Governor Phil Murphy • Lt. Governor Tahesha Way

Department of Agriculture

1998 CONSERVATION EDUCATION AWARDS PRESENTED

For Immediate Release: May 28, 1998 Contact:

Hope Gruzlovic
(609)292-8896
hope.gruzlovic@ag.state.nj.us
     

New Jersey Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Samuel Garrison and the first vice president of the New Jersey Association of Conservation Districts Clifford Lundin, presented the 1998 Conservation Education Essay and Poster Contest awards today in Trenton. This year's theme was "Improving the Environment Around My School."

A certificate of merit and a savings bond was presented to the first, second and third place winners in each of the three grade level categories of the essay and poster contests. The annual contests are sponsored by the NJDA's State Soil Conservation Committee, the New Jersey Association of Conservation Districts; the Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA and the Rutgers Cooperative Extension. The contests highlight the importance of helping youngsters develop a deeper awareness of our natural resources and the importance of managing them wisely.

Winners of the ESSAY CONTEST were:

GRADES 4 - 6GRADES 7 - 8 GRADES 9 - 12
First Place - $200 Bond
Bryan Heck
Randolph,
Morris CountyFirst Place - $200 Bond
Brittany A. Engler
Woodstown,
Salem County		 First Place - $200 Bond
Sara Smith
Toms River,
Ocean County
Second Place - $100 Bond
Briana Capacasa
Mt. Laurel,
Burlington CountySecond Place - $100 Bond
Cassie Ostroski
Bloomsbury,
Hunterdon County		 Second Place - $100 Bond
Marena Hnat-Dem
Holmdel,
Monmouth County
Third Place - $50 Bond
Dhruva Chandramoha
Bridgewater,
Somerset CountyThird Place - $50 Bond
Lynn B. McGrath, Jr.
Moorestown,
Burlington County		 Third Place - $50 Bond
Courtney Russel
Hardwick,
Warren County

The POSTER CONTEST winners were:

GRADES 2 - 3GRADES 4 - 6 GRADES 7 - 8
First Place - $200 Bond
Veronia Felzone
Atco,
Camden CountyFirst Place - $200 Bond
Amanda Conrad
Annandale,
Hunterdon County		 First Place - $200 Bond
David J. Mei
Hopatcong,
Sussex County
Second Place - $100 Bond
Bobby Uzzolino
Howell,
Monmouth CountySecond Place - $100 Bond
Jobin Varughese
Lake Hiawatha,
Morris County		 Second Place - $100 Bond
Jessica Sherry
Chester,
Morris County
Third Place - $50 Bond
Kim Clausi
Lodi,
Bergen CountyThird Place - $50 Bond
Alyse Fay
Forked River,
Ocean County		 Third Place - $50 Bond
Jessica Sandoval
Trenton,
Mercer County