ESSAY EXPERTS- Senior Division Essay Winners- (age 14-18) front row l to r: Logan Powell, 1st place; Khloe McCaffery, 2nd place; and Joslynn Quintero, 3rd place. Back row l to r: Water District representatives Lydia Damon and Sheridan Duncan with SWCD representatives J.W. Jennings, and Susie Lyckman. Courtesy photo.
POSTER WINNERS- K-2 District Soil and Water Conservation Poster Winners (L to R): Ellen Hand, 3rd place; Tyler Sloan, 2nd place; and Paisley Mayfield, 1st place. Courtesy Photo.
WINNERS ALL AROUND- Junior Division Soil and Water Conservation District Essay Winners- (age 13 and under) winners l to r: Water District representative Lydia Damon and Sheridan Duncan; Perla Pecina, 3rd place; Taytum Chambless, 2nd place district, Area II Junior Essay 1st place; Kade Bannowsky, 1st place; SWCD representatives J.W. Jennings and Susie Lyckman. Front row: Elementary poster winners: Linah Wright, Daphne Mews, Rylie Ruiz, Ellen Hand, Paisley Mayfield, and Tyler Sloan. Courtesy photo.
ALL SMILES- Grades 3-6 Soil and Water Conservation District Poster Winners- (L to R): Linah Wright, 3rd place; Daphne Mews, 2nd place; and Rylee Ruiz, 1st place. Courtesy Photo.
By Susie Lyckman, MCSWD
The Menard County Soil and Water Conservation District, along with the Menard County Above and Underground Water Districts awarded Menard ISD students with certificates and cash for their award- winning poster and essay entries in this year’s 45th Texas Conservation Awards Program. Students, with the help of their teachers, explored the topic of “One Water....
