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