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Wyoming Area students were honored at Tuesday\u2019s school board meeting for earning first place statewide in the life skills category for their poster in the Litter Hawk Youth Award Program.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a wonderful accomplishment,\u201d said Board President Mara Valenti.<\/p>\n
Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful\u2019s Litter Hawk Youth Award Program is an annual recognition initiative for Pennsylvania students in grades K-6. It provides students with a creative outlet to share their thoughts on litter through a poster, essay, or video, depending on grade level.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s theme was \u201cCelebrate America250 \u2014 Keep It Beautiful!\u201d in the wake of the country\u2019s 250th anniversary.<\/p>\n
Special Education Teacher Jacqualyn Kasa\u2019s students won first place in their category out of about 500 entries, according to Superintendent Jon Pollard. They were awarded medals and certificates at the Pennsylvania State Capitol earlier this month.<\/p>\n
Their winning poster, which has been displayed in the East Wing Rotunda throughout April, is titled \u201cMrs. Kasa\u2019s Wax Museum.\u201d Students are pictured in costumes depicting key events that have made America beautiful: Betsy Ross sewing the American flag in 1776, Yellowstone\u2019s designation as the first national park in 1872, the creation of Earth Day in 1970, and recycling in 2026.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe represented the whole 250 years, and they got to dress up and learn about each era,\u201d Kasa said.<\/p>\n
Kasa said the 2026 Litter Hawk Youth Award exhibit will be displayed at rest stops along Pennsylvania state highways.<\/p>\n
Student winners include: first graders, Mario Seabrook, Maverick Faux, Mason Thompson, Zurrella Brewer, and Krispin Kaczkurkin; second graders, Emma Galindo, Luci Hooks, Charlotte Maloney, and Namirr Velez; and third graders, Aria Garmize, Mark Biksey, Amina Welky, Willow Miscavage, Milana Tinnin, and Trinity Seabrook.<\/p>\n
\u201cGreat job to our students,\u201d Pollard said.<\/p>\n
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