"Dig
It! The Secrets of Soil" is the theme for 2009 Poster Contest
The 2009 Mercer County Poster deadline is Friday, March 13, 2009.
2009 Poster Contest brochures - with entry forms,
rules and a list of prizes - will be available very soon. Please check back.
Be sure to obtain a contest brochure before beginning your poster.
Thank you for your patience.
Why Participate?
To spread the word about the importance of conserving our natural resources
To show how conservation can make a difference for all of us!
To celebrate National Stewardship Week (April 26 to May 3, 2009) sponsored
by the National Assocation of Conservation Districts
To win prizes and recognition for your school
2008 Mercer County Conservation Poster Contest Winners
The Mercer County Soil Conservation District is pleased to announce the winners of the 2008 NJ Conservation Poster Contest for Mercer County. This year's theme was "Water is Life." Students were asked to create a poster describing the importance of water conservation at home, in their schools, or in the community. The winners of this contest are listed below. The first place entries were forwarded on to the state level competition.
2nd to 3rd Grade
First Place: Kasper Kasabach, 2nd grade, homeschool Trenton
4th to 6th Grade
First Place: Mimi Fang, 6th grade, Thomas Grover Middle School, West Windsor
Second Place: Kyla Chasalow, 4th grade, Princeton Junior School
7th to 9th Grade
First Place: Isaac Howell, 9th grade, Princeton High School
* Second Place: Alicia Feng, 8th grade, Community Middle School, West Windsor
10th to 12th Grade
First Place: Alan Fang, 10th grade, West Windsor-Plainsboro HS South
Second Place: Dorothy Shu, 11th grade, Princeton High School
* Update from last year's poster contest... Alicia Feng's first place entry in the 2007 Mercer County contest was forwarded to the state-level competition, where she won First Place in her grade category and "State Grand Champion" among all grade categories. Her entry was then forwarded to the National Poster Contest were she again earned First Place! Alicia was recognized for her accomplishment at the 2008 Conservation Awards Ceremony in Trenton. Congratulations to all our winners!
The statewide NJ Conservation Poster Contest is sponsored by the NJ Conservation Partnership, which includes the NJ Association of Conservation Districts, the NJ Department of Agriculture - State Soil Conservation Committee, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Rutgers Cooperative Research and Extension. The Partnership's mission is to provide leadership and administer programs to help people conserve, improve, and sustain natural resources and the environment.
To learn about the NJ Conservation Poster Contest, or to enter next year's contest, contact the Mercer County Soil Conservation District at 609-586-9603.
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| Above: 2008 First Place entry for the 2nd - 3rd grade poster contest in Mercer County, by Kasper Kasabach, Trenton. | Above: 2008 First Place entry for the 7th - 9th grade poster contest in Mercer County, by Isaac Howell, Princeton. |
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| Above: 2008 First Place entry for the 4th - 6th grade poster contest in Mercer County, by Mimi Fang, West Windsor. | Above: 2008 First Place entry for the 10th - 12th grade poster contest in Mercer County, by Alan Fang, West Windsor. |
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| Above: 2007 First Place entry for the 7th - 9th grade poster contest in Mercer County, by Alicia Feng. She is a West Windsor resident who attends Community Middle School in Plainsboro. Alicia was also selected as the "State Grand Champion" for New Jersey and she won First Place in the National Competition. |
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| Above: 2006 First Place entry for the 7th - 9th grade poster contest in Mercer County, by Alan Fang of Thomas Grover Middle School in West Windsor. |
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| Above: 2006 First Place entry for the 10th - 12th grade bumper sticker contest in Mercer County, by Anne Kirwan, of Stuart Country Day School in Princeton. |
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| Above: The 2004 State Grand Champion Bumper Sticker created by Grace Liu of Holmdel High School |
| Below: 2004 First Place poster in the 7th - 9th grade category of the Mercer County contest, by Kyle Czepiel, Ewing, NJ |
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| Below: 2004 Second Place poster in the 7th - 9th grade category of the Mercer County contest, by Charlene Seto, West Windsor, NJ |
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