- Middle and High School Students Encouraged to Participate
- To Promote Reflection on Nuclear and Other Energy Sources
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Westinghouse Electric Company today
announced sponsorship of a science video contest for middle and high School
students focusing on energy.
Administered through the company's speaker's bureau, N-Vision, the
contest is designed to encourage young persons to think about energy in the
context of worldwide political, economic and environmental realities.
The contest is open to all middle and high schools where Westinghouse
has a presence. To be eligible, each video must outline three key
advantages of nuclear power and two other forms of energy. The video can be
staged as a short play, commercial, news broadcast, talk show, music video,
documentary, etc. Students are encouraged to be creative, yet informative.
There are two categories of entry -- middle school and high school
levels. The winning videos in each category will receive the following: the
school science department will receive $3,000 for its educational needs;
and each student who took part in assisting with the video will receive
$100 for school supplies. Specific guidelines can be found on the Contest
Application on Westinghouse's website at: http://www.westinghousenuclear.com and
under the "Communities" section/Student Video Contest on Forms of Energy.
Teachers and schools are encouraged to enter interested students in the
contest and turn their videos in by May 9, 2008.
Westinghouse's N-Vision Program encourages education of youth in
science, technology and mathematics.
Westinghouse Electric Company, a group company of Toshiba Corporation,
is the world's pioneering nuclear power company and is a leading supplier
of nuclear plant products and technologies to utilities throughout the
world. Today, Westinghouse technology is the basis for approximately
one-half of the world's operating nuclear plants.
SOURCE Westinghouse Electric Company
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CONTACT:
Tracey Rapali of Westinghouse Electric
Company, +1-412-374-2092, rapalit@westinghouse.com
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