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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
For more information contact:
Bill Clary
(502) 564-4696
COMMISSIONER FARMER HONORS WINNERS
OF KDA’S POSTER AND ESSAY CONTEST
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky schoolchildren were honored for their artistic and literary expressions of “How the Kentucky Department of Agriculture Works For Me” at the 2008 Kentucky Agriculture Day Luncheon on Tuesday at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort.
Statewide winners in kindergarten through eighth grade were awarded $100 savings bonds from Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer. They wrote essays and created posters describing the many services the Department provides to the citizens of Kentucky.
Essay contest winners with Commissioner Farmer were, from left: front row – Ysayah Helton, Rebecca Caldbeck, William Caldbeck, Mariah Elizabeth Hughes and Morgan Vanover; back row – Lianna Spurrier, Meredith Tapp, Commissioner Farmer, Daniel Yeiser and Zackery Robinson. (Kentucky Department of Agriculture photo) |
Poster contest winners with Commissioner Farmer were, from left: front row – Devan Hammack, William Caldbeck, Leslie Pike, Rachel Thomas, Sarah Caldbeck and Parker Medley; back row – Houston Gillenwater, Commissioner Farmer, Mary Elizabeth Rafi (with her mother, Dr. Grace Rafi) and Christopher “Evan” Clark. (Kentucky Department of Agriculture photo) |
“These students found many creative ways to show how the Kentucky Department of Agriculture affects the lives of all Kentuckians every day,” Commissioner Farmer said. “I congratulate the winning students for their efforts. I also want to thank their parents and teachers for taking the time to support them and help them succeed.”
The poster winners in each grade, with their teachers’ names in parentheses, were:
Kindergarten – Parker Medley, Utica Elementary (Judy Hayden)
First grade – Devan Hammack, Brandenburg Primary (Joy Adams)
Second grade – William and Sarah Caldbeck (tie), Whitesville Elementary (Leme Dunaway)
Third grade – Rachel Thomas, Utica Elementary (Cinda Cockrum)
Fourth grade – Christopher “Evan” Clark, Deer Park Elementary, Owensboro (Mischelle Falloway)
Fifth grade – Leslie Pike, Seton Home Study School, Hodgenville (Angela Pike)
Sixth grade – Mary Elizabeth Rafi, Adairville School (Georgia Bryson)
Seventh grade – Houston Gillenwater, Monroe County Middle, Tompkinsville (Hope Myatt)
Eighth grade – Lorelynn Caudill, Christian County Middle, Hopkinsville (David Lassiter)
The essay winners in each grade, with their teachers’ names in parentheses, were:
Kindergarten – Morgan Vanover, Utica Elementary (Judy Hayden)
First grade – Ysayah Helton, Hall Elementary, Grays Knob (Vickie Qualls)
Second grade – William Caldbeck, Whitesville Elementary (Leme Dunaway)
Third grade – Rebecca Caldbeck, Whitesville Elementary (Leme Dunaway)
Fourth grade – Mariah Hughes, Hiseville Elementary (Tammy Hampton)
Fifth grade – Lianna Spurrier, Chenoweth Elementary, Louisville (Darleen Horton)
Sixth Grade – Zackery Robinson, Saint Paul Elementary, Leitchfield (Michelle Robinson)
Seventh grade – Daniel Yeiser, College View Middle, Owensboro (Sharon Thurman)
Eighth grade – Meredith Tapp, Bourbon County Middle, Paris (Autum Byers)
The winning posters and essays will be used in a KDA calendar and in various Department publications and special events.
To see the winning posters and essays, or for more information on the annual poster and essay contest, click here.
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