R 231423Z JAN 13

ALCOAST 023/13
COMDTNOTE 5350
SUBJ: COAST GUARD COSPONSOR OF 2013 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ART CONTEST
1.  Sponsors of the 2013 International Student Art Contest invite
students to think green. Coast Guard Partnership in Education (CG
PIE), Sea Partners, and the CG Auxiliary in collaboration with The
Jason Project and the North American Marine Environmental Protection
Association (NAMEPA) are pleased to announce this years contest
theme, Lets Make Ships Greener. Students are encouraged to submit
creative renditions of how they would make shipping cleaner and more
energy efficient.
2.  The contest is open to all students in grades K-12, including
dependents of CG members. All submissions must be made online no
later than 1 March 2013. Contest guidelines can be accessed in the
contest announcement posted on the Civil Right Directorate website:
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg00/cg00h//outreachprograms/pie/resources.
asp.
3. Twelve entries (six from grades K-5 and six from grades 6-12) will
be selected as finalists. All finalists will be required to submit
their original artwork upon being notified of their selection. The
winning artwork will be featured on the Coast Guard, Jason Project,
and NAMEPA websites, as well as in a twelve month Lets Make Ships
Greener calendar. Finalists will receive a certificate and calendar.
Two grand prize winning artists (one from each grade category) will
also receive a signed book and photograph from oceanographer Dr.
Robert Ballard, a 100 dollar cash prize from NAMEPA, and a Coast
Guard prize package.
4. CG PIE Coordinators and volunteers are encouraged to coordinate
student activities.
5. The POC for additional information is Ms. Gwendolyn White, USCG
Partnership in Education Program Manager, 202-372-4519,
gwendolyn.e.white (at) uscg.mil.
6. Ms. Terri A. Dickerson, Director, Civil Rights Directorate, sends
7. Internet release authorized.