Litter Hawk Youth Award Program Combines Fun, Prizes And Litter Awareness For Grades K Through 6

(Latrobe Bulletin) Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is accepting projects for the Litter Hawk Youth Award, a recognition program for students in kindergarten through sixth grade who complete a project specific to their grade level. Kids can participate individually or as part of a lesson initiated by schools, home-schools, Scout troops, 4-H clubs, environmental clubs or other organized groups.
The Litter Hawk Youth Award Program is a way for kids to share their hope, optimism and concerns about litter and inspire others to care for their communities through art, words or video.
This year’s Litter Hawk Youth Award theme is: “Join the Greatest American Cleanup!” Show how you can keep your community litter free for America’s 250th birthday, in support of the Greatest American Cleanup, Keep America Beautiful’s national three-year campaign to motivate, educate and celebrate communities to clean up and green up ahead of the country’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Projects include:
- Grades kindergarten through 4 – Poster
- Grades 5 – Essay
- Grade 6 – Video
First and second place in each grade level will be awarded certificates. All participants will receive recognition of participation with a Litter Hawk sticker. The deadline for participating is Jan. 31. Winners will be announced in April in coordination with an awards ceremony at the Pennsylvania State Capitol building where all winning entries will be on display as part of the 2025 Litter Hawk Youth Award exhibit. All winners and their families, guardians and teachers are welcome to attend. Special guests will include representatives from the state Department of Environmental Protection and America250PA.