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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Woods Hole Sea Grant invites MA students in grades K-12 to participate in our Dune Sign Student Art Contest. We will use the artwork from the first place winners in grade divisions K-4, 5-8,
and 9-12 on our signs at local Cape and Southeastern MA beaches to educate visitors about coastal dunes, their fragility, and need for protection from foot traffic. Contest rules and details as well as background information to learn more about the importance
of coastal dunes can be found on our </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://seagrant.whoi.edu/dune-art/"><span style="color:#1155CC">website</span></a><span style="color:black"> as well as attached to this email.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We encourage teachers to use the
<a href="https://seagrant.whoi.edu/dune-art/">background material as well as sample classroom lessons</a> on dunes and dune grass to educate their students while encouraging them to turn their knowledge into art. The contest ends March 7th.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Any questions can be directed to Grace Simpkins at
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="mailto:gsimpkins@whoi.edu"><span style="color:#1155CC">gsimpkins@whoi.edu</span></a><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">P.S. Even if you are not going to submit artwork, please visit our website and vote on your favorite slogan for the sign.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Grace Simpkins (she/her<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">|<i> </i></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#484800"><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glsen.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2FGLSEN%2520Pronouns%2520Resource.pdf&data=04%7C01%7Csemco%40whoi.edu%7C656fdb4cb5984c2cef5d08d9d539f846%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C637775267375504152%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=OAGix4wqMwVVaGzjUYyZjQjecpwBOw4nlNC30P3qBms%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://www.glsen.org/sites/default/files/GLSEN%20Pronouns%20Resource.pdf" shash="ZeuTE28U4/up2wTE3I1UBJtq5wnojsFHz2b/PvJP5X5laj4MNMizZCBsFiHJnMQtNYAnkHwYoRp3epYRCdVf2y1+mLQnylPlr3fnhVGqIQyKrxLoc1ZxC4FaM1UWmHcUxVJIGpZm1XUUE+0vLq6iOmU2aobcVTu0TJbRgcoI53I=" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:#000051">Why
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<p class="MsoNormal">Woods Hole Sea Grant Education Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Woods Hole, MA 02543<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">t 508.289.3639 | c 240.644.7751 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://seagrant.whoi.edu/k-12/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">https://seagrant.whoi.edu/k-12/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1D1C1D">The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution occupies the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary lands of the Wampanoag Nation. We recognize and honor the many generations of Wôpanâak people who have lived, still
live,</span><span style="color:red"> </span><span style="color:#1D1C1D">and thrived in this territory for more than 12,000 years.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Please note that I am part-time and out of the office on Fridays so my response may take 1-2 business days.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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