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AGENDA RECOMMENDATION |
City Council Regular Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 05/12/2025
Agenda Item:
Recognition of 2025 Arbor Day Poster Contest Winners
Recommendation/Action(s):
Congratulate and recognize Arbor Day poster contest winners.
Summary:
Kindergarten and First Grade:
First place – Micah Parrent, first grade.
Second place – James Becker, first grade.
Third place – Jordan Zellar, first grade.
Second and Third Grade:
First place – Bennett Chapman, second grade.
Second place – Emma Flatin, second grade.
Third place – Jalena Seymour, second grade.
Fourth and Fifth Grade:
First place – McKenzie Bruckoff, fifth grade.
Second place – Natalia Rivera, fifth grade.
Third place – Isaac Simmering, fifth grade
First place – Micah Parrent, first grade.
Second place – James Becker, first grade.
Third place – Jordan Zellar, first grade.
Second and Third Grade:
First place – Bennett Chapman, second grade.
Second place – Emma Flatin, second grade.
Third place – Jalena Seymour, second grade.
Fourth and Fifth Grade:
First place – McKenzie Bruckoff, fifth grade.
Second place – Natalia Rivera, fifth grade.
Third place – Isaac Simmering, fifth grade
- The three first-place winners have a tree planted in recognition of their win.
- Each winner will receive a City of Mankato pack.
- The winning posters have been shared on the City’s social media and website and featured in the online newsletter.
- Winners and honorable mentions received Certificates of Recognition.
- Thank you to all contest participants. More than 40 entries were submitted.
- This year’s theme was “More Trees Please.”
- More than 16,000 trees make up Mankato’s urban forest. Trees cool, fight pollution, conserve energy and benefit wildlife. In addition, trees enhance property values and neighborhood livability.
- Special thanks to contest judge Justin Lundborg, Mankato’s Natural Resources Specialist.