2022 Scholarship Winner
Scholarship winner announced
The Van Wert Soil and Water Conservation District offered one $1,000 scholarship to a student studying agriculture, natural resources or closely related fields at any Ohio college or university during the 2021/2022 academic year. The recipient of the scholarship needed to have completed their freshman year in college, and must be a Van Wert County resident. Scholarship applications were accepted until May 5, 2022. The Scholarship Committee of the Soil and Water Conservation District reviewed the applications, and decided on a winner. Jayden Black, a 2018 Parkway graduate, was selected. Jayden is in his 4th year at The Ohio State University. He is studying Sustainable Plant Systems- Horticulture, Plant Pathology. We would like to congratulate Jayden and wish him all the best in his future studies. Thank you to all who submitted applications. We appreciate your interest and support.
Poster Contest
Van Wert SWCD Poster Contest Winners Announced
The Van Wert Soil and Water Conservation District is pleased to announce the Poster Contest winners. Each year the SWCD holds a poster contest for local students grades K-12. The National Association of Conservation Districts chooses a theme that the students much incorporate into their poster. The theme this year was “Healthy Soil : Healthy Life”. If a student wins at the local level their poster then gets submitted into the State Contest and then the National Contest, if selected. We hope doing a fun project like this provides students with an opportunity to understand the importance of conservation. Kindergarten and 1st grade: Hadley Sauer, 1st grade, Saint Mary’s of the Assumption 2nd and 3rd grade: Hunter Burley, 2nd grade, Saint Mary’s of the Assumption 4th, 5th, and 6th grade: Gia Coleman, 4th grade, Van Wert Elementary We would like to thank those students that participated and congratulate the students whose posters won locally and will be submitted in the State Poster Contest.
Poster Contest Winners
St. Mary's
St. Mary's
St. Mary's
Educator, Tammy Campbell pictured with 2nd grader, Hunter Burley
St. Mary's
St. Mary's
St. Mary's
Educator, Tammy Campbell pictured with 1st grader, Hadley Sauer
Van Wert
St. Mary's
Van Wert
Educator, Tammy Campbell pictured with 4th grader, Gia Coleman