The Delaware Forest Service sponsors an annual Arbor Day Poster Contest for schoolchildren in grades K-5 in all public, private, home, and charter schools. The contest theme was “Trees are Terrific… Inside and Out!”
This year, Rain Vasey, a fourth-grader at Watergirl Farm Academy in Lincoln, Sussex County was the Overall State Winner of the 2015 Arbor Day Poster Contest.
- Photo archive and complete list of 2015 Arbor Day Poster Contest Winners
NEW CASTLE COUNTY
Kindergarten: Kara Maloney, Harlan Elementary, Wilmington
Grades 1 to 2: Karina Gendron, Jennie Smith Elementary, Newark
Grades 3 to 4: Elena Garber, Christ the Teacher, Newark
Grade 5: Ben Sekowski, Christ the Teacher, Newark
KENT COUNTY
Kindergarten: McKenzie Slaton, Maj. George Welch Elementary, Dover
Grades 1 to 2: Madisyn Woods, Nellie H. Stokes Elementary, Dover
Grades 3 to 4: Liam Wilson, Clayton Elementary, Clayton
Grade 5: Sofia Estrada, Clayton Intermediate, Clayton
SUSSEX COUNTY
Kindergarten: Sydney Johnson, Phillip C. Showell Elementary, Selbyville
Grades 1 to 2: Yael Rivas, Lord Baltimore Elementary, Ocean View
Grades 3 to 4: Rain Vasey, Watergirl Farm Academy, Lincoln
Grade 5: Mercy Winston, Winston Learning Academy, Milford
For more information Email: Ashley Peebles
The 2015 contest theme was “Trees are Terrific… Inside and Out” – designed to increase student knowledge about how the structural components of trees and how these components help a tree function. This lesson can be adapted for grades K to 5 and makes an excellent addition to units covered in science. The poster contest is an annual way for students to learn more about the role trees play in our communities and schoolyards. The Arbor Day Poster Contest also helps incorporate the importance of trees into classroom learning and help students foster an appreciation for the natural world around them. As always, the Delaware Forest Service also provides all participating classes with free loblolly pine seedlings.
Important dates:
State Award Ceremony: May 1, 2015
2014 winning posters: https://delawaretrees.com/2014arbordaypostercontest.html
Seedling delivery: week of April 20, 2015
2015 Arbor Day in Delaware: April 24