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The INDEPENDENT, September 5, 2012
Honoring Our Rivers project invites submissions for magazine
Now that the first day of
school has come and gone for
Oregon students, teachers and
parents, Honoring Our Rivers
presents an engaging learning
experience that leads to publi-
cation for young writers and vi-
sual artists, developing the
state’s next generation of cul-
tural leaders and river enthusi-
asts. Now entering its 13th
year, Honoring Our Rivers
(HOR) is open to all students
throughout the state (K-12, un-
dergraduate). Students submit
their writings and artwork fo-
cused on rivers and water-
sheds to a juried-review pro-
cess, and those selected enjoy
publication in a magazine dis-
tributed before Earth Day in
April.
“Honoring Our Rivers is a
motivating learning project,”
says Tom Webb, HOR’s project
director. “Not only do students
learn about Oregon’s legacy of
rivers, they take part in the
process of submitting to a pub-
lication for public considera-
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tion, a real-world writing and art
practice. HOR also supports
teachers’ efforts to meet state
standards in the arts, English
and earth sciences.” All
schools and students are rec-
ognized for their participation.
After publication, selected stu-
dents participate in public read-
ings around the state.
Over the years, HOR has
worked with hundreds of Ore-
gon schools and published the
work of thousands of students.
HOR is working this year to in-
crease and diversify submis-
sions based on geographic lo-
cation and grade level. Teach-
ers are encouraged to make
HOR part of their lesson plan-
ning for fall term in order to
meet the submission deadline
of January 31, 2013.
Student work in the HOR an-
thology appears alongside sub-
missions from some of Ore-
gon’s leading writers, including
literary figures such as Ursula
Le Guin, Brian Doyle, Barry
Lopez and Oregon poet laure-
ate Paulann Petersen.
Visit www.honoringourrivers.
org for complete submission
guidelines, electronic submis-
sion portal, teaching tool kits,
resource listings, submission
forms and details.
Honoring Our Rivers is a
project of the Willamette Part-
nership, a 501©3 nonprofit or-
ganization. Sponsors for 2011-
12 included NW Natural, Eu-
gene Water and Electric Board,
Wildwood Mahonia, Gunder-
son, City of Portland Rivers Of-
fice and Sisters of the Holy
Names of Jesus and Mary.
Partners included SOLV, Love
Your River, The Freshwater
Trust, Sustainable Oregon
Schools, and Friends of Straub
Environmental Learning Cen-
ter.
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