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America Recycles Day Pledge Card Contest
To celebrate America Recycles Day on November 15, 2009, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Recycle Florida Today, Creative Recycling Systems, Inc. and Publix Super Markets are inviting all Florida students to participate in the sixth annual Florida (K-12) Schools Recycling Pledge Card Contest.
Students pledge to recycle and encourage others to recycle, thereby protecting Florida’s environment. The three schools that submit the most recycling pledge cards will be rewarded with a refurbished desktop computer, which includes a monitor, courtesy of Creative Recycling Systems, Inc. In addition, each individual who fills out a pledge card will be entered into a statewide drawing for either a $100 gift card, courtesy of Recycle Florida Today, or one of three $50 gift cards donated by Publix Super Markets.
For more information, visit
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/categories/recycling/AR/2009/ar09.htm.
Hola News Looking for Outstanding Hispanic Students
Hola News is looking for outstanding Hispanic students to feature as the “Student of the Month” in their publication. If you have a deserving student you believe should be featured, please submit his/her name to Judy Galindo, Editor in Chief, at
jgalindo@holanoticias.com. If you have any questions, please contact Judy at 904.652.2409 or the email address above.
Before submitting a student’s name, please ensure he/she has a current
Media Release form signed by a parent or guardian.
Nominate Students for Volunteer Service Awards Program
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a 14-year-old awards program honoring middle and high school students for service to their communities, is accepting applications through
Monday, Nov. 2. If local honorees are selected as state honorees, they will receive a $1,000 award, silver medallions and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington D.C. with a parent from May 1-4, for recognition events. National School Public Relations Association is one of the sponsoring organizations for this "good news" program.
U.S. Department of Education Launches Video Contest for Students
The U.S. Department of Education issued a call for students to submit videos in a contest called "I Am What I Learn." The contest asks each student to lay out the reasons education is so important to his or her future. Students with a clear vision of where their education and career training can take them are encouraged to put together a two-minute video and submit it
here. This is an opportunity for DCPS’ students to gain recognition individually and for the district, and offers a chance to win a $1,000 grand prize. The deadline for submissions is
Monday, Nov. 2.
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