PRESS RELEASE: April 21, 2015
DEP ANNOUNCES BAY COUNTY EARTH DAY POSTER
CONTEST WINNER
~Posters represent the importance of protecting Florida’s beautiful natural environment~
 Pictured left to right: Cedar Grove Principal Phillip Campbell, Amiya Baker and DEP's Northwest District Assistant Director Benjamin Blitch.
PANAMA
CITY - The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Northwest
District is proud to announce that Amiya Baker, a fourth grade student at Cedar Grove Elementary, won first place in the 2015 Earth Day Poster Contest
for Bay County.
In celebration of Earth Day, the department invited fourth and
fifth grade students from Bay County to creatively illustrate the importance of
protecting Florida’s beautiful natural environment: air, water, land and
ecosystems.
“I’m excited about this year’s contest and the fantastic
job these artists did in capturing the many ways we can protect our
environment,” said DEP’s Northwest District Director Shawn Hamilton. “It is
reassuring to see that our students are learning so much about science and our
environment in school.”
The posters, which represented one or more Earth friendly themes,
were judged on originality, neatness and best use of theme. The winning posters
are displayed on the Northwest District’s website and additional pictures
are available on the department’s Facebook page. There was a separate contest for Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties.
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