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Mill Creek Student Wins 2015 Water Essay Contest
The Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District's contest is held each year for the planning district's 15 counties.
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Woodstock, GA -- Mill Creek Middle School sixth-grader Rachel Kim is the Cherokee County winner in the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District’s 2015 Water Essay Contest.
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More than 1,900 middle school students from metro Atlanta entered the annual contest, which that challenges students to think critically about the region’s water resources and raises awareness for conservation and preservation of water quality.
Students are asked to answer a question in 500 words or less. The 2015 question was: “Why is stormwater pollution a problem and what can you do to prevent it?”
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One winner was selected for each of the Water Planning District’s 15 counties. An awards reception was held in December at the Georgia State Capitol.
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Photo: Rachel Kim. Credit: Cherokee County School District
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