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Nassau, Bahamas \u2013 In recent years, the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC), has been reaching out to school students throughout The Bahamas to teach them about the importance of water conservation. In 2004, they launched their first essay competition, to gauge the strength of their knowledge and since then students have continued to show their water knowledge.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWater and Sewerage is extremely pleased to reach out to the community, especially students through our flagship activity the National Essay & Video Competition,\u201d said Visna Armbrister, WSC Public Affairs Manager. \u201cWe look forward to the students\u2019 participation and have been pleased over the years with the quantity and quality of essays and now videos we’ve received.\u201d<\/p>\n
The student competition began in 2004 and is the annual kick off for National Water Month, which is in May. The theme for this year\u2019s competition is \u2018Water for Survival: Value Every Drop\u2019. Armbrister noted, \u201cBy using this theme, we hope to sensitize the public not only through the writings and video presentations of our students, but also through the media about the need to value this precious resource that we tend to take for granted.\u201d<\/p>\n
The competition will launch on March 21st and the deadline for entries to be submitted is April 22nd, 2016. Essays must be between 400 and 500 words and videos no longer than three minutes. The first place winners for both the essay and video categories will receive scholarships toward their college tuition, with tablets and other prizes for the second and third place winners for each category.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWater is a necessity of life,\u201d said Armbrister. \u201cNone of us can live without it. WSC continues to spread the message that water must be valued and not taken lightly and we hope the competition will help show that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Winners of this year\u2019s competition will be announced via WSC\u2019s Facebook page and website. All rules are also posted on these pages for review by students wishing to enter this year\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n
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WSC Encourage Students to Think About Water Conservation
\n(Photo courtesy of Derek Carroll for Barefoot Marketing)<\/p>\n
Jovan Bailey – Winner of Last Year’s Essay Competition
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Water Conservation is Especially Important in The Bahamas
\nThe Bahamas is surrounded by water, however water is a precious resource
\nthat is being depleted day by day.\u00a0 The corporation is getting young
\nstudents to think about water conservation with their ‘Wet & Wise Essay and
\nVideo Competition’.
\n(Photo courtesy of Barefoot Marketing)<\/p>\n
In recent years the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) has been reaching
\nout to school students throughout The Bahamas to teach them about the
\nimportance of water conservation.\u00a0 In 2004, they launched their first \u2018Wet
\n& Wise Essay and Video Competition\u2019, to gauge the strength of their
\nknowledge and since then students have continued to show their water
\nknowledge.\u00a0 The theme for this year\u2019s competition is \u2018Water for Survival:
\nValve Every Drop\u2019.\u00a0 The competition will launch on March 21st and the
\ndeadline for entries to be submitted is April 22nd, 2016.
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