Bladen Soil and Water Conservation District News
Bladen Soil and Water Conservation District awards $500 scholarships to High School Seniors planning to attend college to study agriculture or natural resources. The Board of Supervisors awarded this year’s scholarships to Ruby Arellano of West Bladen High School and Bradley Earl of East Bladen High School.
The North Carolina Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts sponsors poster, essay, public speaking, computer generated slide show, and computer generated poster contests at District, Area and State levels. These contests provide students in third through ninth 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 advance to competition at the Area 7 level; Area 7 winners will advance to State Competition. Bladen Soil and Water District expresses appreciation to this year’s judges, Chip Campbell of Natural Resources Conservation Service, Kelsey Edwards, Director of Bladen County Public Library, and Stacie Kinlaw, 4-H Director with Cooperative Extension Service.
Winners for this year’s contests with the theme, “Soil and Water…Yours for Life” are:
CONTEST |
WINNER |
SCHOOL |
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Computer Designed Poster – 9th Grade |
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1st Place | Dakota Trice | Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy | |
Public Speaking |
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8th grade-1st Place | Kaylee Page | Tar Heel Middle School | |
7th Grade-2nd Place | Taylor Caulder | Tar Heel Middle School | |
7th grade- 1st Place | Sydney Gardner | Clarkton School of Discovery | |
Slide Show-6th Grade |
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2nd Place | Karli Priest | Clarkton School of Discovery | |
1st Place | Taran McNeil | Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy | |
Essay-6th Grade |
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1st Place | Max DiLello | Elizabethtown Christian Academy | |
Poster |
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6th Grade-2nd Place | Caleigh Phillips | Bladenboro Middle School | |
6th Grade-1st Place | Hayleigh Robinson | Bladenboro Middle School | |
5th Grade-2nd Place | Geniyah Wells | Booker T. Washington Elementary School | |
5th Grade-1st Place | Emme Ward | Bladenboro Middle School | |
4th Grade-2nd Place | Nevaeh Singletary | Bladenboro Primary School | |
4th Grade-1st Place | Anna Gooden | Elizabethtown Christian Academy | |
3rd Grade-2nd Place | Damarion Hill | Bladenboro Primary School | |
3rd Grade-1st Place | Kaelyn Eason | Elizabethtown Christian Academy |
The scholarship winners, the first and second place district winners, teachers, judges, and other guests will be recognized at an Awards Luncheon on April 5. We congratulate all our students who participated.