Five Fonda-Fultonville students have swept the second grade category in a statewide agriculture art contest.
CCEFM promoted this year’s I Love New York Agriculture Contest with assistance from volunteer Master Gardener Melanie Gessinger. The second-grade category this year was My Favorite New York Food and Where It Comes From. Students had to submit a painting or color drawing on paper with a four-sentence paragraph on the theme.
The winning students are:
First place: Alexandra Burns, Tribes Hill
Second place: Emma VanGorden, Johnstown
Third place: Karrie Kosier, Esperance
Honorable mention: Cole Deming, Fultonville
Honorable mention: Christian Richardson, Fultonville
The Fonda-Fultonville entries were among nearly 750 from around the state. The local students grabbed every prize in the second-grade category.
“We’ve had students win in the past but never have we swept an entire category like this,” CCEFM 4-H Educator Bonnie Peck said.
To see the Fonda-Fultonville winning pictures and essays visit the New York Agriculture in the Classroom 2011 contest winners Web page.
First place individuals for each grade level this year were awarded a $50 U.S. Savings Bond and the school will receive agriculture-related books and/or videos. First, second and third place winners receive T-shirts and all awardees (first, second, third and honorable mentions) receive certificates of recognition
New York Agriculture in the Classroom and the New York Farm Bureau Foundation for Agricultural Education have sponsored the I Love New York Agriculture Contest since 1996. New York Agriculture in the Classroom is a partnership of Cornell University, NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets, NYS Education Department, and NY Farm Bureau. The program works with cooperative extension educators, teachers, and Farm Bureau members throughout the state to foster an understanding of agriculture and the food system.
caption: First place winner Alexandra Burns. "Corn is my favorite crop grown in New York. Corn is healthy because it has vitamins, fiber and carbohydrates. Corn is a popular crop for farmers to grow. Corn is sweet and juicy and fun to eat of the cob in the summertime."
