Winners of the 2018 Oklahoma Ag Day Contests named

Learning translates to growing. Agriculture in so many ways is about growing, and agriculture is important to everyone, everywhere. Students in Oklahoma stressed that point as they participated in the 2018 Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom Ag Day Contest which featured the theme, “Oklahoma Agriculture.”

There were more than 4,900 submissions. Overall winners receive a plaque, cash prizes and legislative citations, and their class will receive a celebration party with a cake, featuring the overall winning posters and milk sponsored by Southwest Dairy Farmers. First-third place winners, in each grade level, receive a medal, cash prizes, and a legislative citation. The awards were sponsored by the Oklahoma Beef Council. Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee sponsored gift cards to the teachers of winning students. The Oklahoma Soybean Board also provided a gift to all teachers who entered the contest. The Teacher of the Year Award is sponsored by Oklahoma AgCredit, Farm Credit Associations of Oklahoma, and CoBank.

Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom is a program of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and a collaborative effort of the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, 4-H Youth Development, and the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

This year’s winners were:

Early Childhood Coloring Contest

Overall Early Childhood Winner

Karen Ruelas, Walt Disney Elementary, Tulsa 

Teacher: Nickie Harmon, Senator Bill Brown, Representative Terry O’Donnell

Pre-K

1^st Kierra Taylor, Sayre Elementary, Sayre

Teacher: Stephanie Huckaby, Senator Darcy Jech, Representative Mike Sanders

2^nd Taegan McCoy, Robin Hill School, Norman

Teacher: Zelma Haines, Senator Rob Standridge, Representative Josh Cockroft

3rd Natelie Wallace, Sayre Elementary, Sayre

Teacher: Cynthia Krehbiel, Senator Darcy Jech, Representative Mike Sanders            

Kindergarten

1^st Chasen Vann, Maryetta School, Stilwell

Teacher: Amanda Harrington, Senator Wayne Shaw, Representative William Fourkiller

2^nd Kaylee Hurst, South Rock Creek School, Shawnee

Teacher: Beverly Stith, Senator Jason Smalley, Representative Dell Kerbs

3^rd Kendall Layne, Timber Creek Elementary, Moore

Teacher: Jessica Mayfield, Senator Anthony Sykes, Representative Mark McBride

First Grade

1^st Brady Miller, Maryetta School, Stilwell

Teacher: Amanda Harrington, Senator Wayne Shaw, Representative William Fourkiller

2^nd Kara Wardlaw, Richmond Elementary, Stillwater

Teacher: Dawn Schrock, Senator Tom Dugger, Representative Cory Williams    

3^rd Madison Hallowell, Mark Twain Elementary, Duncan

Teacher: Michelle Spurgin, Senator Chris Kidd, Representative Marcus McEntire

Second Grade

1^st Brooke Blackburn, Maryetta School, Stilwell

Teacher: Amanda Harrington, Senator Wayne Shaw, Representative William Fourkiller

2^nd Brylee Russell, Lindsay Public School, Lindsay

Teacher: Robin Blough, Senator Paul Scott, Representative Tim Downing

3^rd Havyn Cocannouer, Tuttle Public School, Tuttle

Teacher: Lindsay Pearson, Senator Lonnie Paxton, Representative Leslie Osborn

Elementary Poster Contest

Overall Elementary Winner

Roxana Correa, Woodward Middle School, Woodward

Teacher: Lisa Steadman, Senator Casey Murdock, Representative Mike Sanders

Third Grade

1^st Preston Foster, Canton Public Schools, Canton

Teacher: Kim Nault, Senator Darcy Jech, Representative Mike Sanders

2^nd Addison Slater, Lindsay Public School, Lindsay

Teacher: Robin Blough, Senator Paul Scott, Representative Tim Downing

3^rd Avann Harrington, Maryetta School, Stilwell

Teacher: Amanda Harrington, Senator Wayne Shaw, Representative William Fourkiller

Fourth Grade

1^st Isabella Walker, Robin Hill School, Norman

Teacher: Zelma Haines, Senator Rob Standridge, Representative Josh Cockroft

2^nd Kate Wardlaw, Richmond Elementary, Stillwater

Teacher: Darin Killough, Senator Tom Dugger, Representative Cory Williams    

3^rd Peyton Arnold, Mannford Upper Elementary, Mannford

Teacher: Stephanie Looney, Senator Gary Stanislawski, Representative Dennis Casey

Fifth Grade

1^st Brooklyn Matlock, Anadarko Mission Elementary, Anadarko

Teacher: Kim Hancock, Senator Darcy Jech, Representative David Perryman

2^nd Blake Cummins, Lindsay Public School, Lindsay

Teacher: Robin Blough, Senator Paul Scott, Representative Tim Downing

3^rd Axton Wright, Robin Hill School, Norman

Teacher: Paige Boydston, Senator Rob Standridge, Representative Josh Cockroft

Middle School Poster Contest

Overall Middle School Winner

Greenlee Church, Hodgen Public School, Hogden

Teacher: Alicia Allen, Senator Joseph Silk, Representative Rick West

Sixth Grade

1^st Layla McKenzie, Lindsay Public School, Lindsay

Teacher: Robin Blough, Senator Paul Scott, Representative Tim Downing

2^nd Amber Craig, Canute Public School, Canute

Teacher: Lana Merz, Senator Mike Schulz, Representative Todd Russ

3^rd Jaylee Bergeron, Woodward Middle School, Woodward

Teacher: Lisa Steadman, Senator Casey Murdock, Representative Mike Sanders

Seventh Grade

1^st Emmalee Thorne, Grand View Schools, Tahlequah

Teacher: Tiffanie Keys, Senator Dewayne Pemberton, Representative Matt Meredith

2^nd Annabeth Turman, Owasso Seventh Grade Center, Owasso

Teacher: Zena Lewis, Senator JJ Dossett, Representative Dr. Dale Derby

3^rd Laken Collin, Cottonwood School, Coalgate

Teacher: Donna Heck, Senator Josh Brecheen, Representative Donnie Condit

Eighth Grade

1^st Janessa Chastain, Maryetta School, Stilwell

Teacher: Amanda Harrington, Senator Wayne Shaw, Representative William Fourkiller

2^nd Hazel McLane, Grand View Schools, Tahlequah

Teacher: Tiffanie Keys, Senator Dewayne Pemberton, Representative Matt Meredith

3^rd Ava Schlarb, Woodward Middle School, Woodward

Teacher: Danna Goss, Senator Casey Murdock, Representative Mike Sanders

9^th-12^th Grade Poster Contest

Overall 9^th-12^th Grade Winner

Sidney Wilson, Wellston High School, Wellston

Teacher: Alisha Wallace, Senator Jason Smalley, Representative Kevin Wallace

Ninth Grade

1^st Dylan Hargrove, Central High, Marlow

Teacher: RJ Curry, Senator Chris Kidd, Representative Scooter Park

2^nd Ashlynne Burleson, Mannford High School, Mannford

Teacher: Andrea Frank, Senator Gary Stanislawski, Representative Dennis Casey

3^rd Destyne Robbins, Central High, Marlow

Teacher: RJ Curry, Senator Chris Kidd, Representative Scooter Park

10^th Grade

1^st Garrett Thornton, Central High, Marlow

Teacher: RJ Curry, Senator Chris Kidd, Representative Scooter Park

2^nd Kelby Linn, Frontier School, Red Rock

Teacher: Connie Sinor, Senator Ann (AJ) Griffin, Representative John Pfeiffer 

3^rd Molly Esmond, Mannford High School, Mannford

Teacher: Andrea Frank, Senator Gary Stanislawski, Representative Dennis Casey

11^th Grade

1^st Donavan Boudreaux, Wellston High School, Wellston

Teacher: Alisha Wallace, Senator Jason Smalley, Representative Kevin Wallace

2^nd Nathan Wright, Central High, Marlow

Teacher: RJ Curry, Senator Chris Kidd, Representative Scooter Park

3^rd Kennetha Butler, Frontier School, Red Rock

Teacher: Barbara Pemberton, Senator Ann (AJ) Griffin and Representative John Pfeiffer 

12^th Grade

1^st Cortlyn Borchers, Mannford High School, Mannford

Teacher: Andrea Frank, Senator Gary Stanislawski, Representative Dennis Casey

2^nd Katelyn Kingcaid, Stilwell High School, Stilwell

Teacher Kim Hummingbird, Senator Wayne Shaw, Representative William Fourkiller

3^rd Connor Kern, Central High, Marlow

Teacher: RJ Curry, Senator Chris Kidd, Representative Scooter Park

Teacher Awards

Teacher of the Year

Johnnie Keel, Truman Elementary, Norman

Principal Robye Kay Jackson, Senator Rob Standridge, Representative Jacob Rosecrants

Runner-up Teacher of the Year

Tamy Will, Morrison Middle School, Morrison

Principal Brent Haken, Senator Ann (AJ) Griffin, Representative Dennis Casey

Finalist

Kathleen Kendall Walker, Kendall Whittier Elementary, Tulsa

Principal Ronda Kesler, Senator Kevin Matthews, Representative Monroe Nichols

Finalist

Christie Puckett, Maysville Public School, Maysville

Principal John Edwards, Senator Greg McCortney, Representative Tim Downing