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Farm News: River Falls Student Gets Ag In Classroom Money

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Posted: 06.17.2011

Brenna Nowak, a fourth grade student from River Falls, is the statewide winner of the Agriculture in the Classroom’s essay contest. Wisconsin fourth and fifth graders were asked to write a 100 to 300 word essay with the theme, “If I lived on a dairy farm, I’d want people to know that…”
 
Brenna is the daughter of Dale Nowak and Michelle Rivard. Gina Holter is Brenna’s fourth grade teacher at St. Bridget’s School in River Falls.
 
A total of 1,953 Wisconsin students wrote essays for the competition sponsored by the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation, Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board/Wisconsin Dairy Council, Foremost Farms USA and We Energies.
 
The finalist from each of Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s nine districts across the state will receive a certificate and educational resources for their teacher and a classroom presentation on Wisconsin agriculture. Those finalists include:
 
  • District 1 – Macayla Church, fifth grade, Williams Bay Elementary, Williams Bay (Walworth County)
 
  • District 2 – Matthew Ryherd, fourth grade, Sacred Heart School, Reedsburg (Sauk County)
 
  • District 3 – Devon Schmitz, fifth grade, St. Mary’s of Assumption School, Richland Center (Richland County)
 
  • District 4 – Morgan Becker, fifth grade, St. Peter and Paul School, Independence (Trempealeau County)
 
  • District 5 – Kayla Doll, fifth grade, Home School, Mt. Calvary (Fond du Lac County)
 
  • District 6 – Owen Simonar, fourth grade, St. Mary’s School, Luxemburg (Kewaunee County)
 
  • District 7 – Benjamin Schmidt, fifth grade, St. Paul Lutheran School, Bonduel (Shawano County)
 
  • District 8 – Christy Nutt, fifth grade, Hill Road Home School, Phillips (Price County)
 
  • District 9 and State Winner- Brenna Nowak, fourth grade, St. Bridget School, River Falls (St. Croix County)

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