The Central California SPCA has sponsored a bookmark and essay contest for students valley-wide. On Saturday April 20, 2013, the top three winners for both contests were presented with their awards at the CCSPCA’s Volunteer Appreciation Barbecue.
The contests were distributed to nearly 20 Central Valley schools and encouraged students to submit their creations. The bookmark contest was open to 4th, 5th, and 6th graders. They were to create a pen drawing no bigger than a bookmark that showed their view about “Spay/Neuter Will Reduce Pet Overpopulation.” There were 118 entries for the bookmark contest. The schools that participated for the bookmark contest were: Cedarwood (Clovis Unified), Cox Mickey (Clovis Unified), Fort Washington (Clovis Unified), Harold L. Woods (Clovis Unified), Valley Oak (Clovis Unified), Harvest Elementary (Central Unified), Manchester Gate (Fresno Unified), Noresman (Fresno Unified), Olmos (Fresno Unified) and Martin Luther King (Stockton Unified). The winning bookmarks will be reproduced and distributed throughout the Central Valley.
The essay contest was open to 7th, 8th, and 9th grade students of the Central Valley. The essay topic was “How does spaying and neutering pets save lives and reduce pet overpopulation?” They were judged on clarity, aptness to the subject, and originality of thought. There were 10 entries for the essay. The schools that participated for the essay contest were: Edison Computech Middle School (Fresno Unified), Tioga Middle School (Fresno Unified), University High School (Fresno Unified), Yosemite High School (Fresno Unified), Fowler High School (Fowler Unified) and Thomas Jefferson Middle School (Madera Unified).
The top three winners for the bookmark contest are as follows: 1st Place – Melissa McNitt (Cedarwood Elementary), 2nd Place – Lisha Avila (Noresman Elementary) and 3rd Place – Savera Sheikh (Harold L. Woods Elementary). The top three winners for the essay contest were: 1st Place – Naandee Moua (Tioga Middle School), 2nd Place – Reyna Vasquez (Fowler High School) and 3rd Place – Janel Joya (Thomas Jefferson Middle School).
The 1st place winners received $50 gift cards to Barnes & Noble and PetSmart, a signed certificate, and 1st Place medal. 2nd Place winners received a $50 gift card to Barnes & Noble, a $25 gift card to PetSmart, a signed certificate, and 2nd Place medal. 3rd Place winners received $25 gift cards to Barnes & Noble and PetSmart, a signed certificate, and 3rd Place medal.
Shown below are the 1st Place award winners, Marissa McNitt (Bookmark Contest) and Naandee Moua (Essay Contest).
by Sasha Bell
