Annual school program event gears up for award ceremony
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Learning the Wonderful Works of Water school program initiated by the Birmingham Water Works Board (BWWB) recently held a judging for the 84 submissions in its 2014 “Water for Life!” Poster Contest. Winners will be announced during the award ceremony, which will be held at the Birmingham Crossplex Friday, April 25th just before the BWWB’s celebration of National Drinking Water Week, which spotlights the essentials of water May 4 – 10. Usually the award ceremony is held in conjunction with NDWW, however due to testing students will be able to celebrate a little earlier.
Numerous 5th grade students in the BWWB’s service area displayed the “Water for Life” theme through colorful pieces of artwork. Elementary schools such as Erwin Intermediate, Phillips Academy, Oxmoor Valley, Concord, Brookeville, Chalkville, and more participated in the event.
Students were told to display the essentials of water in health and the human body. They were also encouraged to use various materials in efforts of creating a 3D effect. Judging was based on categories like use of theme in design, creativity, factual information, display of 3D elements, originality of artwork, and more. Judges for the contest were Space One Eleven’s Art Education Coordinator Tara Lee, the Birmingham Museum of Art’s Artist in Residence Toby Richards, BWWB Assistant General Manager Sonny Jones, BWWB Business Analyst Victoria Damsgard, and the Birmingham Times’ Advertising Manager James Lewis. The varying levels of creativity challenged each judge to heavily consider their decisions in selecting the finalists for the competition.
Annually, Binnie Myles visits schools participating in the program to inform students of the Learning the Wonderful Works of Water’s curriculum guide, which educates 5th-grade students over water and its various processes. Students are able to download the 10-chapter guide via the BWWB’s website. The school-based Learning the Wonderful Works of Water program targets science classes and involves educational and fun activities, which include water-related science
experiments, the history of the BWWB, and field trip opportunities for students to learn more about the processes of water treatment.
The Birmingham Water Works serves 600,000 people in Jefferson, Shelby, Blount, St. Clair and Walker counties. For more information about your Birmingham Water Works Board, please call us at (205) 244-4000 or visit our Web site at www.bwwb.org.
