Ibach announces poster contest winners to celebrate National Ag Week

Nebraska

On March 18, as part of the celebration of National Ag Week, Nebraska Department of Agriculture Director Greg Ibach announced the winners of the 2008 NDA poster contest.

This year's contest marked the fifth year for the NDA-sponsored event, which generated 1,152 entries from first through sixth grade students from across Nebraska. The theme for the contest was "Nebraska Agriculture: See Us Grow."

"This contest allows the students to think about agriculture and how it affects their lives. It helps them understand the importance of the industry to our state," said Director Ibach. "I would like to congratulate the winners and thank all of the students and teachers for taking the time to learn more about Nebraska's number one industry--agriculture."

The winners are:

1st-2nd grade: 1st Place--Megan Allen from Holy Ghost School in Omaha. 2nd Place--Joel Hanson from St. Bonaventure in Columbus. 3rd Place--Micah Dolnicek from Lawrence-Nelson in Lawrence. Governor's Choice Award--Shanna Utecht from South School in Superior.

3rd-4th grade: 1st Place--Erin Cejka from Gretna Elementary in Gretna. 2nd Place--Jill Schindler from St. Boniface in Elgin. 3rd Place--Shaelyn Vering from St. Wenceslaus School in Dodge. Governor's Choice Award--Ashley Nichols from Wilcox-Hildreth Public School in Wilcox.

5th-6th grade: 1st Place--Cornelio Jaimes from Knickrehm Elementary in Grand Island. 2nd Place--Sarah Herzinger from West Point-Beemer Elementary in Beemer. 3rd Place--Cristian Nava from Knickrehm Elementary in Grand Island. Governor's Choice Award--Rebecca Harder from Syracuse Elementary in Syracuse.

The winning posters can be viewed on the NDA web site at www.agr.ne.gov.

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Date: 4/10/08

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