Water works: District students participate in water festival

 

By Matt Lindberg
Daily Press Writer
Published/Last Modified on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 4:06 AM MDT

MONTROSE — All Montrose County School District fourth-grade classes and teachers made a big splash at Baldridge Park on Tuesday.

The 17th annual fourth-grade water festival was held by Shavano Conservation District, with the goal of educating Montrose and Olathe classes about water.

“We do this because we want kids to be aware of the importance in having clean water and conserving it,” Cyndee Feske, Shavano Conservation District representative said. “Hopefully when they grow up, the knowledge will be second nature.”

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Four hundred eighty-one students traveled through the park to 21 different stations to learn about drinking water, water safety, conservation, pollution and soil. Various businesses had representatives on hand giving 16-minute presentations at each site and Feske said they were happy to help.

“We all feel it’s extremely important fourth-graders learn about all aspects of water” Feske said. “It’s the right age for them to learn because once they hit fifth grade, they get a lot busier.”

Contact Matt Lindberg via e-mail at mattl@montrosepress.com

 
 

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