In response to COVID-19, five local organizations came together to collect and document the pandemic within Thomas County. The project documents, preserves, and shares the stories and art of this time in our community's history. The collective work of the Jack Hadley Black History Museum, Pebble Hill Plantation, Thomasville Center for the Arts, Thomas County Public Library, and Thomasville History Center continues as we launch a new academic competition for students designed to capture their perspectives on the pandemic and the ways it has changed their day-to-day lives.
We’re calling on all 5th through 12th-grade students in Thomas County to pick up their cameras or cell phones and document their “new normal” through a photo essay competition. Students will be judged according to grade level in two divisions: Junior, 5th-8th grade, and Senior, 9th-12th grade.
The competition begins on October 2 and students may choose to document the community through one of several themes. Completed projects will be accepted through December 4. This competition is open to students enrolled in virtual learning, face-to-face instruction, and homeschooling. Photos must be taken within Thomas County.
Teachers are encouraged to use this competition as a class project and hold a class level or grade level pre-competition to narrow down the number of submissions moving forward for final consideration by the ThoCoChronicles partners.
For contest guidelines and submission forms, please visit the “Photo Essay Competition” link at www.thocochronicles.org
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