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Water Art Invitational 2006
The Service Authority’s Water Art Invitational is an
art competition dedicated to portraying images of the water we drink. It
began in 2003 and has grown in number of projects and popularity
each year. The 2003 Invitational was for paintings, only, and
in 2004 a photography category was added. In 2006, the Invitational
included categories for paintings, color photos, black & white
photos and computer graphics.
Entries for 2006 came from students of 16 teachers
in seven of the 10 County high schools. One hundred ninety-four
entries were received.
Winners in each category received $800, $500
and $200 for first, second and third-place, respectively. Also,
teachers received $300, $250 and $200 for their winning students
work.
Winners for the 2006
Water Art Invitational were announced March 9, 2006. They are:
Painting category:
First place - Amy Sun Yoon,
Gar-Field H.
S., Mr. Chris Proch's class. |
Second place - Lynn Lee,
Battlefield H.
S., Mrs. Vicki Burn's class.
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Third
place - Katya Gaidaeva,
Woodbridge
H. S., Mrs. Alyce Watson's class. |
Color Photography category:
First place - Adam Barb,
Forest Park H. S., Mrs.
Carolyn Beever's class.
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Second place - Jaqueline Etter-Krause,
Potomac H. S., Mr. Jay Webb's class.
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Third
place - Danielle
Kelley,
Hylton H. S., Mrs. Mary Magneson's class. |
B&W Photography category:
First
place - Nickie
Gualavisi,
Potomac H. S., Mr. Tommy Quimby's class.
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Second place - Chelsea Pfeiffer,
Battlefield
H. S., Miss Beth Breen's class.
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Third
place - Kiarra
Morrow,
Battlefield H. S., Miss Beth Breen's class. |
Computer Graphics category:
Left to right: Second
place – Stephen Koons,
Mrs. Carolyn Beever and
First
place – Lauren Sundquist,
all of Forest Park H. S.
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Third place - Nathan Hagan,
Battlefield
H. S., Mr. Michael McGaugh's class.
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Student prizes are $800, $500 and $200 for first, second and third
place, respectively. The nine teachers of winning students
also received cash prizes between $200 and $300.
A "Student's Choice" award was given to artwork by James Beefelt (Woodbridge H. S.), Amy Yoon (Gar-Field H. S.), Lynn Lee (Battlefield H. S.) and Amber Bauer (Potomac H. S.).
Past Water Art InvitationalS:
Water Art Invitational
2003
Water Art Invitational 2004
Water Art Invitational 2005
Classroom Visits
How times have changed! The history of drinking water in America is the topic when the Service Authority visits elementary school classrooms. A lively discussion gets going when we talk about how early settlers to the land obtained their drinking water, compared to how we get water to our homes today. Was their water as clean and safe as ours? We also talk about major milestones in the business of making drinking water cleaner, safer and more convenient. Also, Why are water tanks so tall? Another classroom visit is about how water tanks generate enough pressure to push water to every faucet in our home. A messy classroom demonstration always gets students attention.
Prince William—Manassas Regional Science Fair
Service Authority staff members help judge projects each year in
the Prince William/Manassas Regional Science Fair. In addition, the
Service Authority gives Recognition Awards to those projects which
are relevant to drinking water or wastewater related topics.
For 2006, the following students were awarded Service Authority
Recognition Awards of $25 each for their water-related science projects.
- Mike Cintron and Eric McLaren, Parkside Middle
School, “The
Scoop on Poop.”
- Morgan Price, Marsteller Middle School, “What
is the Effect of Different Materials on the Removal of Oil
from Water?”
- Ryan McGreal, Lake Ridge Middle School, “Super
Sorbant Cure for Oil Spills.”
Sean Edsall, Linton Hall Middle School, “With
the Flow; A Water Analysis of Broad Run.”
KIDZ at WORK
The Service Authority's program for employee's
children is called Kidz at Work, carried out on the same day as “Take Our Daughters
and Sons to Work” day. The aim of the program is to give
employee’s children exposure to a rotating variety of the Service
Authority’s functions required to provide drinking water and
water reclamation services to our customers..
Past activities include, assembling pipes, testing
fire hydrants, elevated water tanks, water reclamation processes,
water filters, water pressure, accounting for customer’s
service, repairing pipe leaks, vehicle fleet maintenance, water
hauling in case of emergency, laboratory operations, and much more.
The program demonstrates to our children that Service Authority
employees provide an essential service and that they do so with enthusiasm
and pride.
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