Lee County Celebrates Stewardship Week 2007

 by Anne Miller, District Administrative Coordinator, Opelika, Alabama

The Lee County Soil and Water Conservation District celebrated Soil and Water Stewardship Week with its annual meeting and awards breakfast. Over 140 students, parents, teachers, principals, and community leaders attended to show their support of conservation education.

This year’s poster contest theme was “Conservation’s Power.” Students from kindergarten through sixth grade entered this part of the contest. The judges had a hard time selecting the winners from over 300 poster entries from public and private schools. The poster contest winners received $30, $20, and $10 from first, second, and third place, respectively. The 1st place winners will compete with winners in the 12-county Area IV competition. The winners in the Area IV competition will then participate in the Alabama State competition.

Students from the 7th through 12th grades entered the essay contest. At the breakfast, the first place winners read their winning essays expressing their deep convictions for conservation and stewardship. The essay winners received $50, $30, and $20 for first, second, and third place, respectively.

The Lee County Water Festival 2007 T-Shirt Art Competition winners were also presented with awards. The winning artwork was used to create the 2007 Lee County Water Festival t-shirt, which was given to 1,960 4th grade students and teachers who attended the 4th Annual Lee County Water Festival. The t-shirt winners received $100, $75, and $50 savings bonds for first, second, and third place, respectively provided by the Banks of Lee County. The teachers received the same amount in cash to spend on supplies for their classrooms.

All of the winners were presented with a package of conservation information and a T-shirt sponsored by TR Motors. The 2007 Stewardship Week celebration was truly a time to honor all those who participated in making conservation education an important component of the plan of work in Lee County.

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