CCA News & Information Articles

Junior among L.I. science fair finalists 03-25-2004 Blanck entered his study of "Chromated Copper Arsenate in Pressure-Treated Wood." He discovered his topic when he first entered the Kennedy research program in ninth grade. Le Bois ACC et ses Composants 02-31-2002 L’arséniate de cuivre chromaté est un préservatif utilisé pour la protection à long terme du bois contre les insectes, les champignons et l’eau. Le chrome ( Cr ) et le cuivre ( Cu ) sont tous les deux des éléments que le corps humain a besoin pour survivre, mais qu’en très petite quantité. L’arsenic (As) par contre est un métal instable, qui est un poison pour le corps humain, il est aussi cancérigène. by Roxane Aleda Morecy-Jarvis 4316 De Castille Montreal-Nord Quebec. CANADA H1H-1Y1 by Rebecca Simms of the Debating Team of Western Kentucky University My title is speech individual events coach at Western Kentucky University. Rebecca is a student at Western and a competitor on the speech and debate, or forensics team. There are four types of public address speaking events that our team competes in, as well as a number of dramatic interpretation events. The four speaking events are informative speaking, where a competitor informs an audience on a particular subject; after dinner speaking, where a competitor uses humor to either inform or persuade an audience; rhetorical criticism, which takes a communicative/persuasive act and analyzes its effectiveness; and persuasive speaking, where a competitor informs the audience of a problem, discusses why the problem is occuring, and offers solutions. Rebecca's speech falls under this last category. Over the year, she has competed at nearly 20 different competitions all over the nation with this speech, being seen by a total of probably 300-500 different people. We fly all around the country nearly every weekend for competition, so the word about the dangers of CCA is being spread. At the national tournament this weekend, I estimate that at least another 50 will see it, much more than that if she makes it to the final round. Please distribute her speech to anyone who it can help! It's only through awareness that people can begin to take action. Just thought I'd drop you a line and let you know how Rebecca did this weekend. She broke into the semi final round of the National Forensic Association national tournament. A very big honor. That means that out of about 250 competitors from around the nation in persuasive speaking, she was among the top 12. A very big honor! TOXIC WOOD By Hannah O'Grady and Kaitlyn Dulong 07-15-2002 The project finished 1st place in the Physical Sciences category for grade 6, and they also won a Environmental trophy. for a project on which painting coating would work the best at reducing the arsenic from cca treated wood.