Sioux Falls fifth-grader wins Arbor Day poster contest
Carter Rosse, a fifth-grader at Frontier Elementary in Sioux Falls, won the 2022 South Dakota Arbor Day Poster Contest. Her poster was chosen from 349 entries from fifth-graders across the state.
The annual contest was designed to help promote Arbor Day and the importance of planting trees.
The theme this year was "Trees are Terrific … in All Shapes and Sizes!" As the winner, Rosse will receive a $125 cash prize and a certificate, and her poster will be featured on the contest's promotional flyer.
Rosse's teacher, Carley Shockman, will also receive $175 to go toward education supplies.
The second-place winner was Autumn Terwillger of Howard Elementary School in Winfred, and Mya Erickson of Robert Frost Elementary School in Sioux Falls won third place. Their prizes were $100 and $75, respectively.
The top 12 posters will also be featured in the annual Arbor Day Poster Contest Calendar.
The contest is sponsored by the South Dakota's Resource Conservation & Forestry Division, the South Dakota Society of American Foresters, Aspen Arboriculture Solutions and Dakota's Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture Dakota’s Chapter.
This article originally appeared on Sioux Falls Argus Leader: Sioux Falls, South Dakota fifth-grader wins Arbor Day poster contest
