Then & Now Photography Contest
Deadline for the “Then and Now” Photography Contest has been extended to February 14th for the 7-12th grade category only
Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority is hosting a photography contest themed “Then and Now” for Cherokee county students K– 12 (traditional or home-schooled). The deadline is December 17, 2020. Submit an entry to lori.forrester@ccwsa.com along with the title of the photograph, student’s name, school and grade, and the narrative.
Students must have an old original photograph or photograph of the original photograph from Cherokee county (or close by) that contains a waterway, mill, dam, dock, or fish weir along with a current photograph of the same location. A “then” photograph found on-line from a historical source will be accepted. Students can use resources from different locations throughout the area: older family and friends who grew up in the area, Cherokee County History Museum, Funk Heritage Center, Allatoona Dam, and Woodstock Visitor Center. Submissions must also include a 50-100 word narrative that explains the photograph and what local resource(s) were used. Two winners will be selected, one from the K-6th category and 7th– 12th category. There is a $50 prize as well as one framed 8 x 10 of the winning photograph.
Have questions? Contact Lori Forrester @ 770-479-1813 ext. 246 or lori.forrester@ccwsa.com
Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority is sponsoring an “Imagine a Day Without Water” essay contest for 6-12 grade Cherokee County students. There will be a $50 prize for the winning essay. The deadline is October 16th, 2020. Contact lori.forrester@ccwsa.com with any questions. Find all the details in the flyer – VOW Essay Contest 2020
For more information about:
Value of Water Campaign – http://thevalueofwater.org/
Imagine a Day Without Water- https://imagineadaywithoutwater.org/
Drinking Water Week 2020
Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority (CCWSA) is pleased to announce the winners of the Drinking Water Week coloring contest. “There when you need it” was the theme of Drinking Water Week. The contest was open to K – 3rd grade Cherokee County students. The coloring contest focused on the drinking water process from the source to the tap. Congratulations to all our winners!
Grand prize winner – Juliana Amplo from Cherokee Charter Academy – 3rd grade
Second grade – 1st place – William Shaffer from Boston Elementary
First grade – 1st place – Holden Sampson from Ballground Elementary
Kindergarten – 1st place – Noah Alsobrook from Clayton Elementary School.
There were six additional honorable mentions. All winners received an icecream gift card. Thank you to all that submitted an entry! This year we had to get creative to reach the students since the students were not in the classroom.
“FROM TODAY’S YOUTH COME TOMORROW’S LEADERS – LET’S LEAD SOME TO THE WATER PROFESSION!” This is the mission statement of the planning committee for the Georgia Association for Water Professionals (GAWP) Model Water Tower Competition (MWTC). This annual competition was hosted by Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority (CCWSA) in Cherokee County for the second time on March 6th, 2020 at E.T. Booth Middle School. This STEM activity focuses on students learning complex concepts such as hydraulic and structural efficiency while thinking green and using recycled materials. The competition expanded to include 3 schools this year: E.T. Booth, Creekland and Mill Creek Middle School. Approximately 150 students participated in the competition. They had a total of 8 weeks to plan, design and build their water towers. Each school had engineering professionals mentoring them along the way with design, structure, and functionality of the towers. Eight model water towers advanced to the county competition from each school. Prizes were given for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place plus superlatives. E.T. Booth MS’s water tower “Snow Day” took home the 1st place prize. Mrs. Reeder, from E.T. Booth, can proudly display the district MWTC waterdrop trophy. In total $4000 was invested into the MWTC from CCWSA, CedarChem, Bermex, Hayes Pipe Supply Inc, Freese and Nichols, Brown and Caldwell, Engineering Strategies Inc and Hazen and Sawyer. Thank you to all the volunteers that made the competition possible by judging and leading student activities. We are looking forward to this competition being a part of our educational programs for years to come.
Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority (CCWSA) recognized six Cherokee County students at the NWGA Regional Science & Engineering Fair on February 8th, 2020 at Alliance Academy for Innovation High School. The students were recognized for excellence in their projects that focused on the environmental field. Students excelled at all levels from elementary school through high school.
This was the first year that elementary school students participated in the regional science and engineering fair. Hunter Hawkins from Hasty Elementary School was recognized for his project “How can farmers solve the problem of erosion?“ Three students from E.T. Booth were recognized: Madeline May for her project “Which Homemade Water Filter is the Most Effective at Cleaning Water and Particulates?” , Lydia Wooley with her project “What are the Different Types of Microplastics and Inorganic Waste in the Lakes?” and Victoria Ramos-Jackson with her project “Lead along the Roadways: Which has more Lead?” All three placed 1st and will be advancing to the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair. Two students from Woodstock High School were recognized: Isabel Plower with her project “The Effect of the FAS ll Pathway on Agro-Industrial Waste” and Brodie Solomon with his project “The Effect of Water Pump Filtration on Microplastics in Freshwater.” Brodie Solomon placed 3rd with his excellent project on Microplastics filtration (see photo below). Isabel Plower placed 1st and will be advancing to the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair. The recognized students received a certificate, goodie bag and a $50 gift card.
Isabel Plower, Woodstock High School Science and Engineering Fair Winner
Will England presenting Madeline May with her CCWSA goodie bag
Brodie Solomon’s project on Microplastics filtration
Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority (CCWSA) participated in the 2019 Hornaday Weekend at the Woodruff Scout Camp in Blairsville, Georgia on November 9th. The scouts learned about the water and wastewater process. Along with what F.O.G means (fats, oil and grease) and the effects on the environment. Water quality in our local waterways was discussed with Georgia Adopt-A-Stream kits, a water quality sonde, automatic sampler and macroinvertebrates. “Cherokee’s Safe and Sustainable Water begins here”.
Hornaday Weekend 2019
CCWSA is proud to announce the winners of the Drinking Water Week coloring contest. Students from all over Cherokee County (homeschool, Ballground ES, Clayton ES, R.M. Moore ES, Oak Grove ES, Free Home ES, Little River ES, Holly Springs ES and Arnold Mill ES) submitted over 750 entries, which made it difficult to choose the best entry from each grade. Winners received a $10 ice cream gift card.
Kindergarten winner
Clara Sloan Bujeker
Homeschool
1st grade winner
Michael Jo Prose
Ballground ES
2nd grade winner
Jianelly Bermudez
Oak Grove ES
3rd grade winner
Campbell Haskett
Arnold Mill ES