The award-winning Roswell Garden Club recently sponsored a Blog-Post Writing Competition for high school students. Three Roswell High School students took top honors in the competition: 1st place, Emma Guglielmo; 2nd place, Ana Clara Ferreira; and 3rd place, Ava Weinreb. The winners received cash prizes, and their entries will be posted on the Roswell Garden Clubs website (RoswellGardenClub.com).

The prompt for the persuasive piece was inspired by 16-year-old Greta Thernbergs speech to the United Nations and the National Garden Club, Inc.s Conservation Pledge to protect and conserve the natural resources of the planet earth and promise to promote education, so we may become caretakers of our air, water, forest, land, and wildlife. Students were asked to write a blog post exploring how the citizens of Roswell can become better stewards of the environment and our natural resources.

The topic, Moving from consumers to caretakers of our air, water, forest, land, and wildlife, lent itself to a variety of perspectives. Students were encouraged to blog about ways communities, organizations, families, and/or individuals can make a positive impact on the world.  

The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. features a variety of opportunities for youth. Please visit GardenClub.UGA.edu/youth.html for more information. Also, National Garden Clubs, Inc. offers numerous awards, grants, contests, programs, writing, and art competitions for students in all grade levels (GardenClub.org/youth). These amazing activities are designed to educate and motivate young people to explore the natural world, increase awareness of dangerous legal policies relating to the environment, and encourage study of the importance of conservation and sustainable practices.

For more information about the Roswell Garden Club, visit RoswellGardenClub.com.