Nineteen Maryland Schoolchildren Ages 7 To 16 Vie For Top Prize In River Of Words Poetry And Art Contest

Nineteen Maryland Schoolchildren Ages 7 To 16
Vie For Top Prize In River Of Words® Poetry And Art Contest
Winners will be announced by DNR at the Maryland State Fair Aug. 28
ANNAPOLIS – Nineteen students representing eight of Maryland’s 10 tributaries have been chosen as finalists in contest celebrating River of Words® (ROW), an arts and environmental education program that teaches watershed education through the arts.
Awards are given in both the International and State Contests. For the Maryland ROW Contest, a poetry and art finalist will be chosen in age categories K-6 and 7-12 in the 10 Maryland tributary areas of the Chesapeake Bay. A grand prize winner will be chosen for both poetry and art for each of the above age groups and announced on “Natural Resources Day” at the Maryland State Fair on Saturday, Aug. 28 at 10 a.m.
“The Aquatic Resources Education Program at DNR is thrilled to hold the first Maryland River of Words ceremony at the State Fair this year,” said Elena Takaki, the program’s manager. “We received 250 entries from eight out of 10 Tributary Teams which greatly exceeded our expectations. We look forward to having even more entries next year.”
Maryland has a partnership with River of Words® (www.riverofwords.org) through the Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) Program which is run by the Aquatic Resources Education Program the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR). There are both an International River of Words Poetry and Art Contest and a State Contest. In order to be eligible for the Maryland contest, students must have first have entered in the International contest.
For a complete list of the 2004 Finalist-River of Words, please visit the DNR Pressroom or go directly to the list at http://www.dnr.state.md.us/education/are/row/2004finalists.html.
2004 Finalists - River of Words
Lower Eastern Shore

Poem Gr 7-12 Jessica Walker
Westover, MD 21871 Age14 Untitled

Upper Eastern Shore

Poem Gr K-6 Julia Grzymkowski
Stevensville, MD 21666 Age 7 “The Bay”
Art Gr K-6 Julia Grzymkowski
Stevensville, MD 21666 Age 7 “The Bay of Sounds”

Upper Western Shore

Art Gr7-12 Laura Jones
Sparks, MD 21152 Age 16 “River of Life”

Lower Western Shore

Art Gr K-6 Christopher Smith
West River, MD 20778 Age 12 “Chesapeake Treasures”
Poem Gr K-6 Sarah Farrell
Annapolis MD 21401 Age 10 “River or Bay”

Middle Potomac

Art Gr K-6 Grace Leslau
Rockville, MD 20852 Age 7 “My Favorite Spot Near the Creek”
Art Gr 7-12 Michelle Lee
Rockville, MD 20852 Age 12 “The Serenity”
Poetry Gr K-6 Rebecca Hollandsworth
Gaithersburg, MD 20882 Age 11 “The Ducks”
Poetry Gr 7-12 Alexandria Miles
Gaithersburg, MD 20877 Age 12 “Rubies & Gold”

Patuxent

Poetry Gr 7-12 Carnelia Garcia
Germantown, MD 20874 Age 16 “woman”
Art Gr K-6 Rayshell Parker
Severn, MD 21144 Age 12 “Frozen in Time”
Art Gr 7-12 Marcus Griffin
Hanover, MD 21076 Age 16 “Rainy Day”

Patapsco/Back

Poetry K-6 Monica Parker
Ellicott City, MD 21042 Age 11 “A Piece of History”
Art K-6 Nicole Parker
Ellicott City, MD 21042 Age 9 “American Robin”
Art 7-12 Krystal Woodson
Baltimore, MD 21227 Age 16 “Loch Raven”

Upper Potomac

Poetry K-6 Rachael Twigg
Cumberland, MD 21502 Age 12 “Snow”
Art K-6 Cody Davis
Old Town, MD 21555 Age 11 Untitled
Art 7-12 Carlyn Cecil
Cresaptown, MD 21502 Age 15 “Paw Paw Tunnel”

Poem	Gr K-6	Julia Grzymkowski Stevensville, MD 21666	Age 7	“The Bay”
Art	Gr K-6	Julia Grzymkowski Stevensville, MD 21666	Age 7	“The Bay of Sounds”

Art	Gr K-6	Christopher Smith West River, MD 20778	Age 12	“Chesapeake Treasures”
Poem	Gr K-6	Sarah Farrell Annapolis MD 21401	Age 10	“River or Bay”

Art	Gr K-6	Grace Leslau Rockville, MD 20852	Age 7	“My Favorite Spot Near the Creek”
Art	Gr 7-12	Michelle Lee Rockville, MD 20852	Age 12	“The Serenity”
Poetry	Gr K-6	Rebecca Hollandsworth Gaithersburg, MD 20882	Age 11	“The Ducks”
Poetry	Gr 7-12	Alexandria Miles Gaithersburg, MD 20877	Age 12	“Rubies & Gold”

Poetry	Gr 7-12	Carnelia Garcia Germantown, MD 20874	Age 16	“woman”
Art	Gr K-6	Rayshell Parker Severn, MD 21144	Age 12	“Frozen in Time”
Art	Gr 7-12	Marcus Griffin Hanover, MD 21076	Age 16	“Rainy Day”

Poetry	K-6	Monica Parker Ellicott City, MD 21042	Age 11	“A Piece of History”
Art	K-6	Nicole Parker Ellicott City, MD 21042	Age 9	“American Robin”
Art	7-12	Krystal Woodson Baltimore, MD 21227	Age 16	“Loch Raven”

Poetry	K-6	Rachael Twigg Cumberland, MD 21502	Age 12	“Snow”
Art	K-6	Cody Davis Old Town, MD 21555	Age 11	Untitled
Art	7-12	Carlyn Cecil Cresaptown, MD 21502	Age 15	“Paw Paw Tunnel”