SOUTHLAKE STUDENTS RECOGNIZED FOR ARBOR DAY POSTER, POETRY EFFORTS

Students at Eubanks Intermediate School took top local honors in the National Arbor Day 5th Grade Poster Contest and the Arbor Day 6th Grade Poetry Contest, sponsored by Keep Southlake Beautiful. The theme for both contests was "Trees are Terrific...Inside and Out."

Fifth-grader Emily Giffin's winning poster is entered in the state judging next February and could, if it wins there, advance to the national judging. Her teacher at Eubanks is Linda Frost.

Sixth-grader Megan Krogman won the poetry contest. Three Eubanks students -- Kirsten Green, Alexis Lucente, and Katherine O'Lear -- received honorable mention. The teacher of all four students is Maureen Gavin.

The two winners received a framed copy of their entry at the Oct. 27 Arbor Day Celebration in Bicentennial Park. Each also received a Redbud tree, the official tree of Southlake, to be planted at their school. Joe Izganics, president of the Southwest Division of The Home Depot, presented both winners with a starter tool kit.

Keep Southlake Beautiful is a 501c3 nonprofit organization working in partnership with the City of Southlake. Its mission is to provide motivational and educational programs to improve the appearance of Southlake and to preserve and enhance the local natural environment. For more information, call Community Services Coordinator Emily Galpin at (817) 481-1549.