Justiss Winners Pictured: Kelbie Williams, Art Teacher Jennifer Hamm, Evelyn Lopez, Jaxon Jones, and Writing Teacher Jennifer Sikes. Not pictured: Gael Peralta and Elias Samayoa
Paris ISD students recently received checks for winning entries in the annual Lamar County Soil and Water Conservation District (LSWCD) Poster and Essay Contest. All winning essays and posters have been submitted for judging at the regional level.
Aikin Winners Pictured: Art Teacher Cheri Lewis, Tripp Jones, Anniston Bray and Writing Teacher Logan Erickson. Not pictured: Husena Tapia.
In the essay contest, Paris High School seniors Adam Hartman and Davis Green won 1st and 2nd places respectively in the ages 14 to 18 division and received $150 and $80. Aikin Elementary School third-grader Anniston Bray placed 1st and received $80, and Justiss Elementary School fourth-grader Jaxon Jones placed 2nd and received $50, both in the 13 and under division.
Paris High School Winners Pictured: Adam Hartman, Teacher Sandra Strom, and Davis Green
In the poster contest, Justiss fourth-graders Gael Peralta, Evelyn Lopez, and Elias Samayoa won 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places respectively in the 4th – 6th-grade contest and received $80, $50, and $30. In the 1st -3rd-grade contest, Aikin first-grader Tripp Jones placed 1st, second-grader Husena Tapia placed 2nd, and Justiss third-grader Kelbie Williams placed 3rd. Jones received $50, Tapia received $30, and Williams received $20.
This year’s essay and poster theme was “Healthy Soils: Healthy Life.”
