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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.
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.
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.”