Beaufort County Soil and Water announces contest winners
Published 7:32 pm Wednesday, April 25, 2018
- WINNERS: Pictured with their ribbon, prize money, and a copy of their poster are, front row, left to right, Eileen Escalona (John Small), Gabrielle Dixon (Unity), Marshall Ricks (Pungo), Rylan Bowie (Pungo), Madison Spencer (Pungo), Ian Bradbury (Unity), Jackson Walker (Pungo) and Lexi Privett (Pungo). Back row, left to right, are Lisa Moore, Art Teacher (John Small), and Pungo third grade teacher Ginger Morrisette. Not pictured are student Lily Keech (Pungo), Pungo fourth grade teacher Susan Knox, and Unity fifth grade teacher Angie Kolibabek. (Beaufort County Soil and Water)
“Water…the Cycle of Life” was the theme for the 2018 poster and essay contests sponsored by the Beaufort Soil and Water Conservation District. The poster contest was open to all students in third through fifth grades in the county. The essay contest was for sixth graders only.
Area schools submitting posters were John Small, Chocowinity Middle, S.W. Snowden, Pungo Christian Academy, and Unity Christian Academy. There were no essays submitted this year.
Debbie Boyd, Education Coordinator with Beaufort Soil and Water, presented ribbons and cash prizes to the poster winners at a recent gathering held at the Agricultural Center in Washington. The teachers who submitted first place posters also received cash prizes.
In addition to their awards, the first-place winners’ posters from Beaufort County competed with other districts in the Area 5 competition, which includes sixteen counties.
Ryan Bowie and Lily Keech, students at Pungo Christian Academy, and Ian Bradbury, a student at Unity Christian Academy received first place and cash prizes in the area competition. Their posters moved on to the state competition. There were no state winners from Beaufort County.