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Governor, Dept
of Agricultur Director celebrate “Ag Is Cool!” winners
Winners Recognized during Ohio State Fair's Opening Day
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (July 27, 2016) – Governor John R. Kasich and Ohio
Department of Agriculture Director David T. Daniels announced today the
winners of the 2016 “Agriculture is Cool!” visual arts contest.
Ohio children enrolled in school or home schooled during the 2015-2016
academic year shared their personal interpretation of why Ohio
agriculture is “cool” for their chance to win a trip to the Ohio State
Fair.
Entries, which included photographs, drawings, and paintings, were
judged in four different age categories: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. Ten
entries were selected as winners in their respective categories.
K-2 Photography: Abigail
Davis, Wadsworth, Medina County, age
7
K-2
Drawing:
Grace Lucas, West Portsmouth, Scioto County, age 8
3-5 Photography:
Madilyn Johnson, Newark, Licking County, age 8 ½
3-5
Drawing:
Ella Bowman, Archbold, Fulton County, age 11
6-8 Photography: Riley
Yunker, Mount Gilead, Morrow County, age 11
6-8
Drawing:
Regan Draeger, Lindsey, Sandusky County, age 14
9-12 Photography: Mackenzie Allen,
Aurora, Portage County, age 17
9-12
Drawing:
Katelynn Fetters, Hillsboro, Highland County, age 17
9-12
Painting:
Sydney Hales, Oregon, Lucas County, age 15
Director’s Choice Jo
Bailey, Wooster, Wayne County, age 10
The winners were honored by Governor Kasich, Ohio Agriculture Director
Daniels and Ohio State Fair Manager Virgil Strickler at a ceremony at
the Ohio State Fairgrounds.
“The Ag is Cool! program does a great job keeping our youth interested
in agriculture,” said Director Daniels. “It is our hope that by
sparking that interest, these outstanding kids will have a better
understanding of this industry and will be moved to consider a food or
agriculture related career in their future.”
This year marks the sixth year of the contest, and the sixth year of
the “Ag is Cool!” educational program that is featured at the Ohio
State Fair, July 27-Aug. 7.
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