(VANCOUVER, BC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI) and JASON Learning today presented Georgina Cahill with the Grand Prize for her video entry in a nationwide video and art contest to spread the word about automobile recycling. Also recognized during ISRI’s Annual Convention and Exposition taking place this week in Vancouver were Elizabeth Korn for top Middle School Video, and Caitlin Tynanes as the grand prize poster winner.
“The recycling industry congratulates the winners on their creativity and commitment to raising awareness of the importance of automobile recycling,” said Robin Wiener, president of ISRI. “Through our partnership with JASON Learning, the students who participated in the contest and all who see their work gain a valuable education on the recycling industry. It leaves a positive and lasting impression of recycling in the minds of future generations.”
Students in grades K-12 were asked to either create an original video or poster in the style of a public service announcement to raise awareness that nearly every commodity involved in making car parts is recyclable. Students were tasked with the challenge of researching one or more of the commodities that go into making a car and find out what happens to each commodity, including the challenges faced, through the automobile recycling process and beyond. Automobiles are the number one recycled product in the United States.
The students submitting the grand-prize and grade level winning entries, were invited, along with a parent or guardian, to ISRI’s Annual Convention & Exposition. Details on the winners follow:
- Grand Prize Video: Georgina Cahill, an 11th grader from Greenwich, Connecticut
- Grand Prize Poster: Caitlin Tynanes, a 7th grader from Kapolei, Hawaii.
- Middle School Video: Elizabeth Korn, a 7th grader from Plainview, New York.
Additionally, in the Video category for grades 9-12, Jessica Holland, of Mineola, Texas, received honorable mention. Ryan Ho, of Houston, Texas and Sierra Miles, of Plainview, New York each received honorable mentions in the Video category for grades 5-8.
Judges evaluated entries on the interpretation and clarity of the theme to the viewer, the persuasiveness of the message, creativity and originality, the quality of the entry, and the overall impression of the entry.
The finalist videos and posters are featured on the ISRI website. All finalists will receive a certificate, a full year of JASON online access for the entrant(s) and teacher/facilitator, and a contest t-shirt. The honorable mention entrants will receive certificates and t-shirts.
"Most students have been exposed to recycling at the consumer level their whole life," said JASON Learning Executive Vice President Patrick Shea. "They understand it in that way, and may even take it for granted. This year's contest winners and finalists seized the opportunity to learn about the processes and benefits of industrial-scale recycling, and came up with incredibly creative and effective ways to convey what they learned to others. Using these kinds of real-world examples to connect kids to core science concepts is central to JASON's approach to STEM teaching and learning. We are thrilled to have industry partners such as IRSI to help us continue to make those connections in classrooms across the country."
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The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI)
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI) is the Voice of the Recycling Industry™. ISRI represents more than 1,600 companies in 21 chapters nationwide that process, broker and industrially consume scrap commodities, including metals, paper, plastics, glass, rubber, electronics and textiles. With headquarters in Washington, DC, the Institute provides safety, education, advocacy, and compliance training, and promotes public awareness of the vital role recycling plays in the U.S. economy, global trade, the environment and sustainable development. For more information about ISRI, visit www.ISRI.org.