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OCEAN EXPO 2006 FT. LAUDERDALE, FL Pack 'em in, load 'em up - you know the drill. Everything but the kitchen sink is stuffed into the trusty Jeep, including the theme sign "SEA OF TOMORROW", and off we go. The Lauderdale show was held April 21, 22, & 23rd this year. The weather turned out good though and the crowds responded well. It was their 10th Anniversary and they pulled out the stops - prizes - prizes - prizes. I hope you didn't miss all the fun! Back in booth 344 was your fabulous duo - Sonia & Ken Smith (we were moved and it turned out a better spot.) We were able to tie off the display backboards securely (remember the year it blew down twice, Ed Z?) The kids seem to really like having a booth with an activity for them so they respond well to drawing on the mural paper across our table. Even Ocean Fest's official artist (5th year) David Dunleavy stopped by to draw a whale's tail. He let one of the cute little girls color it in. They were impressed! Pascal Lecocq also applied his artistry to the mural. Ocean Pals really appreciate their interest in kids! This also draws the parents to receive the FSDA information! We used the colorful logo of Ocean Pals on a "Post It" to stick on passers-by. It stayed "stuck" for quite a while and we had comments that they were noticed throughout the show area. I updated the coloring page with information about the theme of the contest: overfishing, global warming, habitat conservation, etc. and where to go on the Internet to find out more. This is our effort to pass on education. We received a very nice letter from one teacher who honored the winning OP students at her school during their Art Show. The pictures she sent were great. So, what is the 2007 Ocean Pals Poster Contest Theme? I thought you'd never ask: "COASTLINES ARE OUR LIFELINESS." Coastlines provide a major food source for much of the marine life throughout the world. Let's hope we don't have the devastation of new hurricanes for them to use in their poster message. Winning awards is great but all the students, their peers, teachers and their parents are winners too. As we say: "Students teach adults!" Sonia M. Smith, Director Ocean Pals, Florida
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Dave receives his certificate
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THE FUTURE IS IN OUR STUDENTS! OCEAN PALS 2006 "SEA OF TOMORROW" POSTER CONTEST RESULTS The Florida Regional Ocean Pal’s Poster Contest Winners won 6 places in the 2006 National Contest held in New York by Beneath The Sea, the parent organization. By sponsoring Ocean Pals, FSDA is reaching out to students. Below are the national and regional winners. The students are divided into four age groups so the younger students do not compete against the older students: Kindergarten – 2, 3rd – 5th grade, 6th – 8th grade and 9th – 12th grade.
We had one 1st place winner in the
6-8th grade division, Vincent Costers from Gulf Breeze and he was also
picked for the Grand Prize of a trip to the Cayman Islands! This is an
8 day/ 7 night vacation for 2 adults and 2 children courtesy of Villas
of the Galleon, a luxury condominium located on Grand Cayman's famous 7
mile beach. This prize also includes air fair for 2 adults courtesy of
Cayman Airways, the national flag carrier of the Cayman Islands round
trip, non-stop tickets from Miami, FL to Grand Cayman.
Although we did not have a large number of entries this year, (none from any 9-12 grade students), our talented Florida students did very well in the national contest competing against students from New York, Main, North Carolina, California and all states in-between! Sonia Smith, Ocean Pals Director, SE - US Region Congratulations to All !
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Since 1991 FSDA-WCC has reached out to Florida’s students. We accepted the
invitation to join Beneath The Sea's Ocean Pals™ National Poster Contest and have directed
and helped sponsor the Southeastern Region’s contest.
This contest is a national environmental
education-through-art program. Awareness is urgent! The students are
encouraged to expand their knowledge by researching the environment concern
for the marine environment with a different yearly theme and to express this
in their poster art. The winners of each of the different regions are then
entered in the national contest. Their messages are then brought to the widest
possible audience to create a stronger commitment to protect the environment
on which all life on this planet depends.
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