Nicholas Castoria of Christ the Teacher was the 2008 Statewide Winner of the Arbor Day School Poster Contest.
The Delaware Department of Agriculture, Forest Service section (DFS) annually sponsors an Arbor Day Poster Contest for Delaware school children in grades K-4. In addition, we administer a National Arbor Day Poster Contest sponsored by the National Arbor Day Foundation for fifth grade students only. Information packets on the Poster contests are mailed to Delaware schools in December/January. The awards are presented in April during the annual Arbor Day Ceremony. In addition, DFS annually distributes free pine seedlings to Delaware elementary school children. These seedlings are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.
The 2008 poster contest winners were:
New Castle County
Kindergarten: Yusuf Kose — Kose Homeschooling, New Castle
Grades 1-2: Iris Gonzalez — Jennie Smith, Newark
Grades 3-4: Alexandra Brevoort — Etta J. Wilson, Newark
Kent County
Kindergarten: Christina Hayes — Allen Frear, Camden
Grades 1-2: William Evans — Clayton Elementary
Grade 3-4: Samantha Pitts— Booker T. Washington
Sussex County
Kindergarten: Delaney Collins — Honor Academy
Grades 1-2: Timothy Venable — Honor Academy
Grades 3-4: Rachel Winston — Winston Learning Academy