2008 Arbor Day Poster Contest—Trees are terrific ... inside and out!
Fifth-grade students across Nebraska can showcase their artistic talents by creating posters reflecting the theme “Trees are Terrific … inside and out!” The annual contest, sponsored nationally by Toyota and in Nebraska by the Nebraska Power Association and Nebraska Forest Service, educates students about the importance of planting and caring for trees. Nebraska is one of 46 states and the District of Columbia that are actively participating this year. Click here to view a printable information sheet about the contest.
The contest gives students the opportunity to be artistic, learn how they can make a difference by planting and caring for trees and participate in a fun, nationwide contest. All Nebraska fifth-grade teachers (public and non-public) and homeschoolers are encouraged to obtain the free contest materials, which include in-depth lesson plans, hands-on activities and contest information, by contacting Rachel Allison at 308-696-6718 or rallison1@unl.edu. Past contest participants are being sent packets. The poster contest is open to all fifth-grade classes in Nebraska. Entries for the statewide competition will be accepted through March 15, 2008.
The winner of Nebraska’s contest will be a finalist in the national competition.
The poster contest represents just one of the many public initiatives created by The National Arbor Day Foundation, which is dedicated to helping people learn about the importance of trees in our lives and our world. To learn more, visit www.arborday.org.
The 2008 winning posters may be viewed below. Click on an image for a larger view. Thanks to the Nebraska Power Association (a voluntary organization representing Nebraska's electric utility companies) and its members for making this contest available to all Nebraska fifth-grade classes.
2008 Arbor Day Poster Contest Winner & Runners Up
2008 Nebraska Winner
Jacob R.
Knickrehm Elementary School, Grand Island
Teacher: Diane Meyer
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Jacob R. with Chip Murrow, Nebraska Forest Service community forester assistant. |
Jacob R. with his teacher, Diane Meyer. |
Jacob R. with his mother, Sonia. |
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Jacob R. with his fifth-grade class at Knickrehm Elementary School in Grand Island; their teacher, Diane Meyer, Chip Murrow, NFS community forester assistant; and Diana Luscher, Nebraska Power Association. |
Jacob R. and his teacher, Diane Meyer, shown with Governor Dave Heineman and First Lady Sally Ganem during the Governor's Arbor Day Celebration. |
Jacob R. and his family with Governor Dave Heineman during the Governor's Arbor Day Celebration. |
2008 Nebraska Runners Up
Emma L.
Wayne Middle School, Wayne
Teacher: Ellen Imdieke
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Emma L. with her parents Jean & Ken. |
Emma L. with her fifth-grade class at Wayne Elementary School and their teacher Ellen Imdieke. |
Jazmin P.
Roosevelt Elementary School, Scottsbluff
Teacher: Micheal Macias
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| Jazmin P. with Georgette Jordening, NFS conservation forestry specialist, and her teacher, Micheal Macias, during the poster award ceremony at her school. | Jazmin P. with her mother, Frances, and brother, Adrian, during a tree-planting ceremony in honor of her poster. |
Jazmin P. with her teacher Micheal Macias,, during a tree-planting ceremony in honor of her poster. |
Laura S.
St. Wenceslaus School, Omaha
Teacher: Becky Stepanek
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| Laura S. (above) and pictured with her father, Steven (right) celebrate her runner-up poster and Arbor Day with a tree planting at St. Wenceslaus School. | |
Fiona R.
Debie Plog Art School, Omaha
Teacher: Debie Plog
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Fiona R. (middle) with Diana Luscher, Nebraska Power Association (left) and her teacher Debie Plog (right) during Fiona's award ceremony at her school. |
Bethany F.
Trinity Lutheran School, Grand Island
Teacher: Jolynn Scholz
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| Bethany F. with her parents, Teresa & Mark, and her grandparents, Raymond & Florence. | Bethany F. with her teacher Jolynn Scholz. |
