BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Aquarium offering activities for home-schoolers The Oregon Coast Aquarium The Oregon Coast Aquarium is an aquarium in Newport, Oregon. is offering home-schooled students and their families a chance to explore the field of marine science during Home School Days, March 3-4. Educational personnel and volunteer interpreters will lead interactive activities designed to teach attendees about endangered species endangered species, any plant or animal species whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities. In 1999 the U.S. government, in accordance with the U.S. , marine mammals marine mammals mammals inhabiting the sea; generally taken to include the cetaceans (whales, porpoise, dolphin), the sirenians (sea-cows, including manatees and dugong) and the pinnipeds (the carnivores of the group, seals, sealions, walruses). , sharks and marine birds. For more information, call (541) 867-3474, Ext. 5301. Girl Scout skating skating: see ice skating; ice dancing; roller skating. skating Sport in which bladelike runners or sets of wheels attached to shoes are used for gliding on ice or on surfaces other than ice. party open to nonmembers The Girl Scouts Girl Scouts, recreational and service organization founded (1912) in Savannah, Ga., by Mrs. Juliette Gordon Low (1860–1927). It was originally modeled after the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, organizations created in Great Britain by Sir Robert Baden-Powell during of Western Rivers Council is sponsoring "Events Just for Girls." Participants do not need to be members of Girl Scouts to attend. Bring a Friend Skate Party will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Feb. 28 at Skate World. The cost is $3 for Eugene residents and $6 for nonresidents, plus $10 to register a non-Girl Scout friend. Scholarships available for health-minded seniors Oregon Health Forum will award $500 scholarships to two Oregon high school seniors whose efforts have improved community health or awareness of physical, mental or public health issues. The application deadline is March 9. Scholarships will be awarded in June. Go to www.healthforum.org for submission guidelines. Essay contestants to tackle Gettysburg Address Gettysburg Address, speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln on Nov. 19, 1863, at the dedication of the national cemetery on the Civil War battlefield of Gettysburg, Pa. It is one of the most famous and most quoted of modern speeches. The National Endowment for the Humanities National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) U.S. independent agency. Founded in 1965, it supports research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. invites all eligible high school juniors to enter the 2004 Idea of America Essay Contest. Open to 11th-grade students and 16- and 17-year-old home-schooled students, the contest offers a cash prize of $5,000 for the author of the winning essay. Five national finalists will each receive cash prizes of $1,000. The deadline for entries is March 15. The Idea of America Essay Contest encourages students to think and write analytically about significant events and individuals in American history. Contestants must answer the question, "How does President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address reflect America's founding ideas and what is the relevance of the speech today?" The essay should demonstrate a strong understanding of American history, present a focused and well-reasoned consideration of the topic, display originality in analysis and composition and exhibit clear writing and proper spelling and grammar. To apply, submit a 7,500-character essay online at the endowment's Web site, www.NEH NEH abbr. National Endowment for the Humanities .gov, which also offers information about the contest. Poster, essay contest focuses on drunken driving The Lane County chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is a nonprofit organization with more than 600 chapters nationwide. MADD seeks to find effective solutions to the problems of drunk driving and underage drinking, while also supporting those persons whose relatives and friends have been killed by drunk has launched its 2004 poster/essay contest in Lane County schools. The contest is a youth education project designed to give students an opportunity to raise awareness among their peers of the dangers of impaired driving. The poster contest is open to students in grades four through eight. All entries must be specifically on the issue of underage drinking or driving under the influence or on the theme "Alcohol Free is the Best Way to Be." A first place prize of $100 will be awarded to the winning middle school entrant en·trant n. One that enters, especially one that enters a competition. [French, from present participle of entrer, to enter, from Old French; see enter. (grades six through eight) and to the winning grade school entrant (grades four and five). Second place winners in each category will receive $50. Gift certificates from local merchants will be awarded to honorable mentions. The essay contest is open to all Lane County high school students, grades nine through 12. Students should write an essay of at least 500 words on the theme "Alcohol Free is the Best Way to Be." The first place winner will receive $350. The school of the winning entry will receive a rotating memorial plaque. Second place will be awarded $250; third place will receive $100; and four honorable mentions will each receive $75. The deadline for both the poster and essay contest is April 1. Entry forms must accompany each entry and be mailed to MADD MADD Mothers Against Drunk Drivers Public health An organization that advocates stricter legislation against DUI and underage drinking, and provides support services for victims of DUI collisions. See DUI. , Lane County chapter, P.O. Box 11396, Eugene, OR 97440 or delivered to the MADD office at 1925 Bailey Hill Road, Suite C, Eugene. For more information, or to receive a flier explaining the criteria and an entry form, contact the MADD office at 343-8115. |
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