Photo courtesy of ISRI
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), Washington, and JASON Learning, a nonprofit that provides curriculum and learning experiences in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) for K-12 students, and high-quality professional development for teachers, have announced the winner of the 2020 Youth Video & Poster Contest.
Second-grader Lexi Bosar from Northport Elementary School in Northport, Alabama, won the 2020 grand prize with her video submission in the contest that is designed to promote the value of recycling among youth.
“Combining STEM education with creativity and imagination through art provides a unique opportunity to engage students in recycling,” ISRI President Robin Wiener says. “Each year, we are impressed by the quality of entries from students of every age. Lexi’s video demonstrates just how bright the future is. We congratulate her on a job well done.”
The theme of this year’s contest was Recycling: Then, Now & Into the Future. ISRI says students were challenged to imagine the future of recycling and create innovative solutions for real-world problems that pollution and landfills create. More than 125 teams of students in grades K – 12 submitted videos and posters for the contest.
"Making a difference in the environment happens when recycling is essential,” President and CEO of JASON Learning Dr. Eleanor Smalley says. “JASON's partnership with ISRI reaches millions of students every year.”
Bosar’s video submission references the United States’ low recycling collection rate and suggests that robots could collect and sort recyclables retrieved from U.S. landfills.
Judges evaluated entries on the interpretation and clarity of the theme to the viewer, the persuasiveness of the message, creativity and originality, the quality of the entry and the overall impression of the entry.
Bosar was recognized Nov. 20 during an award presentation at ISRI member CMC Recycling’s Spartanburg, South Carolina, facility, which included a tour.
ISRI and JASON Learning are currently accepting entries for the 2021 Youth Video and Poster Contest, themed Recycling is Essential. Entries are due Dec. 18
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