Geneva Student Artwork To Decorate City's Tree Calendar

GENEVA, IL — Geneva students' artwork will decorate the pages of a community calendar focused on the benefits of trees.

The city has more than 2,000 open locations for planting parkway trees, and officials are turning to students to highlight their importance. Student artists in first through eighth grades are invited to submit their work for a chance to be featured in the calendar.

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Students can get creative and explore why trees are important to the environment and the benefits they provide, officials said. Artwork can depict how trees provide wildlife habitat, improve air quality, produce oxygen, offer shade and enhance beauty and tranquility.

The art should be created on an 8.5-by 11-inch blank sheet of paper, preferably in landscape orientation, using crayons, colored pencils, pastels or markers, officials said. The deadline to submit is May 18.

Parents can submit one original piece of artwork per student at Geneva City Hall, 22 S. First St., or on the city's website. Artwork submitted in person should be accompanied by a completed submission form.

The Student Government Committee will review the submissions and select entries from multiple grade levels and schools for inclusion in the calendar. Winners will be recognized at a future City Council meeting and will receive a free copy of the calendar when it is published this summer.