aid Office of the college that the student will enter. Second place winner will receive a $100 award. Y7. HIGH SCHOOL SPEECH CONTEST: Donors: WVGCI $50 Cash and WV Conservation Camp Scholarship WV Nursery and Landscape Association $500 Scholarship Note: This is now only a state award. 2007–08: “How to Beautify A School with Container Gardens” 2008–09: TBA Length of Speech: Between six and nine (6–9) minutes. Sponsoring club should supply tape (not VCR) and manuscript. Student should be provided an opportunity to deliver their speech to a live audience for local, and if possible, for state judging. Notes may be used.Scale of Points (range of points may change each year): Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 points Conform to topic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 points Knowledge of subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 points Practicality of proposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 points Creativity and originality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 points Conform to time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 points Subject matter well organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 points Oration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 pointsClarity and presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 points Voice inflection/enunciation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 points Emphasis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 points Manuscript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 pointsWallet-size photograph, name, address, phone number, school attending, grade, list of activities and sponsoring club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................... . 5 points Neatness/legibility (A plastic folder keeps the manuscript neat) . . . . 5 points Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... . . . 100 pointsEligibility: Contest is open to all High School students attending 9th through 12th grade and must be sponsored by a single member garden club, group of member clubs, councils or districts. Contest deadline: Club entries must be sent to the State Awards Chairman by November 15 of current year. All entries must list name, address, phone number, school, grade, activities and sponsoring club with a wallet size photograph included. State award: The winner of the contest will receive $50 and a WV Conservation Camp Scholarship. The WV Nursery and Landscape Association offers a $500 scholarship. The winner and their chaperone will be honored guests of WVGCI at the luncheon meeting of the annual convention. Transportation will be provided by the sponsor or districts in which the winner resides. Y8. SMOKEY BEAR & WOODSY OWL POSTER CONTEST First thru Fifth grade students are invited to participate in the Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl Poster Contest. The entry posters should encourage children to take a personal role in preventing wildfires or conserving natural resources. Winners on the State level will be sent to SAR and their winners receive a $10 cash award; then sent to NGC for judging. The National winner will win a free trip to Washington, D.C. for a presentation ceremony, with round-trip airfare and accommodations for four. A $100 US Savings Bond will be awarded to the first place winner for each grade level as well. National Winners to be announced at the NGC annual meeting. Poster Topic is the basic message for the Smokey Bear poster is “Remember, only you Can Prevent Wildfires” and for Woodsy Owl poster is “Lend a Hand-Care for the Land”. Poster Rules: 1. Poster must feature Smokey Bear or Woodsy Owl. 2. Smokey Bear poster should be based upon preventing wildfires and the topic for the current year’s poster set by NGC (see above). 3. Woodsy Owl poster must be based on “lend a hand- save the land.” Please see above in regard to additional topics set by NGC. 4. Each entry should be 11 x 17 inches in size. 5. Materials that can be used: crayons, markers, poster paints, watercolors, etc. 6. Posters must be completed by individual student artists. 7. No three-dimensional posters, computer-scanned, or electronically generated images will be accepted. 8. Please print the artist's name, address, home phone number, grade level, school, teacher's name, city, and state on the back of the poster in the lower right corner. Do not use dark marker for this as it may show through. 9. Posters will be judged 20 percent each for originality, design, slogan, artwork, and overall effectiveness of the message. Y9. CAROLYN G. PATTERSON AWARD FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE FOR YOUTH Donor: Mrs. John P. Patterson, Past President A $50 cash award and a certificate may be awarded to a junior, intermediate or high school garden club or organized youth group assisted by a federated garden club for the most outstanding projects and programs that have been implemented and that meet the objectives of NGC and WVGCI. Application and narrative required. Points for Judging: 1. Programs, planned and carried out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 points 2. Projects implemented . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 points 3. Application book and report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 points Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... . . . . . . . .100 points <<BACK
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