2012 Poster, Speech, Essay, PowerPoint, and Electronic Poster contest:
“Wetlands Are Wonderful”
Poster Winners
Third Grade
First Place — Marli Cohen Transylvania SWCD
Second Place—Rachel Tarkington Camden Soil & Water
Fourth Grade
First Place—Mia Farnham Guilford SWCD-
Second Place—Lauryn Bell Macon SWCD—
Fifth Grade
First place- Carlee Arrowood Rutherford SWCD
Second Place—Rachel Halterman Franklin SWCD
Sixth Grade
First Place—Rowan Renfroe New River SWCD
Second Place—Gavin Rickard Cabarrus SWCD
Essay Winners
First Place—Robert Grubbs Davidson SWCD
Second Place—Jaden Reams Franklin SWCD
Power point
1st—Area 8—Hannah Watson —Cabarrus SWCD
2nd –Area 1—Natalie Swaim— Haywood SWCD
Computer generated Posters
1st— Area 3—Taylor Adams— Randolph SWCD
2nd — Area 4—Chase Fletcher—Durham SWCD
Speech Contest winners
Grade 7
1st place Stephen Finch—Wayne SWCD
2nd Place—Alli Love— Cabarrus SWCD
Speech Contest winners Grade 8
1st Place Vedant Kar—Edgecombe SWCD
2nd place—Maris Bey—Yadkin SWCD
2011 State Poster & Essay Contest Theme:
” Water – The Cycle of Life”
Winning posters and essays advancing from local soil and water conservation district area contests are entered into the annual N.C. state level poster and essay contest held in late April at the Archdale Building in downtown Raleigh. The poster contest is for 3rd through 6th grades and the essay contest is for 6th graders. Carefully chosen judges evaluate posters by grade level to determine first and second place winners based on criteria previously set by the N.C. Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts. The association awards $200 to first place winners, $100 to second place winners and certificates to every participant at the state level. The contest, workshop and award handbook can be viewed HERE.
Click on the links below to view posters and essays from last year’s contest theme, “The Living Soil.”
- 2010 Poster & Essay Contest photo collage – theme: “The Living Soil”
- First Place Essay
- Second Place Essay
For more information about the poster and essay contest, please contact your local soil and water conservation district. HERE is a link to a list of soil and water conservation district offices. Or, email Steve Bennett, division coordinator, at [email protected].