Education 3 October 2023

Highland SWCD Conservation Poster Contest winners announced

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Bright Local winners (l to r) were Kellen Crowe, Madelyn Howard (overall county winner) and Emma Howard. (Photos courtesy of Pam Bushelman)

Pam Bushelman, Highland SWCD

Students from all the Highland County middle schools were given an opportunity to design a poster with the theme “One Water.” The posters were created on paper grocery bags donated by Hillsboro Kroger.

The top three poster winners from each school received a gift donated by the Highland Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD). Each of the top school posters were then judged for the overall top five county poster winners, which will receive cash awards sponsored by the Highland County Farm Bureau.

The 2023 Overall County Conservation Poster Contest winners are: first place, Madelyn Howard from Bright Local; second place, Layken Vickers from Greenfield; third place, Hailee Roades from Hillsboro; fourth place, Kathleen Henderson from Lynchburg-Clay; and fifth place, Kourtney Chambliss from Fairfield.

Congratulations to all the participants for making this year another outstanding contest.

image-20231003142855-1 — **Greenfield winners (l to r): Layken Vickers (second in county), Breslyn Lyons and Renick Gray**.

image-20231003142908-2 — **Hillsboro winners (l to r): Abriann Anderson, Hailee Roades (third in county) and Zoey Paxton.**

image-20231003142914-3 — **Lynchburg-Clay winners (l to r): Brayden Hill, Camryn Hubbard and Kathleen Henderson (fourth in county)**

image-20231003142920-4 — **Fairfield winners (l to r) Lily White, Blakeley Chain and Kourtney Chambliss (fifth in county).**