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Calendar Contest Winners Announced
Kansas Ag Connection - 12/03/2020

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) Bureau of Waste Management is recognizing 13 winners of the 2021 Keep It Clean Kansas Calendar competition.

This is the 22nd anniversary of the Keep It Clean Kansas (KICK) calendar. Each year, students from across Kansas (grades K-12) are encouraged to submit their artwork for a chance to be featured in the annual calendar.

"These pieces of art promote a healthy and clean Kansas through environmentally friendly practices such as reducing, reusing, recycling and composting," said Dr. Lee Norman, KDHE Secretary.

The KICK Calendar project was created to encourage students to be engaged in environmental issues in their communities. Thirteen winners, one from each grade, are selected to be featured in the calendar.

Kindergarten -- Layna Keith, Wilson Schools, Wilson

1st Grade -- Ella Wang, Amanda Arnold Elementary, Manhattan

2nd Grade -- Haylee Hollingshead, Central Plains, Claflin

3rd Grade -- Ishaan Vinod, Marlatt Elementary, Manhattan

4th Grade -- Isabelle Kaufman, St. Patrick Catholic School, Kingman

5th Grade -- Celia Courtright, Marlatt Elementary, Manhattan

6th Grade -- Abigail Wondra, Amanda Arnold Elementary, Manhattan

7th Grade -- Belle Hancock, Riley County Middle School, Riley

8th Grade -- Tessa Williams, Riley County Middle School, Riley

9th Grade -- Kena Leonard, Paola High School, Paola

10th Grade -- Eleanor Rieck, St. Mary's Colgan Catholic High School, Pittsburg -- Cover Winner!

11th Grade -- Abigail Vanjar, Cheney High School, Cheney

12th Grade -- Zoey Lee, Wichita High School East, Wichita

Those interested in ordering a copy of the free calendar may contact keepitcleankansas@ks.gov.


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