EARTH DAY 2025
2ND GRADE COLORING CONTEST
&
5TH GRADE POSTER CONTEST
ENTRY PACKETS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH MOUNTAIN HOME, COTTER OR NORFORK SCHOOLS AND SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE SCHOOL FOR SUBMISSION
2ND GRADE INFORMATION:
Earth Day 2025 is Tuesday, April 22, 2025 and this year’s theme is Our Power, Our Planet. The Baxter County Conservation District is sponsoring a coloring contest for all 2nd grade students in our district. Cash prizes will be awarded for 1st place, 2nd place and 3rd place.
All entries from all schools and all grade levels will be considered for one cash prize of $50 for best overall.
RULES:
For additional information, please contact Dawn M. Downing-Wahl, District Administrative Secretary/Office Manager with Baxter County Conservation District by telephone at 870-425-3527, Extension 3 or by email to [email protected].
All entries from all schools and all grade levels will be considered for one cash prize of $50 for best overall.
RULES:
- Must be a 2nd grade student at Mountain Home, Cotter or Norfork Schools;
- Must use an official coloring sheet which can be obtained from the Baxter County Conservation District;
- Students may use paint, colored pencils, markers or crayons;
- Submissions must include student’s name, name of school and teacher’s name on the back of the submission;
- Submissions must be turned in to the student’s teacher by April 4, 2025;
- Submissions will be picked up by BCCD from the school on April 9, 2025;
- Cash awards will be delivered to the winning students on April 17, 2025;
- The work must be the original work of the student only;
- By submitting an entry, consent is given to use winners’ pictures on the Baxter County Conservations District’s website, in their newsletter, on their Facebook and Instagram pages and/or in local newspapers; and
- All submissions will be retained by the Baxter County Conservation District.
For additional information, please contact Dawn M. Downing-Wahl, District Administrative Secretary/Office Manager with Baxter County Conservation District by telephone at 870-425-3527, Extension 3 or by email to [email protected].
5TH GRADE INFORMATION
Earth Day 2025 is Tuesday, April 22, 2025 and this year’s theme is Our Power, Our Planet. The Baxter County Conservation District is sponsoring a poster contest for all 5th grade students in our district. Cash prizes will be awarded for 1st place, 2nd place and 3rd place.
All entries from all schools and all grade levels will be considered for one cash prize of $50 for best overall.
RULES:
For additional information, please contact Dawn M. Downing-Wahl, District Administrative Secretary/Office Manager with Baxter County Conservation District by telephone at 870-425-3527, Extension 3 or by email to [email protected].
All entries from all schools and all grade levels will be considered for one cash prize of $50 for best overall.
RULES:
- Must be a 5th grade student at Mountain Home, Cotter or Norfork Schools;
- Create an iconic poster vividly illustrating this year’s theme of Our Power, Our Planet;
- Any size poster board or poster paper may be used;
- Media can be flat or two dimensional;
- Students may use paint, colored pencils, markers, charcoal or crayons;
- Submissions must include student’s name, name of school and teacher’s name on the back of the submission;
- Submissions must be turned in to the student’s teacher by April 4, 2025;
- Submissions will be picked up by BCCD from the school on April 9, 2025;
- Cash awards will be delivered to the winning students on April 17, 2025;
- The work must be the original work of the student only;
- By submitting an entry, consent is given to use winners’ pictures on our website, in our newsletter, on our Facebook and Instagram pages and/or in local newspapers; and
- All submissions will be retained by the Baxter County Conservation District.
For additional information, please contact Dawn M. Downing-Wahl, District Administrative Secretary/Office Manager with Baxter County Conservation District by telephone at 870-425-3527, Extension 3 or by email to [email protected].
Earth Day 2024 Coloring & Poster Contest Winners
The Baxter County Conservation District in celebration of Earth Day 2024 sponsored a Coloring/Poster Contest for 2nd and 5th graders in Baxter County Schools. The following students received cash awards for their entries:
Mountain Home - Nelson-Wilks-Herron Elementary: Pictured from left to right - 2nd Grade Winners: Sophie Rails (2nd Place), Kennedy Gonten (1st Place) and Mary-Grace Lunday (3rd Place).
Mountain Home - Hackler Intermediate: Pictured from left to right – 5th Grade Winners: Alivia Garner (2nd Place), Bradley Tilley (1st Place) and McKenzie Snyder (3rd Place).
Norfork Elementary School: Pictured from left to right - 2nd Grade Winners: Myrna Turner-Rogue (3rd Place), Waylon Jeffery (1st Place), Wilhelmina Glasscock (2nd Place) – 5th Grade Winner: Grayson Teegarden (1st Place).
