Michelina Browder, a fourth-grade student at Brandywine Elementary School, won the Pendleton County Farm Bureau’s “Picture Agriculture in West Virginia” poster contest. Second place in the county contest went to Harper Marsh with Macie Mitchell earning third place. Honorable mention was awarded to Bella Kimble and Bryce Kimble.
The contest for fourth-grade students is sponsored statewide by the West Virginia Farm Bureau’s Women’s Committee for the purpose of promoting the importance of agriculture in the Mountain State. The winning poster for each participating county farm bureau will be entered in state competition with the first-place entry receiving $100. Pendleton County has participated in the contest for 33 years.
For her winning poster on the county level, Browder received $15. Marsh earned $10, and Mitchell received $5. Bella Kimble and Bryce Kimble each received $2, a Sacagawea dollar and a presidential dollar.
Browder, Marsh, Mitchell and Bryce Kimble are students in Christine Lambert’s class at BES. Bella Kimble attends Franklin Elementary School and is a student in Shanna Eye’s class.
The other students participating in the contest were awarded a presidential dollar. All participants received a certificate, signed by Steve Conrad, president of PCFB, and Paula Mitchell, the PCFB women’s committee chairperson.
Forty-four posters were drawn by the county’s fourth-grade students.
The following students also participated in the contest:
BES (Lambert) – Blaydan Boone, Harley Bowers, Koltin Price, Alan Reyes, Corina Simmons and Addison Williams;
FES (Brenna Griffin) – Graysen Alt, Bristol Bowers, Ella Dudley, Riley Hawk, Vincent Haynes, Wyatt Hott, Julian Jackson, Bentley McLane, Destiny Michael, Connor Raines and Brynleigh Ruddle;
FES (Eye) – Tinley Basagic, Raelynn Bergdoll, Olivia Caplinger, Russell Eckard, Hyrum Hartman, Brantley Hess, Isabella Hoover, Conner Judy, Claira Kimble, Gracelyn Mongold, Brantley Propst and Deken Somerville; and
NFES (Rebecca Heavner) – Levi Arbaugh, Emilee Morris Hedrick, Aaliyah Martin, Declan Shane, Kimberly Sponaugle, Keaton Swick, Dakota Vandevander, Allison Warner, Tommy Waybright and Sadie Wimer.
