Poster Contest

Annual Conservation Awareness Poster Contest

Each year, Winnebago County participates in the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) Poster Contest. The Conservation Awareness Poster Contest is open to K5 through 12th-grade students. Posters hand-created by local students compete at County and Area Contests in December & January with the opportunity to continue advancing to the WI Land + Water State Contest in March and to the NACD National Contest later in the year.

2024-2025 Poster Contest "Home is where the Habitat is"

The Winnebago County Land & Water Conservation Department invites K5 through 12th grade students in Winnebago County to participate in the 2024-2025 Conservation Awareness Poster Contest. The annual competition encourages students to showcase their creativity and express their thoughts on conservation practices.

The theme for the 2024-2025 school year is "Home is where the Habitat is."

The contest is open to all Winnebago County public, private, and home-schooled students in K5-12th grade. Submissions will be evaluated in five different grade divisions: K-1, 2-3, 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12. The top three posters in each category will receive prizes. Each of the the 1st place county winners will advance to the area competition, with a chance for their poster to win further prizes at the state and national level!

Posters and entry forms are due by 5:00pm on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 to the Winnebago County Land & Water Conservation Department.

Poster Contest Guidelines

Poster size must be 12" x 18" OR 14" x 22"
The 2025 National Contest Theme, "Home is where the Habitat is," must be written on each poster.
All posters shall be created by an individual student, rather than a team of students.
Any media may be used: paint, crayon, colored pencil, charcoal, stickers, paper or other materials on regular posters. Computer-generated posters will not be accepted.
To be eligible for judging, each entry must have a completed and signed entry form attached to the back.

2025 Entry Form (fillable PDF) Poster Contest Flyer (PDF) 2025 Letter to Educators

Contact

If you have additional questions or are interested in participating as a classroom or other community group, please contact:

Jody Bezio, Administrative Assistant
625 E County Road Y, Suite 100, Oshkosh, WI 54901
jbezio@winnebagocountywi.gov
(920) 232-1950

Contest dates and entry deadlines vary by County. To find a complete list of County and Area Contest dates, visit the WI Land + Water Poster Contest website.

2024-2025 Contest Results "Home is Where the Habitat Is"

	(Grades K-1) 1^st Place for the County Contest 1^st Place for the Regional Contest Clara Rehberg (Grade 1) Winneconne Elementary School
	(Grades 2-3) 1^st Place for the County Contest Will Stewart (Grade 2) Winneconne Elementary School
	(Grades 2-3) 2^nd Place for the County Contest Laura Rehberg (Grade 3) Winneconne Elementary School
	(Grades 4-6) 1^st Place for the County Contest Ella Stewart (Grade 6) Winneconne Middle School
	(Grades 4-6) 2^nd Place for the County Contest Celia Vang (Grade 6) Vel Phillips Middle School, Oshkosh
	(Grades 4-6) 3^rd Place for the County Contest Annabelle Maier (Grade 4) Oshkosh E-Academy
	(Grades 7-9) 1^st Place for the County Contest 1^st Place for the Regional Contest Maeli Habersetzer (Grade 9) Winneconne High School
	(Grades 7-9) 2^nd Place for the County Contest Avianna Wihlm (Grade 8) Lourdes Academy, Oshkosh
	(Grades 7-9) 3^rd Place for the County Contest Jeordie Warwick (Grade 9) Lourdes Academy, Oshkosh
	(Grades 10-12) 1^st Place for the County Contest Ava Hoger (Grade 11) St. Mary Catholic High School (Neenah)
	(Grades 10-12) 2^nd Place for the County Contest Norah Boehm (Grade 11) St. Mary Catholic High School (Neenah)
	(Grades 10-12) 3^rd Place for the County Contest Aoife Mains (Grade 11) Lourdes Academy, Oshkosh
	2024-2025 WI Land + Water State Contest Results (Coming Soon! Contest is March 5-7, 2025)

2023-2024 Contest Results "May The Forest Be With You Always"

	(Grades 4-6) 1^st Place for the County Contest 3^rd Place for the Area Contest Rose Lauer Lourdes Academy Elementary School, Oshkosh
	(Grades 4-6) 2^nd Place for the County Contest 3^rd Place for the Area Contest Autumn Laehn Lourdes Academy Elementary School, Oshkosh
	(Grades 4-6) 3^rd Place for the County Contest Celia Yang Read Elementary School, Oshkosh
	(Grades 4-6) Honorable Mention for the County Contest Willa Cass Valley Christian School, Oshkosh
	(Grades 4-6) Honorable Mention for the County Contest Kennedy Olig Lourdes Academy Elementary School, Oshkosh
	(Grades 2-3) 1^st Place for the County Contest Easton Edmunds Lakeside Elementary School, Oshkosh
	2023-2024 WI Land + Water State Contest Results

2022-2023 Contest Results "One Water"

	(Grades 2-3) 1^st Place for the County Contest 2^nd Place for the Area Contest Amelea Harring Winneconne Elementary School
	(Grades 2-3) 2^nd Place for the County Contest Addie Sharratt Winneconne Elementary School
	(Grades 2-3) 3^rd Place for the County Contest Jack Weyer Winneconne Elementary School
	(Grades 4-6) 1^st Place for the County Contest 3^rd Place for the Area Contest Kinsley Ahrens Winneconne Elementary School
	(Grades 4-6) 2^nd Place for the County Contest Lilly Flagg Winneconne Elementary School
	(Grades 7-9) 1^st Place for the County Contest Aubrey Racine Winneconne Middle School
	(Grades 7-9) 2^nd Place for the County Contest Clara Allmers Winneconne Middle School
	(Grades 7-9) 3^rd Place for the County Contest Jenna Kuhlman Winneconne Middle School
	2022-2023 WI Land + Water State Contest Results

2021-2022 Contest Results "Healthy Soil, Healthy Life"

	(Grades 4-6) 1^st Place for the County Contest Ryanne Lefeber Butte des Morts Elementary School
	(Grades 4-6) 2^nd Place for the County Contest Shayla Litton Butte des Morts Elementary School
	(Grades 4-6) 3^rd Place for the County Contest Sam Kubicki St. Gabriel Catholic School
	(Grades 7-9) 1^st Place for the County Contest Abigail McClone St. Mary Catholic Middle School
	(Grades 7-9) 2^nd Place for the County Contest Breelyn Pauly St. Mary Catholic Middle School
	(Grades 7-9) 3^rd Place for the County Contest Nicholas Miller St. Mary Catholic Middle School
	2021-2022 WI Land + Water State Contest Results

Past Themes & WI Land + Water Contest Results 2019-2021

	2020-2021 WI Land + Water State Contest Results
	2019-2020 WI Land + Water State Contest Results
	2018-2019 WI Land + Water State Contest Results

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