The North Carolina Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts sponsors poster, essay, public speaking, and computer generated slide show contests at District, Area and State levels. These contests provide students in third through eighth grades opportunities to become aware of and share their concerns for soil and water conservation. Bladen Soil and Water Conservation District is pleased to announce this year’s District first and second place winners. First place entrants advanced to competition at the Area 7 level; *Area 7 winners have advanced to State Competition. Bladen Soil and Water District expresses appreciation to this year’s judges, Greg Elkins of the Bladen County Planning Department, Bruce McLean of Cooperative Extension, and Rodney Musselwhite of the Farm Services Agency. The first and second place district winners, teachers, judges, and other guests will be recognized at an Awards Luncheon in April.
Winners for this year’s contests with the theme, “Wetlands are Wonderful” are:
| CONTEST | WINNER | SCHOOL | |
| Public Speaking | |||
| 8th grade-2nd Place | Masae Coleman | East Arcadia | |
| 8th grade-1st Place | *Brenda Dimas-Lopez | Tar Heel | |
| 7th Grade-2nd Place | Tamara Grissett | East Arcadia | |
| 7th grade- 1st Place | *Madison Cain | Clarkton | |
| Slide Show-6th Grade | |||
| 2nd Place | Kelsee Long | East Arcadia | |
| 1st Place | *Nick Norris | Clarkton | |
| Essay-6th Grade | |||
| 2nd Place | Andrew Cahn | Clarkton | |
| 1st Place | Isaac Meshaw | Tar Heel | |
| Poster | |||
| 6th Grade-2nd Place | Tandem Hamilton | Elizabethtown Christian Academy | |
| 6th Grade-1st Place | *Jordan Pridgen | Clarkton | |
| 5th Grade-2nd Place | Christy Edge | Tar Heel | |
| 5th Grade-1st Place | Lane Ross | Elizabethtown Christian Academy | |
| 4th Grade-2nd Place | Chase Knight | Elizabethtown Christian Academy | |
| 4th Grade-1st Place | *Julia Deavers | Bladenboro | |
| 3rd Grade-2nd Place | Samuel Hernandez | Plain View | |
| 3rd Grade-1st Place | *Rylee Brice | Elizabethtown Christian Academy | |
| *Area Winners | |||
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