Andre Allen, a student at Flat Rock Middle School, is the Fayette County winner in the fourth annual water conservation and preservation essay contest, sponsored by the Clean Water Campaign and the Water Use It Wisely Campaign.

Allen, a 6th grader, will receive a $25 cash prize. Recently, Allen was presented with an award by Tyrone Mayor Sheryl Lee.
The two organizations, Clean Water Campaign and Water Use It Wisely, teamed up to encourage children and parents to address the growing need to improve water quality and conservation efforts in Georgia. Students researched and shared their thoughts on why conserving water and preventing water pollution are important for the future of their rivers, lakes and streams.

The main goal of this program is to encourage students to create inventive solutions to water conservation and water quality in North Georgia.
In Allen’s essay, he said, “Picture if you will, a future with an irreversible drought. Water is scarce, and the water we do have is polluted and it is undrinkable.” He adds, “This is the future we face if the water we have is not saved.”

The contest was open to sixth, seventh and eighth graders in Bartow, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Paulding, Rockdale and Walton Counties. More than 1,000 middle school students from throughout the district participated. Each participating school submitted its winning essay for the county competition, and one overall winner was selected from among the county winners. County winners receive a Clean Water Campaign / Water Use It Wisely certificate presented by an elected official from that county.

To view the names of the winners and the winning essays, visit the Clean Water Campaign’s Web site, www.cleanwatercampaign.com and click on the essay contest link.

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