Each year the Polk Soil and Water Conservation District sponsors a poster, essay and Powerpoint contest for sixth-grade students throughout Polk County.

Students are given the theme for the poster as well as a classroom presentation related to the theme. This year the theme was entitled “The Living Soil.”

Winning poster contestants from the county are awarded cash prizes and their posters are sent to the Area I contest held in Haywood County, where they compete with all counties in western North Carolina. The teachers of the winning posters are also awarded cash prizes to be used for classroom needs.

This year’s winning sixth-grade student and teacher are as follows:

Winning Poster Contest Student – Sam Nelson

Winning Essay Contest Student – Isaac Edwards

Winning Powerpoint Contest Student – Daniel Dougherty

John Ruth is the teacher for all contestants.

 

This year’s winning student and teacher for third through fifth grade are as follows:

Third grade student – Michelle Ketwitz

Third grade teacher – Lynn Carlson

Fourth grade student – McKenna Hill

Fourth grade teacher – Leann Wilson

Fifth grade student – Madelin Wilson

Fifth grade teacher – Andrea Walter

 

– article submitted
by Sandra Reid