Watauga County student is state winner in Soil
and Water Poster Contest
Nate Estus, a fifth-grade student at Valle Crucis Elementary
School, has won first place in the State Soil and Water Poster
Contest.
Nate Estus holds the first-place
certficate after winning Watauga Soil and Water Conservation
District poster contest. Photo
submitted
Principal Wayne Eberle presented Estus with a certificate and
a check for $200 in front of his classmates on Thursday. Estus
will also be recognized at the awards ceremony at the school later
in the year.
The Watauga Soil and Water Conservation District staff sponsors
the soil and water contests each year for grades four through
eight in the Watauga County schools. The title for this year’s
contest was “Soil and Water — Yours for Life.”
Estus began his journey by placing first at the school level,
where he received $20. Then he competed at the county level and
won $25 by placing first.
The poster then qualified for area competition, where he again
placed first and received $75 and a gold medallion. This qualified
him to proceed to state competition, where he received $200 for
winning first place at the state.
“We are very proud to have Watauga County Schools so well
represented in this educational program at all levels,” said
soil district education coordinator Donna Harmon.
“We are exceptionally proud to have a Watauga County student
bring home honors at the state level. I encourage all teachers
to allow the students to participate in this very worthwhile program.”
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