Middle School Essay Contest
The 22nd annual Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District Middle School Essay Contest will open in fall 2023. Sixth, seventh, and eighth graders in Bartow, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Paulding and Rockdale counties are invited to participate in the annual essay contest.
2022 Essay Contest Winners
The 21st annual Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District Middle School Essay Contest had over 600 student participants whose essays focused on impacts to water quality and quantity in the metro Atlanta region in the face of more intense cycles of droughts and floods.
The District-wide winner was Riley Bowman of Paulding County, and the runner-up was Ahaan Dev of Fulton County. Use the links below to read each student’s essay.
Thank you to all the students, teachers, parents, and school administrators who help make this contest so successful. Congratulations to our 2022 winners.
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Student Name |
School |
City of |
Stella Gruel | The Galloway School |
Bartow |
Oliver Kuykendall | Woodland Middle School |
Cherokee |
Cynthia Higginbotham | Woodstock Middle School |
Clayton |
David Thai | Babb Middle School |
Cobb |
Katelynn Silverio | Simpson Middle School |
Coweta |
Raina Patel | Carolyn Barron Montessori School |
DeKalb |
River Sawyer | Chamblee Middle School |
Douglas |
Isaac Riley | Mason Creek Middle School |
Fayette |
Andrew Cooke | Crossroads Christian School |
Forsyth |
Aarya Thakkar | Piney Grove Middle School |
Fulton |
Ahaan Dev | Fulton Science Academy |
Gwinnett |
Rianne Gbologah | Coleman Middle School |
Hall |
Sadie Wallis | Lanier Christian Academy |
Henry |
Sidney Spencer | Union Grove Middle School |
Paulding |
Rylie Bowman | Austin Middle School |
Rockdale |
Myles Fowler | Conyers Middle School |
About the Contest
Sixth, seventh, and eighth graders in Bartow, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Paulding and Rockdale counties are invited to participate in the annual essay contest. For more information, please contact education@northgeorgiawater.org.
Want to Dive Deeper?
Teachers, are you interested in taking your students on a deeper dive into your water resources? Each year, we partner with Georgia Project WET to offer background information and an excellent Urban Watershed activity that relates to the topic. The 2021 supplemental Urban Watershed activity is What’s Your Standard? We also encourage teachers to check out the Project Wet website, Discover Water: The Role of Water in Our Lives.
Thank you, Georgia Project WET for provided excellent teaching resources for teachers in our region and state!