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2008 Poster Contest

Nicholas Castoria of Christ the Teacher was the 2008 Statewide Winner of the Arbor Day School Poster Contest.

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