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Environmental Speech Contest |
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| Ryan LuGozzo placed first in the Environmental Speech Contest. Ryan discussed alternatives to conventional farming practices. His speech explained how conventional farming practices use a great deal of land space and can be detrimental to the environment. |
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Jefferson Roberts won second place with his speech on the benefits of recycling motor oil. He began by describing the dangers of disposing motor oil unsafely. |
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Cherie Curtis and Cherokee Gordon tied for third place. Cherie spoke about the need to preserve our rain forests and Cherokee described the problems of littering. |
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Jason Reynolds, Jessica Hughes and Gail Deaton also participated. Jason's speech covered the problems with unsafe disposal of nuclear waste. Jessica spoke about littering, and Gail spoke about the need to protect marsh lands. |
| Wendy Bryan spoke about her personal philosophy: taking five minutes a day to help the environment. |
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Elizabeth Smith talked about problems with water purity affecting the residents of Red Bank |
| Speech Instructor and Green Team member Elena Martinez Vidal is joined by Dee Bostic's Freshman Seminar students after the event. The group sold tee shirts to benefit the Friends of the Congaree Swamp. |
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Jane Hiller from Paper Stock Recycling served as one of the judges. Jane teaches BIO 206 students about recycling various materials during their laboratory. Jane will be speaking at the College In Service program in January, 2002. |
| Holly Storey of the Department of Health and Environmental Control Solid Waste Division also served as a judge. Holly has provided educational resources and prizes for student participants. |
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Dr. Linda Porter is MTC's Sustainable Universities Initiative Fellow. Besides helping judge the art contest, skit contest, essay contest and speech contest, Linda teaches Biology at the college. |
