NGC Award Opportunities for Youth of All Ages
National Garden Clubs provides many educational opportunities through competitions for the youth at the pre-school, elementary, middle and high school level. Current contests are:
Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl Poster Contest: First through fifth grade students are invited to demonstrate through original drawings of Smokey Bear or Woodsy Owl their understanding of fire prevention and basic environmental conservation principles. The Grand Prize National Poster Winner will win a free round-trip airfare and accommodations for four to Washington, DC. $50 will also be awarded to the First Place National Winners from each grade level sponsored by National Garden Clubs.
High School Essay Contest: The contest is open to all High school Students. A $1,000 National Garden Club Scholarship is awarded to the National Winner. If the Winner is an underclassman, the $1,000 Scholarship will be held by NGC, Inc. without accrued interest, until such time that the student enters college. At that time, the money will be forwarded to the Financial Aid Officer of the college that the student will enter. The second place winner will receive $100. 2016 Topic: “Don’t Let the Frogs Croak”
Poetry Contest: NGC’s Poetry Contest is open to students in Kindergarten through ninth grade. This competition enables youth to embrace their creativity through the art of writing. All of the winning entries will be compiled into a booklet which will be made available to the winners. 2016 Title: “Croaking, Leaping Frogs”
High School Distinguished Service Project Award: This award for a high school student in grades 9-12 is for an outstanding civic project making a significant improvement for public benefit, e.g. environment, conservation, landscape, horticulture, recycling, horticulture therapy, etc. A single member club, group of member clubs, districts, or a state garden club must sponsor the contest. $100 will be awarded to the first place winner and $50 to the second place winner.
Youth sculpture Contest: This contest encourages students to keep our planet green and to get involved with saving the environment. Students in grades 4 through 8 are eligible to create a sculpture of recyclable, reused and reduced materials. The sculpture is limited in width to 8.5 by 11 inches. Height should be proportional to width.
College Scholarships
Note: Information is from the NGC website: gardenclub.org (Check for more details)
Darene Fann Honeycutt, 2015-2017 GCNC 3rd VP/Youth Chair ()