The grand prize winner of the 17th Annual Oregon Garden Earth Day Fair poster contest has been selected by a panel of local judges. Allium Letey-Moore, a 10th grade student at Sprague High School, was the winner for both her age category and for the grand prize.
Allium's entry will be used for this year's poster and other promotional advertisements for the upcoming Earth Day event that will take place on April 23, 2016, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Oregon Garden in Silverton. Admission is free.
This year's theme—Clean Water, Clear Skies—drew numerous entries from students throughout the area. As the grand prize winner, Allium will receive a certificate and a $100 gift card from Fred Meyer. This year we will also recognize Allium's art teacher, Connie Toland. As the teacher of the grand prize winner, Ms. Toland will also receive a $100 gift card to be used for classroom supplies.
Other winners include: Olivia Carr, a 3rd grade student who also attends Abiqua Academy, and Alexis Reeves, a 5th grade student at Hammond Elementary. Both of these students will receive a certificate and a $50 gift card from Fred Meyer.
The Marion County Board of Commissioners will present each of the winners with their certificates and gift cards during a regular board session meeting on April 20, 2016.
The winning art work and honorable mention entries will be on display at the Oregon Garden in the Grand Hall during the Earth Day Fair. The honorable mention posters were:
- Ava Wolf from Wright Elementary
- Olivia Bellin from Englewood Elementary
- Krystian Davis from Community Roots School
- Savannah Pfeiff from Saint Mary Catholic School
- Enoch Mendoza from Livingstone Adventist Academy
- Oliver Samiee from Abiqua Academy
- Kylee Baughman from Saint Mary Catholic School
- Allyssa Beermann from Stayton Middle School
- Kyra Gilbert from Sprague High School
Sponsors for Earth Day include Marion County Public Works with additional, generous sponsorships from the Oregon Garden Resort and Renewal by Andersen.
