Dufur School Was One of Thirteen Winners in a Statewide Calendar Art Contest
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From Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation:
By Brittany Capell
Dufur, Or. Aug 29, 2023- Fifth-grade student Addie Underhill of Dufur School was selected as one of thirteen winners in a statewide annual Calendar Art Contest sponsored by Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC). Addie's artwork was selected among 1,722 entries submitted to the contest showcasing diverse agricultural and natural resource commodities.
This year, artwork was submitted by students kindergarten through sixth grade across the state in public, private, charter, and homeschool education systems featuring Oregon agriculture and natural resources. the entries received celabrated Oregon’s dirvirse agriculture with artwork depicting 220 agricultural commodities. Addie's artwork featured beef cattle grazing in a field and can be viewed on the cover page of the calendar. In describing the artwork, Addie said, the inspiration for the artwork came from living on a farm and raising beef cattle
“The calendar contest is a great contest for teachers and students to cultivate creativity while celebrating agriculture’s beauty and bountiful lessons Brittany Capell, AITC Education Programs Coordinator. Each month in the calendar features one of the winning student’s art and each day of the year has a fact about agriculture.
The thirteen students selected to be featured in our 2023-2024 calendar received a $50 award and certificate to commemorate this honor. The winning artwork is displayed on our website and at the Oregon State Fair which runs through Labor Day in Salem. Calendars are free to Oregon teachers and can be ordered for just $4 at oregonaitc.org/shop.
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About Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom: Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation (AITC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping students grow knowledge of Oregon’s acculture, environment, and natural resources. AITC provides free educational lessons, activities, and resource materials to Oregon educators to support the integration of agricultural themes into academic subjects such as math, science, history, and language arts. For more information, visit the AITC website at www.oregonaitc.org.
