At the award ceremony of the Local Photography Competition "Capturing the Water Systems of my country" held on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at the Science and Technology Museum of the University of Patras, in the framework of the celebration of the International Museum Day "Museums for Research and Education", the schools that excelled in the Competition were awarded. The event was co-organized by the Science and Technology Museum, the Region of Western Greece and the Directorates of Primary and Secondary Education of Achaia - Environmental Education.
Students of all educational levels from Achaia participated in the competition. Members of the Judging Committee of the submitted photographs were:
Ioannis Iliopoulos, Professor, Director of the UP STM
Peny Theologi-Gouti, Curator of the UP STM
Zagana Eleni, Associate Professor, Department of Geology of the University of Patras, Hydrogeologist, President of the Hydrogeology Committee of the Hellenic Geological Society.
Ioanna Papaioannou, Head of the Department of Environmental Education, Directorate of Secondary Education of Achaia.
Eleni Antonakopoulou, Head of the Department of Environmental Education, Directorate of Primary Education of Achaia.
Panagiotis Anastasopoulos, Hygienist, MSc Public Health, Region of Western Greece.
Chrysanthi Vandaraki, Art teacher, Secondary Education of Achaia, President of the Patras Visual Artists Association.
The committees, having studied thoroughly the photographs submitted, according to the criteria and specifications of the competition, unanimously decided the following:
Α. For 1st and 2nd grades of Primary School
1st Prize: "The journey of the plantain leaf", Temenis Primary School, 1st grade Student: Yannis Fanaritis
Teacher in charge: Maria Kantzari
2nd Prize: "River Tethreas. A picture is worth a thousand words!", Chalandritsa Primary School, 1st and 2nd grade.
Students: Eugenia Diamanti & Panagiotis Diamantis
Teacher in charge: Sofia Paschalidou.
3rd Prize: "Swamp of Agia", 48th Primary School of Patras, 1st and 2nd grade
Students: Lydia-Maria Dimitrellou, Athena Psinia, Angelo Abatzoglou
Teacher in charge: Eleftheria Papaioannou
B. For 3rd and 4th grades of primary school
1st Prize: "The Prokopou Lagoon", Primary School of Lakkopetra, 4th grade
Student. Nikolakopoulou Melina
Teacher in charge: Angelopoulos Evangelos
2nd Prize: "Selinoundas, our river" Elementary School of Temenis, 4th grade
Student: Tsekouras Stefanos
Responsible Teachers: Christina Kokkoti, Theodora Katsaouni
3rd Prize: "Ride to the Nymphs of Krathi...", Primary School of Temenis, 4th grade
Students. Rafael Mylonas
Responsible Teachers: Christina Kokkoti, Theodora Katsaouni
C. For 5th and 6th grades of Primary School
1st Prize: "Tree - bridge on the riverbed", Primary School of Kaminias, 6th grade
Student: Dimitris-Spiros Karagiannis
Teacher in charge: Christina Loukopoulou.
2nd Prize: "The Enchanted Waters of the River "STYX", 62nd Primary School of Patras, 6th grade
Student: Vassilios - Nektarios Georgilas
Teacher in charge: Karagouni Katerina
3rd Prize shared:
A) "The peaceful waters of Lake Tsivlou", Primary School of Kato Kastritsi, 5th grade
Students: Pavlidis Pavlos, Kaitsa Theophanis, Lygeros Konstantinos
Teacher in charge: Nick Panagopoulos
B) "When green meets blue", Lappa Primary School, 5th grade
Students: Isfan Andreas-Nicolaos, Lagou Nikolitsa, Davanou Stefania-Maria
Teacher in charge. Papadimitropoulou Athanasia
Award for the creative cooperation of different classes of the school
Primary School of Paos Kalavryta, Students of 1st ,3rd ,4th, and 6th grades:
Giannakopoulos Spyridon, Giannakopoulou Irene, Panoutsakopoulou Georgia, Rapai Ayla, Rapai Arselaida, Spiliopoulos Orestis, Spiliopoulos Naucratios, Spiliopoulou Emmelia, Spiliopoulou Konstantinos
Teacher in charge: Constantine Papadimitriou.
Award for the best captions
Psofidas Primary School, Students of 5th and 6th grades:
Vassilopoulos Alexis - Dionysios, Vassilopoulos Dimitris, Vlachou Marianna, Georgakopoulou Dionysia, Georgakopoulou Anastasia, Georgoulopoulos Aristides, Georgoulopoulos Athanasia, Georgoulopoulou Fotini, Karagianni Ioanna - Theoni, Komnenos Christos, Lyberi Stamatia Ioanna, Manolopoulos Nikolaos, Bakalis Dionisis, Panagopoulou Agapi, Papanikolopoulou Vasiliki, Triantopoulou Paraskevi, Tzemendzi Argyri
Responsible Teacher: Skentos Christopher
For Junior High School classes
1st Prize: "Little Waterfall", 12th Junior High School of Patras, 3rd grade,
Student: Konstantina Galani
Responsible Teachers: Kriketou Theodora, Ioanna Giannaki, Amalia Kostakioti, Environmental Programme: "Journalistic Paths"
2nd Prize: "A spring landscape", 20th Junior High School of Patras, 3rd grade
Student: Gerasimos Kandyliotis
Teacher in charge: Vasiliki Chrysanthakopoulou
3rd Prize shared by:
A) "A pleasant and peaceful day in the ecosystem of Glaucus", 20th Junior High School of Patras, 9th grade
Student: Marios - Aris Patrikios
Teacher in charge: Vasiliki Chrysanthakopoulou
B) "Forest of Strofylia" 12th Junior High School of Patras, 8th grade
Student: Tzuda Nikolia
Responsible Teachers: Ioanna Kokkali, Amalia Kostakioti and Vasiliki Papa, Environmental Program: "Greening our footprints"
Award for the best caption
"Sunset at the Peiros - Parapeiros Dam (Lake Asteri Dam)" 12th High School of Patras, 3rd grade student: Despina Gana
Responsible Teachers: Kriketou Theodora, Ioanna Giannaki, Amalia Kostakioti, Environmental Program: "Journalistic paths".
D. For High School classes
1st Prize: "Soul", Special Vocational Education Laboratory of Achaia, grade B9,
Students: Sagtami Gotsi, Artemis Chrysovalanti.
Teacher in charge: Nikolaos Theodoridis
2nd Prize: "Aquatic Stalactites", Special Vocational Education Laboratory of Achaia, Grade A1
Student: Andreas Giannopoulos
Teacher in charge: Riga Assimina
3rd prize is shared by:
A) "Water: "Water: the elixir of life", 1st High School of Aigio, Class B
Student: Polydoros Spanos
Teacher in charge: Elias Spanos.
B) "EARTH AND WATER", Special Vocational Education Laboratory of Achaia, Grade 9
Student: Kaskanis Georgios
Teacher in charge: Nikolaos Theodoridis
Award for the best caption: "A hug of water, in the shadow of Tsivlou" 1st High School of Aigio, 11th grade
Student: Polydoros Spanos
Responsible Teacher: Elias Spanos
The event was opened by the Choir of the 10th Primary School of Patras, conducted by Angelos Papangelopoulos, musician.
The Director of the STM, Professor Ioannis Iliopoulos, and the Dean of the School of Natural Sciences of the University of Patras, Professor George Papatheodorou, greeted the students. Then Eleni Antonakopoulou and Ioanna Papaioannou, Head of the Environmental Education of Primary and Secondary Education of Achaia presented the entries in the Competition and Peny Theologi-Gouti presented the awards.
The event closed with the presentation of the awards and refreshments.
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