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| Poster submitted by Mark Mosesian, runner-up, displaying the theme of this year's Arbor Day Contest |
Laney Schwab was the Molin School winner of the 2018 Arbor Day
Poster Contest sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and
Recreation. The winning poster and the two runner up entries created by Mark
Mosesian and Christian Field are on display on the windows overlooking the
Molin courtyard. The students in Ann Langlois' and Martha Trail's fifth grade
classes created posters along the theme of "My Community, My Trees."
There are over thirty posters on display done in pencil, water colors, markers
or crayons. On March 20, all the fifth-grade classes voted for the best poster
with Laney, Mark and Christian winning the highest scores. Scroll down to see a few of the entries.
Tree Commissioners Sheila Taintor and Kim
Kudym met with Mrs. Langlois' class to interview students about their thoughts
on trees in general, including those portrayed in their art work. When asked if
anyone was a tree climber, the entire class raised their hand! Some of the best
trees to climb are at Cushing Park according to Finn, but there are also some
great trees next to the boardwalk downtown and at Atkinson Common.
Many students had
enthusiastic responses about what inspired their artwork. Ilona enjoys a swing hanging from a tree which
she illustrated in her work. In Dylan's poster, he placed his favorite
tree, an oak in between his two favorite locations, home and a football field. Catherine's entry was inspired by Yggrdrasil from Norse Mythology. Ryan
loves the trees at Moseley Pines but expressed concern about how many have been
damaged by storms. There was also some
discussion about the recent droughts’ effect on our street trees, many of which
are now leaning precariously over the roads. The students will make an effort
to water trees in front of their homes if we experience another dry spell this
summer.
Next year, all Molin fifth grade classes are
considering participating in the Arbor Day Poster Contest. Homeschoolers and
students at the River Valley Charter school have also submitted entries this
year, hoping to win a tree planted on their school grounds or a certificate for
art supplies. Teachers are eligible to win educational materials to support
continued learning about forests and natural resources.
The Tree Commission hopes
to find a public place to display the posters in time for the Arbor Day
Celebration at Atkinson Common, on Saturday, April 28 at 9AM. More information can be found on the Newburyport Resilient Sustainable Communities Calendar by clicking on the link.
by Kim Kudym and...
meticulously edited by Sheila Taintor!
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| Laney Schwab, first place winner, painted this tree using a picture she liked as a model. |
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| One boy told us that a Wisteria has climbed up into a tree in his yard. The artist of this poster is unknown. |
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| State Street perhaps? I think I see a plastic bag in the girl's hand, for those of you concerned about pooper scooping! |
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| What can be more fun than climbing trees? All students in Ann Langois' class agree. |
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| My Community, My Trees |
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| Coming soon, green leaves on trees!! |
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| Tree branches representing important members of our the community. Notice the dentist is at the bottom...with Mayor Holaday lording over our doctors and nurses. |
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| A variety of species standing high on a hill |
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| Another student's perspective of the trees along either side of his or her street. The Tree Commission's goal is for all Newburyport streets to ultimately look like this, hopefully by the time these fifth graders become adults. We are getting there, one tree at a time. Look for seventy or more new trees to be planted across the city this spring. |
