Common Ground | City-Wide Global Warming Contest

WHAT WILL YOU DO TO STOP GLOBAL WARMING?

City-Wide Art & Writing Contest

On June 4, Common Ground announced the winners of its city-wide contest focused on students' roles in preventing global warming. Contest participants from Hopkins School, Conte-West Hills Magnet School, Edgewood Magnet School, Columbus Family Academy, and Common Ground were recognized at an awards ceremony on our campus. See the New Haven Independent article featuring one of the winning poems.

High School winners include:

Seaver Wang, Hopkins School, First Place (artwork pictured on right)

Aurora Torres, Common Ground, Second Place

Jamilka Carrasquillo, Common Ground, Third Place

Middle School winners include:

Sarah Weinberger, Edgewood School, First Place

James Beech, Edgewood School, Second Place

Daija Beasley, Conte-West Hills Magnet School, Third Place

The contest was planned and put into action by 9th grade students at Common Ground. It was these students who developed the contest idea, wrote a grant proposal to fund the project, reached out to schools throughout New Haven, judged submissions, and handed out the prizes on Wednesday.

In all, over 75 students competed in the contest, producing a huge variety of outstanding work. Entries included movies, art in a variety of media, poems, stories, and essays. View a powerpoint presentation of several winning entries.

Common Ground would like to thank the sponsors of the contest for their generous support. The School for Ethical Education provided a $300 grant to kick off the project through its Student Activists for Service Learning youth philanthropy board. Solio, a leading maker of solar chargers, provided the first place prizes for middle and high school winners. The Devil's Gear Bike Shop and Hulls Art Supply and Framing, two outstanding New Haven businesses, donated gift certificates for middle and high school winners.


	WHAT WILL YOU DO TO STOP GLOB... WHAT WILL YOU DO TO STOP GLOBAL WARMING? City-Wide Art & Writing Contest On June 4, Common Ground announced the winners of its city-wide contest focused on students' roles in preventing global warming. Contest participants from Hopkins School, Conte-West Hills Magnet School, Edgewood Magnet School, Columbus Family Academy, and Common Ground were recognized at an awards ceremony on our campus. See the New Haven Independent article featuring one of the winning poems. High School winners include: Seaver Wang, Hopkins School, First Place (artwork pictured on right) Aurora Torres, Common Ground, Second Place Jamilka Carrasquillo, Common Ground, Third Place Middle School winners include: Sarah Weinberger, Edgewood School, First Place James Beech, Edgewood School, Second Place Daija Beasley, Conte-West Hills Magnet School, Third Place The contest was planned and put into action by 9th grade students at Common Ground. It was these students who developed the contest idea, wrote a grant proposal to fund the project, reached out to schools throughout New Haven, judged submissions, and handed out the prizes on Wednesday. In all, over 75 students competed in the contest, producing a huge variety of outstanding work. Entries included movies, art in a variety of media, poems, stories, and essays. View a powerpoint presentation of several winning entries. Common Ground would like to thank the sponsors of the contest for their generous support. The School for Ethical Education provided a $300 grant to kick off the project through its Student Activists for Service Learning youth philanthropy board. Solio, a leading maker of solar chargers, provided the first place prizes for middle and high school winners. The Devil's Gear Bike Shop and Hulls Art Supply and Framing, two outstanding New Haven businesses, donated gift certificates for middle and high school winners.