Environmental Conference for High School Students to be Held

The Iris Garden Club wants to send several high school students from Wakulla to a statewide environmental conference called SEEK (Save the Earth’s Environment through Knowledge).  The annual summer conference is attended by teens from across Florida who are interested in nature and environmental issues.  This year’s conference will be held at Wakulla Springs State Park in July.

Wakulla students currently attending 9th, 10th, or 11th grade are invited to apply for a conference scholarship (a $300 value).  Each scholarship will cover the cost of the conference fee, meals, & lodging for the 4-day conference.

{sidebar id=1}SEEK focuses on today’s critical environmental issues:  climate change and energy conservation, water pollution and conservation, and loss of wildlife habitat.  Conference activities include field trips, interesting talks, hands-on workshops, and information on careers in environmental science and conservation.  Students will swim, hike, and canoe, too, while staying at the historic Wakulla Springs Park Lodge.

The Iris Garden Club will award up to three scholarships to the 2008 SEEK conference.  In 2005, the Iris Garden Club funded scholarships for Lucy Carter, Krista Hensley, and Lesley Baker to attend SEEK.  The Iris Garden Club sent Tiffany Treltas and Cataia Ives to SEEK 2006.  In 2007, a SEEK scholarship was awarded to Chelsea Collins.

More information about SEEK can be found at the following website:  www.ffgc.org/youth/seek.html .

To apply for a SEEK 2008 scholarship, please contact Ann Kennedy, head of the Science Department at Wakulla High School, or Lynn Artz, SEEK Coordinator for the Iris Garden Club at lynn__artz@hotmail.com or 926-8756. 

Click here to download and print the scholarship application form (with mailing instructions).

This article originally published on March 3, 2008.

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mkwestmark

 

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