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EPA and the New England Patriots Cheerleaders Present Awards to Students

Release Date: 06/06/2002
Contact Information: Alice Kaufman, Community Affairs Office, 617-918-1064

Boston - Cheerleaders for the New England Patriots will join EPA New England to present awards to 800 children from Massachusetts elementary schools at Faneuil Hall in Boston 10 AM, Friday, June 7.

"These young artists, working with their teachers, created artwork for EPA New England's 30th annual Paul G. Keough Earth Artist contest," said EPA New England's regional administrator Robert Varney. "They have shown us that they have a good understanding about the environmental challenges we all face, and help us to remember how we can all make a difference in creating a cleaner world. We should all honor these students and their teachers, who may well be tomorrow's environmental leaders."

Massachusetts winners of the Earth Artist contest will be recognized at the ceremony where their art and poetry will be displayed. Students will receive certificates for their accomplishments.

The Earth Artists program requires that teachers use class time to talk about environmental issues. The students are encouraged to submit either a poem or poster to EPA New England that demonstrates their knowledge. Children from kindergarten through sixth grade are eligible to participate. All submissions are judged by a panel of EPA staff.

Students from the following Massachusetts schools will be recognized at the EPA New England ceremony:

• Lynnhurst Elementary School, Saugus
• Learning Prep School, W. Newton
• Dunn Middle School, Danvers
• Charles Roderick School, Wrentham
• Waybright School Saugus
• Newton Country Day School, Newton
• Proctor School, Northboro
• Oliver H. Perry, S. Boston
• Memorial School, Hopedale
• Montague Center School, Montague Center
• Our Lady of the Valley, Uxbridge
• St. Monica School, Methuen
• Delaney Primary School, MA Wrentham
• Notre Dame/Immaculate Conception, Easthampton
• Ware Middle School, Ware
• Children's World Center Learning Center, Andover
• St. Anthony's School, Allston
• McGovern School, Medway
• St. Mary Star of the Sea, Beverly
• Vogel School, Wrentham
• St. Ann School, Gloucester
• Dallin School, Arlington
• Black Family Homeschool, Grafton
• The MacDuffie School, Springfield
• Prospect School, Gardner