19 Aug 2017 Conway Corp plans poster, essay and video contest
Electricity powers our lives. We rely on it 24 hours a day, seven days a week to support the life we enjoy from personal appliances to business machinery. Conway Corp has been powering our community since 1929, and we’re proud to provide a dependable and reliable service to our friends and neighbors.
As essential as it is to our everyday lives, electricity is often taken for granted. Plug in a cord, flip a switch, turn a knob – it’s always there. We all rely on a growing number of appliances every day but rarely recognize and appreciate the value of electricity.
Consider a chargeable gadget like a cell phone, the clock radio that jolts you awake or the TV that brings you the latest news. The water heater that keeps your shower hot and the refrigerator that keeps soft drinks cold. The automatic sprinkler system that keeps your lawn green and the toaster that turns your bread a crisp, golden brown. The washing machine that sends you off in clean clothes and the automatic garage door that welcomes you safely home – it’s all powered by Conway Corp.
How do you use electricity every day? Students – show us how Conway Corp powers your life by entering the fifth annual Conway Corp Energy Smart Poster, Essay & Video Contest.
The poster contest is open to students Pre-K through fourth grade in Conway. Students should use their imagination to create a drawing colored with crayons, markers, colored pencils or paints to illustrate the 2017 contest theme, “My Life, Powered by Conway Corp.”
Entries will be judged on creativity and theme representation. Winning posters will be on display in the Conway Corp lobby for Public Power Week in October. Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place winners. The classroom of the overall winner will also be awarded $100 in that student’s name along with a Conway Corp pizza party.
The essay and video contest is open to students in fifth through 12th grade in Conway. Students should submit a typed essay of 500 to 1,000 words or a digital video between 30 seconds and two minutes on the 2017 contest theme, “My Life, Powered by Conway Corp.”
Essay entries will be judged on content and syntax. Video entries will be judged on creativity and production. Winning essays and videos will be featured in October during Public Power Week, and cash prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place to winners in two age categories: fifth through seventh and eighth through 12th.
All students Pre-K through 12th grade who live in the Conway Corp service area are eligible to enter. Ask school officials for an official entry form and contest rules or visit conwaycorp.com/EnergySmartContest.
Poster and essay entries should be submitted to participating teachers or postmarked to Conway Corp, P.O. Box 99, Conway AR 72033 by Friday, Sept. 15. Essay entries can be shared via Google Docs or emailed to [email protected]. Video entries must be shared via Google Docs. A scanned copy of the entry form plus contact information must accompany all electronic submissions. Please put “2017 Energy Smart Contest” in the subject line.
For more information about the contest including entry forms and complete rules, visit ConwayCorp.com/EnergySmart or call 501.450.6000.
