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Clemson-Carolina Rain Barrel Contest

Brittany Franceschina • November 16, 2012

Students fromChapinHigh Schoolhave decorated rain barrels to be judged and auctioned off in the Clemson-Carolina Rain Barrel Contest. This is a project to encourage homeowners to use rain barrels and decrease the nonpoint source runoff in neighborhoods.This is a project to encourage homeowners to use rain barrels and decrease nonpoint source runoff in neighborhoods. The winning schools will receive three hundred dollars. The Gamecock barrel was decorated by Jordan Clifton and the Clemson barrel was decorated by Lea Ward and Adam Sloan.

“These students did a wonderful job!” said science teacher Lisa Ruth

Two winners will be selected, one for the highest bid and one as judge’s choice. The barrels will be featured on the Keep the Midlands Beautiful website from November 19-27.

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Brittany Franceschina, copy director

Brittany Franceschina is a senior at CHS. This is her third year in journalism and she is the copy director for the Chapin Student Press Network. Brittany loves reading books about other cultures and she also watches the news everyday and keeps up with current events. Brittany would like to go to either USC or College of Charleston and major in broadcast journalism or communications. Her dream job would be working on the Today Show as a reporter. Outside of school she coaches gymnastics and she loves working with little kids and being able to pass on what she has learned over the years to them. Brittany also likes watching Steelers games with her family and saltwater ﬁshing.

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