Gala Cork from Southport Elementary School won Gateway Technical College’s inaugural Celebrate Earth Day poster contest. Joseph Pilman, also from Southport, took second, while Israh Gharib of Kenosha School of Technology Enhanced Curriculum took third.
Gateway Technical College has expanded its Celebrate Earth Day activities and demonstrations for 2014 to include even more hands-on demonstrations, family-friendly activities and ways community members can be gentle on the environment at work and home.
The event will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 26 at its Kenosha and Elkhorn campuses, featuring a number of earth-friendly activities, informational booths and children’s crafts.
Gateway Technical College is one of 20 colleges from across the United States named as a finalist for an award recognizing leadership and innovation in the area of environmentalism and sustainability in higher education.