| The Oregon Strawberry
Commission and Burgerville
are proud to announce the winners of the 2004 Strawberry Essay & Art
Contest. Over 600 entries from school children across Oregon in grades 1-6 were submitted to the commission. The high quality of all the essays made the judging challenging but rewarding. Entries were narrowed to 20 finalists in each grade level. Grand prizewinners from each of the three grade categories were chosen based on content, grammar and spelling, research quality, artwork, originality and creativity. Oregon teachers found the essay contest to be interesting and rewarding for their students: “Thank you so much for providing the students with such a pleasant opportunity to explore another aspect of Oregon’s history, and learn more about one of their favorite foods.” “We had a wonderful time writing these essays…thank you so much for sponsoring this contest.” The three grand prize winners are:
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 :
|
