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Effingham County Farm Bureau announces art contest winners
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Effingham County Farm Bureau Office Manager Theresa Pevey (right) congratulates Lana Steele, (left) for winning the Effingham County Farm Bureau Middle School Bookmark Contest. (Submitted photo.)

Special to the Herald

Springfield – Effingham County student Lana Steele and Sofia Piranio are the winners of the Effingham County Farm Bureau Middle School Bookmark and High School Art Contests, respectively.   

Steele, a seventh-grade student at Ebenezer Middle School received a $25 Chick-fil-A gift card for winning the ECFB Bookmark Contest, which was open to sixth through eighth- grade students.

Bookmark contest participants were provided a blank bookmark and asked to draw a picture that depicts some aspect of Georgia agriculture. Students were allowed to use crayons, markers or colored pencils to create their bookmark. As the county winner, Steele’s winning bookmark advanced to the Georgia Farm Bureau District 7 Bookmark Contest.

Sofia Piranio
Effingham County Farm Bureau Office Manager Theresa Pevey (left) congratulates Sofia Piranio for winning the Effingham County Farm Bureau High School Art Contest. (Submitted photo.)
Piranio, a senior at South Effingham High School received $25 Wal-Mart gift card for winning the ECFB High School Art Contest, which was open to ninth through twelfth-grade students.

Art contest participants were asked to draw a picture that depicts some aspect of Georgia agriculture. Students were allowed to use a variety of media to create their artwork including graphite, charcoal, pastel, chalk, colored pencil, pen-and-ink, ballpoint pen or mixed media appropriate for printing to create their artwork. As the county winner, Piranio’s winning artwork advanced to the Georgia Farm Bureau District 7 High School Art Contest.

“On behalf of Effingham County Farm Bureau, I would like to thank each student and teacher who participated in our contests,” said Effingham County Farm Bureau President Stuart Exley.