Oregon Strawberries Essay & Art Contest 2002


The Oregon Strawberry Commission and Burgerville are proud to announce the winners of the 2002 Strawberry Essay & Art Contest. 
  • 224 entries from school children in grades 1-6 were submitted to the commission, 
  • 98 came from grades 1 & 2, 
  • 68 were received from grades 3 & 4, and 
  • 58 were from grades 5 & 6. 
The high quality of all the essays made the judging challenging but rewarding.  The entries were narrowed down to 24 finalists in each grade level. Grand prize winners from each of the three grade categories were chosen based on content, grammar and spelling, research quality, artwork, originality and creativity. The three grand prize winners are:
 
Grades 1-2
Aimee Virvillo of West Linn, OR
Grades 3-4
Tyler Lantz of North Plains, OR
Grades 5-6
Alexander Kenney, Portland, OR

The grand prize winners each received a year’s worth of Oregon Strawberries and a gift basket of Oregon Strawberry products. All children who entered received a coupon from Burgerville for one free Oregon Strawberry Shortcake at any Burgerville restaurant during the month of June. Burgerville, based in the Pacific Northwest featured fresh Oregon Strawberry products during the month of June.

The Oregon Strawberry Commission wishes to thank all the children who submitted essays and offers our congratulations to the three grand prize winners.

Contest Rules

 


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