Water News: Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District Volume 2 Issue 6

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CHILDREN'S WATER FESTIVAL 2003 On Thursday, May 8, 2003 ap- proximately 1,900 students from School Districts 60, 70 and Pueblo's private schools as- cended on the University of Southern Colorado to attend the fifth annual Children's Water Festival held in Pueblo. This years Water Festival was sponsored by the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, Board of Water Works of Pueblo, University of Southern Colorado, Bureau of Reclama- tion, St. Charles Mesa Water Dis- trict and the Pueblo West Metro- politan District. The Children's Water Festival is the West, as one of th most effective ways ti inform children and adults about the impo tance of water in their everyday lives. Classes of children ar their teachers circulat through the festival o: prearranged schedule They visited hands -ot demonstrations, plus dozens of classroom presentations, all rely to water and its many uses. A knowledge bowl -type game calle Water Wizards let chi drer MAE, fron diffi V VI aN � Phil Reynolds (aka Judge Reynolds for the day), CFO, SECWCD, discusses water court with the children. a recently developed medium for interactive education in the teach- ing of water conservation, water cycle, ground water, non -point source pollution, irrigation, agri- cultural and other important wa- ter related issues. The first festivals were developed in Nebraska in the late 1980's. Since then they have swept across the country, particularly in ent clas schools match their water knowledge against each other. Other events in- cluded music, art, aerobic exercise, and magic shows that helped highlight the many wonderful ways that wa- ter makes life possible. Volunteers from the sponsoring entities, the President's Leader- ship Program from USC, and students from Pueblo County High School's Future Farmers of America helped to keep the classes on schedule and direct them to the correct classes. 3 The Sixth Annual Children's Water Festival has been sched- uled for May 6, 2004. There is always a need for more present- ers. The more presenters there are, the more children that will be able to attend. If during the year you see any interesting presentations related to water that you think children will be interested in contact one of the following committee members: Paula Sundae, USBR 970 - 962 -4367 Linda Hopkins, USBR 719 -561 -9855 Pete Juba, BWWP 719 -584 -0237 Toni Gonzales, SECWCD 719- 948 -2400 Written by Toni Gonzales, Administrative Assistant, SECWCD