Essay topic:
Submit your 900 word maximum essay on the following: “What do you think are the biggest challenges to our environment? If you were in charge, how would you meet these challenges.”
Eligibility:
All Berkshire Hills Regional School students in the 8th,9th,10th grades. Waldorf, BCD, and homeschoolers too!
Prizes:
First prize: $250, honorable mention: $100, publication in the Berkshire Eagle and Stockbridge Updates. Both winners will also receive an award-winning relevant book (to be determined).
Submission Deadline:
June 30, 2024
Winning essays will be read at the annual “Laurel Hill Day” in Stockbridge, August 24, 2024
Topic suggestions:
Rising seas, forest fires, extinction of animal species, air and water pollution, environmental injustice, overcrowding … or any problem local or global that concerns you.
Be creative, be original, be yourself!
