Elementary students in third through fifth grades from Lucas, Marion, Monroe, and Poweshiek counties were invited to submit a poster illustrating ways to reduce food waste disposal at the landfill.  Twenty-five posters were selected by the SCISWA Environmental Management Core Team to be printed in the 2020 SCISWA Calendar.  

Grand Prize Winner and Cover of 2020 SCISWA  Calendar

Jade Basco; 5th grade, Knoxville Community Schools

Contest Winners:

Cecelia Boll; 3rd Grade, Pella Community School

Bailey Butler; 5th Grade, Grinnell-Newburg Community School

Penelope Clayton; 3rd Grade, BGM Community School

Caitlyn Cronin; 4th Grade, Pella Christian Grade School

William Dennison; 3rd Grade, Knoxville Community School

Madison De Vries; 5th Grade, Pella Christian Grade School

Dhwani Dinaker; 4th Grade, Pella Community School

Penelope Fennell; 5th Grade, Grinnell-Newburg Community School

Grace Goodale; 4th Grade, Pleasantville Community School

Harper Guess; 3rd Grade, Pella Community School

Eliah Hobbs; 4th Grade, Chariton Community School

Jenna Hoksbergen; 3rd Grade, Pella Christian Grade School

Olivia Latcham; 4th Grade, Montezuma Community School

Gage Masters; 3rd Grade, Chariton Community School

Harlee Moore; 5th Grade, Albia Community School

Zoryana Palamarchuk; 3rd Grade, Chariton Community School

Colby Schrader; 4th Grade, Melcher-Dallas Community School

Ella Seney; 5th Grade, Grinnell-Newburg Community School

Julia Settles; 3rd Grade, Pella Christian Grade School

Reid Svenby; 4th Grade, Pella Community School

Lucy Turley; 5th Grade, Grinnell-Newburg Community School

Chetan Vanam; 5th Grade, Pella Community School

Anna Van Rheenen; 4th Grade, Pella Community School

Henry Van Roekel; 3rd Grade, Pella Community School

Calendars are available to the public at the landfill and transfer station offices by December 11.  Calendars and prizes will be distributed to each third, fourth and fifth grade student in the service area the week of December 16-20.  Thank you to all of the students who participated in this year’s contest as well as the school staff and parents who supported them!