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The 2004 Winners of the Arbor Day Essay Contest

View Pictures from the 2004 Tree Planting Ceremony

Fairfield County

Student Kelsea Chironna
Essay Dogwood Trees
Teacher Mrs. Nelson
Fox Run Elementary School
228 Fillow Street
Norwalk, CT 06850

New Haven County

Student Alyssa Timpson
Poem An Apple Tree
Teacher Mrs. Linda Burgh
Live Oaks School
575 Merwin Avenue
Milford, CT 06460

Hartford County

Student Stewart Henderson
Poem untitled
Teacher Ann T Sarpu
Saint James School
73 Park Street
Manchester, CT 06040

New London County

Student Keely Yarish
Essay The Trees Lesson
Teacher Mr. Daniewicz/Ms Hill
Cohanzie School
48 Dayton Road
Waterford, CT 06385

Litchfield County

Student Caitlin Duffy
Prose My Favorite Tree
Teacher Ms. Gubbiotti
Fletcher W Judson Elementary School
124 Hamilton Lane
Watertown, CT 06795

Tolland County

Student Josephine LoRicco
Poem The Sugar Maple
Teacher Mr. Carlson
G H Robertson Intermediate School
227 Cross Street
Coventry, CT 06238

Middlesex County

Student Tricia DOnofrio
Essay My Favorite Tree
Teacher Jackie Kwiatkowski
St Johns School
5 St Johns Square
Middletown, CT 06457

Windham County

Student Matthew Turban
Essay My Cherry Tree
Teacher Mrs. Jill Shambeck
Sterling Memorial School
1183 Plainfield Pike
Oneco, CT 06373

The CTPA is pleased to honor this year's Essay Contest Winners during a tree planting ceremony held on the grounds of the State Capitol in Hartford.  Eight winners were chosen, one from each of Connecticut's counties.  The CTPA received about 306 entries total.  These entries had been selected by the 52 schools that had entered the contest from around the state.  The enthusiasm and sensitivity of these entries make clear that the future of Connecticut's trees is in good hands.

To obtain a press release on this year's Arbor Day Ceremony, click here.

 

Pictures from Arbor Day 2004
Tree Planting Ceremony at the State Capitol

April 30, 2004


The Winners - Josephine LoRicco, Alyssa Timpson, Stewart Henderson, Caitlin Duffy, Tricia D'Onofrio, Kelsea Chironna, Keely Yarish, Matthew Turban - Congratulations All!

CTPA Board Member Ken Placko with New Haven County Winner Alyssa Timpson

Ken and CTPA Board Member Don Parrott with New London County Winner Keely Yarish

Litchfield County Winner Caitlin Duffy

Tolland County Winner Josephine LoRicco

Middlesex County Winner Tricia D'Onofrio

Windham County Winner Matthew Turban

Josephine LoRicco with the other star of the day, the saucer magnolia planted in honor of Arbor Day, 2004

Caitlin Duffy and a friend enjoy the grounds of the State Capitol