Monday, May 31, 2010
Coal Fair Project Winner
KENTUCKY...
Recently, at the Pikeville College Gymnasium, a coal fair showcasing 430 projects in subjects from art to science, was hosted by a coal education and advocacy group.
The annual fair, for kindergarten through 12th-grade students in several Eastern Kentucky counties including Pike, is hosted by Coal Education Development and Resource, a non-profit organization that gives grants to teachers who develop coal-related study units. Austin Casebolt, a Pike County Central High School sophomore won a first-place ribbon for his portrait of President Obama. He said he intended to show that Obama holds the world's energy in his hands, and everyone is hoping he makes the right decisions about coal. CEDAR, the organization that hosts the fair, is funded by coal industry and business donations as well as a state Department of Energy grant. The drawing by Casebolt won first-place in the portrait division. Gequetta Bright Laney, a social studies teacher from Wise County, Va. said the layers of meaning and accurate details in the Oval Office and desk, and the president's face, made the drawing stand out.
Recently, at the Pikeville College Gymnasium, a coal fair showcasing 430 projects in subjects from art to science, was hosted by a coal education and advocacy group.
The annual fair, for kindergarten through 12th-grade students in several Eastern Kentucky counties including Pike, is hosted by Coal Education Development and Resource, a non-profit organization that gives grants to teachers who develop coal-related study units. Austin Casebolt, a Pike County Central High School sophomore won a first-place ribbon for his portrait of President Obama. He said he intended to show that Obama holds the world's energy in his hands, and everyone is hoping he makes the right decisions about coal. CEDAR, the organization that hosts the fair, is funded by coal industry and business donations as well as a state Department of Energy grant. The drawing by Casebolt won first-place in the portrait division. Gequetta Bright Laney, a social studies teacher from Wise County, Va. said the layers of meaning and accurate details in the Oval Office and desk, and the president's face, made the drawing stand out.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 8:21 AM 
