Middle School Essay Contest

The 20th annual Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District Middle School Essay Contest is now closed. Stay tuned for our announcement of the winners. Sixth, seventh, and eighth graders in Bartow, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Paulding and Rockdale counties were invited to participate in the annual essay contest.

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!

2021 Essay Contest Winners

The 20th annual Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District Middle School Essay Contest had over 500 student participants who researched essential water jobs wrote excellent essays on the importance of water during a pandemic.

The District-wide winner was Samarth Iyengar of DeKalb County, and the runner-up was Katie Ferrell of Fayette 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 2020 winners.

*Jurisdiction*	Student Name	*School*
City of Atlanta	Marin Zocca	The Galloway School
Cherokee	Sawyer Swift	Woodstock Middle School
Clayton	Ava Canales	Morrow Middle School
Cobb	Raina Banerjee	Simpson Middle School
Coweta	Piper Spier	Carolyn Barron Montessori School
*DeKalb*	*Samarth Iyengar*	*Kittredge Magnet School for High Achievers*
Douglas	Annalyse McGhee	Stewart Middle School
*Fayette*	*Katie Ferrell*	Crossroads Christian School
Forsyth	Brooke Adams	Vickery Creek Middle School
Fulton	Hanan Rehman	Amana Academy
Gwinnett	Jiya Mahajan	Coleman Middle School
Hall	Sadie Wallis	Lanier Christian Academy
Henry	Zoe Tillman	Strong Rock Christian School
Paulding	Ella Lucas	Austin Middle School
Rockdale	Kaitlyn Dougherty	Young Americans Christian 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.