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Wyoming Agriculture in the Classroom Announces

14th Annual Bookmark Contest Winners

Wyoming Agriculture in the Classroom is pleased to announce the eighteen (18) winners and nine (9) honorable mentions, from over 1700 entries, of our 14 th annual Bookmark Contest. For the past fourteen years, Wyoming Agriculture in the Classroom and the Wyoming Weed and Pest Council has hosted the agriculture and natural resource Bookmark Contest for 3 rd, 4 th, and 5 th grade students. The contest is designed to increase awareness of agriculture, noxious weeds, and natural resources. This year a new addition to the program included a new category topic, predators. This category is sponsored by the Wyoming Animal Damage Management Board to raise awareness of predator prey relationships and the Interactions they have with agriculture and wildlife in the west.

To honor our winners, Wyoming Agriculture in the Classroom along with the Weed and Pest Council, Wyoming Beef Council, EnCana Oil and Gas USA, (Inc.), and the Wyoming Animal Damage Management Board will be holding an Awards Ceremony on May 9, 2008 at the Emerson Auditorium all bookmark winners and honorable mentions. Governor Freudenthal, Director of Agriculture John Etchepare, and elected officials will be present to honor the students in this special ceremony. The students, their families, and their teachers are invited to this prestigious event.

14 th Annual Wyoming Agriculture in the Classroom Bookmark Winners:

“ Wyoming Wolves: A Balancing Act” – Students Name: Jessen Reckling; Parent’s Name: Carlton and Kathy Reckling; School: Pioneer Park: City: Cheyenne; Grade: 3 rd; Teacher’s Name: Mrs. Kerry Hood.

“Hay: Healthy for Animals and Yummy” – Students Name: Seirra Loftice; Parent’s Name: Robin Loftice and Jonathan Lewis; School: Encampment School; City: Encampment; Grade: 3 rd; Teachers Name: Mrs. Pam Kraft

“Beef has the Protein you Need” – Students Name: Cole Inghram; Parent’s Name: Travis and Tina Inghram; School: Sundance Elementary: City: Sundance; Grade: 4th; Teacher’s Name: Ms. Diane Johannesen.

“Got Milk, Got Corn, Got Beef” – Students Name: Moriah Grider; Parent’s Name: Mindy Grider: School: West Elementary School; City: Wheatland; Grade 5th; Teacher’s Name: Mrs. Mary Skoog.

“One predator, the Wolf, I will name. They kill Farmer’s cattle and even wild game.” – Students Name: Hailey Tolman; Parent’s Name: Carol and Dan Tolman: School: Pioneer Park Elementary School; City: Cheyenne; Grade 3 rd; Teacher’s Name: Mrs. Kerry Hood.

“Protect your plants from the “big jack attack” – Students Name: Teisia Claypoole; Parent’s Name: Mary Russel: School: Encampment Elementary School; City: Encampment; Grade 3 rd; Teacher’s Name: Mrs. Pam Kraft.

“Sheep help you go to sleep, so does their warm wool” – Students Name: Jesi May Sanches; Parent’s Name: Stephanie Sanches: School: Ft. Bridger Elementary School; City: Ft. Bridger; Grade 4th; Teacher’s Name: Ms. Joni Hutchinson.

“Wyoming Wheat is what we eat” – Students Name: Mark Menghini; Parent’s Name: Mike Menghini: School: Hobbs Elementary School; City: Cheyenne; Grade 4th; Teacher’s Name: Mr. Marty Ellis.

“Ranching is good for the environment” – Students Name: Shaylynn Buchanan; Parent’s Name: Shannon and Robert Buchanan: School: West Elementary School; City: Wheatland; Grade 5th; Teacher’s Name: Mrs. May Skoog.

“Egg man saves the day” – Students Name: Liam Vincent; Parent’s Name: Jeffery Vincent: School: Rendevous School; City: Riverton; Grade 5th; Teacher’s Name: Mr. Reiter.

“ Wyoming is farming” – Students Name: Nick Djakovich; Parent’s Name: Brenda True: School: West Elementary School; City: Wheatland; Grade 5th; Teacher’s Name: Mrs. Catchpole.

“Farming is an Honor” – Students Name: Alexis Foneseca; Parent’s Name: Stacie Foneseca: School: Douglas Intermediate School; City: Douglas; Grade 4th; Teacher’s Name: Ms. Sue McKee.

“Wyoming Rocks, Coal” – Students Name: Caleb Anderson; Parent’s Name: Dwyane and Charisse Anderson: School: Albin Elementary School; City: Albin; Grade 5th; Teacher’s Name: Ms. Christina Nusbaum.

“Conserve our soil, It gets things going and growing” – Students Name: Makayla Wilder; Parent’s Name: Robert and Kaye Wilder: School: Encampment Elementary School; City: Encampment; Grade 3 rd; Teacher’s Name: Mrs. Pam Kraft.

“Goats save the day!” – Students Name: Shalee Sandbak; Parent’s Name: Jo Weaver: School: Farson-Eden Elementary School; City: Farson; Grade 5th; Teacher’s Name: Mrs. Jennifer Applequist.

“Welcome to the Winds of Wyoming” – Students Name: Ryan Kath; Parent’s Name: Grant Kath: School: Trail Elementary School; City: Torrington; Grade 4th; Teacher’s Name: Mrs. Cindy McKee.

“Purge that Leafy Spurge” – Students Name: Justin Bonner; Parent’s Name: Cassie and Zach Reid: School: Encampment School; City: Encampment; Grade 3rd; Teacher’s Name: Mrs. Pam Kraft.

“Weeds, Weeds horrible weeds” – Students Name: Hannah Ramsey; Parent’s Name: Scott and Deb Ramsey: School: Douglas Intermediate School; City: Douglas; Grade 4th; Teacher’s Name: Mrs. Shelly Falkenburg.

Honorable Mentions:

Nicole Nicklas of Moose, WY

Shania Sanderson of Buffalo, WY

Mollie Beck of Encampment, WY

Matthew Nelson of Farson-Eden, WY

Konnar Knotwell of Encampment, WY

Emily Morgan of Encampment, WY

Bryce Wittrock of Douglas, WY

Anastasia White of Cheyenne, WY

Briley James of Wheatland, WY

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Wyoming Agriculture in the Classroom (WAIC) is pleased to announce its 11 th Annual Exemplary Teacher of the Year and Ag Advocate of the Year Award Contest. We are looking for outstanding individuals to honor for the 2007-2008 school year. Each year, WAIC honors these individuals to show them support and admiration for the efforts they make in educating Wyoming’s youth about agriculture and natural resources.

This year, we ask you to help by nominating an exemplary individual or team to be recognized for higher creative efforts who teach students about the importance of agriculture and natural resources. Both applications are included in this packet. Please choose an individual or team to nominate, or pass this information on to someone who can make a quality nomination. If you have more than one person you would like to nominate, please visit our website at www.wyomingagclassroom.org to download more applications.

Each winner chosen will be honored at a benefit BBQ during State Fair in Douglas, Wyoming. There they will receive a personalized award and $300.00 cash. Winners will also be honored at a ceremony in their hometown where a plaque will be given. Teachers chosen for Teacher of the Year will automatically be considered for the Agriculture in the Classroom, National Teacher of the Year Award.

It is an extreme honor to be chosen for a Teacher of the Year or Ag Advocate of the Year award. Help us in recognizing Wyoming’s best educators of Wyoming’s youth.

For questions or comments please contact Sarka J. White, Education Director, at (307) 777-6618 or via email at swhite@state.wy.us.

PDF Printable Forms:

Exemplary Teacher of the Year

Ag Advocate of the Year

http://www.wyomingagclassroom.org/teacher_of_the_year.asp