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GILLESPIE COUNTY SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT #220

Gillespie County, Texas

Conservation Poster & Essay Contests

The District sponsors annual Poster & Essay Contests for boys and girls of Gillespie County. The entry deadline was in December 2007 for this most recent competition. We’d like to thank all the students for submitting their entries! It’s lots of work for everyone involved, and we surely do appreciate all your efforts. Entries were judged on January 9, 2008.

The POSTER Contest is for students 12 years of age and younger. The two themes were:

(2008) “Water is Life and
(2007) “Today is the Day to be a Part of Conservation’s Power.”

The poster winners are:

1st place: Scott Burlison, Doss School

2nd place: Jacob Krebs, Harper School

3rd place: Keagan Sieckmann, Doss School

The ESSAY Contest theme was “What Soil and Water Conservation Means to Me”. There were 2 age groups:
Ages 13 and under; maximum of 300 words

Ages 14 to 18; maximum of 500 words or less

Essay winners age 13 and younger are:

1st place: Bailey Baethge, Harper School

2nd place: Marlo Jimenez, Harper School

3rd place: Peyton Kneese, St. Mary’s School

No winners were named for the upper age group.

Prizes Plaques for each winner will be donated by the Lower Colorado River Authority. Security State Bank and Trust will donate Savings Bonds for the winners as follows: $100 for each first place, $75 for second place, and $50 for third place. The Fredericksburg Lions Club will sponsor a hamburger dinner in the students’ honor, in March 2008.

To read about the 2006/2007 contest winners, click here.

For the 2005/2006 contest winners, click here.

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