Watershed of Words - Clark County

Cover art by Elani Phillips
Illahee Elementary School
4th Grade
Mrs. Hansen
2012
Watershed
This year’s Watershed of Words contest shows once again that our students
have a concern for and interest in our waters. More than 1,000 students
submitted their creations for the 2012 Watershed of Words. We received
poems, stories, drawings, paintings, cutouts, and computer generated art.
This year, we selected 138 authors for publication and 55 artists.
Stories tell of waters so polluted that the lives of the creatures that live
there are endangered; stories share experiences that students have had
with their families; and poems relate concerns about garbage in our waters.
Artwork show fish, ducks, otter, frogs (lots of frogs), birds, streams, rivers,
and lakes. Through their entries, students continue to remind us to make a
commitment to keep our waterways clean for people, fish, and wildlife.
This booklet celebrates students’ achievements. Congratulations to all of
our student authors and artists.
Table of Contents
Grades K-2 Page 5
Grades 3-5 Page 9
Grades 6-8 Page 35
Grades 9-12 Page 50
Acknowledgements
Published in 2012 by the Clark County Environmental Services Clean Water
Program, Clark County, Washington.
Editing and layout by Shirley Morgan and Cindy Stienbarger.
Transcription by Shirley Morgan.
Assistance was provided by Sabra Hall-Nelson.
Planning and selection team: Shirley Morgan, Sally Fisher, Matt Grimley, and
Cindy Stienbarger.
Students’ writing and art may not be reproduced without permission.
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