The Oregon Strawberry
Commission and Burgerville
are proud to announce the winners of the 2003 Strawberry Essay & Art
Contest.
- 1096 entries from school children
in grades 1-6 were submitted to the commission,
- 432 came from grades 1 & 2,
- 321 were received from grades 3 &
4, and
- 343 were from grades 5 & 6.
The high quality of all the essays made
the judging challenging but rewarding. The entries were narrowed
down to 10 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
Bryn McKillop of Portland
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Grades 3-4 - A tie!
Elise Stewart of Tigard
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Grades 5-6
Hana Hiratsuka of Corvallis
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Laurel Stewart of Tigard
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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 congratulations to the grand prize winners,
- The teachers who sent us letters
of appreciation for the opportunity for their students to learn about Oregon
strawberries, and
- Burgerville for donating the Oregon Strawberry Shortcake to all the students who
entered the contest.
Contest
Rules
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