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Westlake’s fifth grade students at Dover Intermediate school participated in a tree planting and award ceremony that was held at their school on the warm and sunny morning of May 16.
Led by Mayor Dennis M. Clough, Paul Quinn III, Westlake’s Service Director, Stan Barnard, Urban Forestry Manager for the City of Westlake, Mary Beth Schneidler, Chairperson of the Westlake Tree Commission, and Mr. Nick Miller, DIS Principal, students were recognized for posters they created depicting “Why trees are important to me!”
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- Mayor Clough with Dover School’s Arbor Day poster winners.
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- Mary Beth Schneidler, Margie Rossander, Nick Miller and Mayor Clough.
Their posters were then judged by Tree Commission members John Walz, Margie Rossander, Diane Morris, Justin Parks, Mary Beth Schneidler and Stan Barnard.
Students take part in planting a Katsura sapling.
Over 131 posters, the most ever submitted, were judged with six winners and six honorable mention winners being selected. The top posters were submitted by: Natalie Chang, Kyle Williams, Ashton Mosham, Gellert Leszko, Rahini Sharda and Rishita Sharda. Honorable Mention was awarded to Abby Pelles, Dallas Harris, Marissa Thompson, Alex Hunt, Sammy Jang, and Ella Wright.
At the tree planting, each of the winners received a Proclamation from the Mayor along with a ribbon recognizing their achievement.
Students were invited to help plant a Katsura Tree in front of their school. Mr. Barnard and the Service Dept. helped prepare the site and explained to the students the proper way to plant a tree. All of the students who participated in the contest also received a White Pine seedling tree to plant at their homes.
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