Three Richland One Students Win State Conservation Artwork Poster Contest, Advance to National Competition

Three Richland One students won first place in the South Carolina 2024 Youth Conservation Poster Contest, sponsored by the South Carolina Association of Conservation Districts. The contest is an annual education program that invites students to explain the importance of environmental and conservation efforts through artwork.

The theme for the contest was “May the Forest Be with You Always,” which focuses on the importance of forests and its connection to soil and water conservation.

Arden Elementary School fourth-grade student Aneysha Laureano won first place in the second-third grade division. Hand Middle School seventh-grade student Mills Coco won first place in the fourth-six grade division. A.C. Flora High School freshman Silas Baldwin won first place in the seventh-ninth grade division.

All three students received $50 for winning the state contest and will move on to the national poster contest, sponsored by the National Association of Conservation Districts.

The students also received first place in their respective divisions of the county poster contest, sponsored by the Richland Soil and Water Conservation District.

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PHOTO 1: Arden Elementary School fourth-grade student Aneysha Laureano won first place in the second-third grade division of the South Carolina 2024 Youth Conservation Poster Contest.

 

PHOTO 2: Hand Middle School seventh-grade student Mills Coco (left) won first place in the fourth-six grade division of the South Carolina 2024 Youth Conservation Poster Contest. Pictured with Mills is Hand science teacher Jashandeep Kaur Sidhu.

 

PHOTO 3: A.C. Flora High School freshman Silas Baldwin won first place in the seventh-ninth grade division of the South Carolina 2024 Youth Conservation Poster Contest.