This year, our Education and Outreach Coordinator, Grace, organized a local poster contest based on the NACD theme “Life in the Soil: Dig Deeper.” She reached out to local counties and received 11 submissions from James Cary Intermediate School in Essex and King and Queen Central High School.

To determine the winners, we invited attendees of the Awards Banquet to vote for their favorite posters. The top three winners from each school each received a $25 gift card, and all participants received an award certificate. The winners were:

King and Queen County

1st Place: Johnae Brown

2nd Place: Kennedy Randall

3rd Place: Lillian Burroughs

Special Mention: Maci Monroe

Essex County

1st Place: Maliya Famble

2nd Place: Bridget Davis

3rd Place: Amarri Johnson

A special thank you to Yuwei Chen, JCIS Art Teacher, and Angela Gentry, K&Q Central HS Art Teacher, for helping make the poster contest such a success!

King and Queen Central Highschool Poster Contest Winners

Illustrated by Johnae Brown, King and Queen County – 1st Place Winner

Illustrated by Kennedy Randall, King and Queen County – 2nd Place Winner

Illustrated by Lillian Burroughs, King and Queen County – 3rd Place Winner

James Cary Intermediate School Poster Contest Winners

Illustrated by Maliya Famble, Essex County – 1st Place Winner

Illustrated by Bridget Davis, Essex County – 2nd Place Winner

Illustrated by Amarri Johnson, Essex County – 3rd Place Winner