Keep Northeast Nebraska Beautiful’s Poem Contest

KNNB sponsored a poem contest during the months of March and April.  Received 56 entries from four schools.  T-shirts and cash prizes were awarded in May.  Here are the winning entries.

3^rd Grade

1^st Place - Logan Olson, Stuart Public School, Stuart

Teacher - Mrs. Taylor

 

When I see litter

it makes me mad.

It makes our Earth look bad.

When I see a field full of litter

it makes me bitter.

So please put your trash in a can

that’s a very good plan!

 

 

2^nd Place - Laura Ohri, West Boyd Unified, Butte

Teacher - Mrs. Lee Reiser

 

KEEP MIDWEST NE CLEAN

Keep the lakes and creeks clean

then beauty is what is seen,

working together - don’t pollute -

citizens are proud

like soldiers who salute.

 

By doing our share

we show we care,

Pick up trash and rake your lawns,

the grass will be greener,

and the children will play till dawn.

 

Oh, keep NE super clean,

the cleanest in the whole Midwest,

we want our state to be

the very best.

 

 

3^rd Place - Jon Reiser, West Boyd Unified, Butte

Teacher - Mrs. Lee Reiser

 

NEBRASKA IS FREE

The streets are free and beautiful,

Nebraska’s people team up

helping the trash to not be.

Ditches are green

and trash can be seen,

People work and care

helping one by one or pairs.

Parks kept up in the towns

trash is put in trash cans,

Children find parks fun to play in

Seeing Nebraska trash free is the plan.

4^th Grade

1^st Place - Samantha Sattler, Stuart Public School, Stuart

Teacher – Mrs. Taylor

 

Take trash bags and get a friend,

pick up trash until the end,

Recycle all that litter.

Don’t be a critter,

Get it started up at school

Everyone will Thank-you,

now that is cool.

 

 

2^nd Place - Jessica Ochoa, Harney Elementary, South Sioux City

Teacher - Mrs. Carson

 

KEEP NEBRASKA CLEAN

Nebraska is not a place to litter.

Our state is not a garbage can.

So keep the trash off our great land.

We want to keep Nebraska as pretty as can be.

Clean rivers, trees, and land as far as I can see.

Keep Nebraska clean.

 

 

3^rd Place Tie – Courtney Stephan, Harney Elementary, South Sioux City

Teacher - Mrs. Carson

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Come help plant trees in northeast Nebraska.

Our part of Nebraska has plenty of oxygen.

U can help Keep Northeast Nebraska clean by not littering.

Ready to help northeast Nebraska be better.

To keep northeast Nebraska clean you need some tools.

Northeast Nebraska can be the best.

Easy to throw your trash away.

You are a good person to help Northeast Nebraska.

 

 

3^rd Place tie – Beauty Moua, Harney Elementary, South Sioux City

Teacher - Mrs. Carson

 

KEEPING NORTHEAST CLEAN

Northeast is clean and fine.

Nice and pretty as butterflies,

Keeping northeast clean from not littering

it is fun for you and me to help

Helping by not littering make you part of this. 

This is why we don’t litter to keep northeast Nebraska clean and beautiful for you and me!

PS Northeast is clean because of you and me.  You and I are part of this!

 

 

 

5^th Grade

1^st Place – Arissa Johnston, Stuart Public School, Stuart

Teacher - Mrs. Paxton

 

OUR NEBRASKA

We need to work on keeping our Nebraska clean.

It’s a very simple plan all we do is try to keep our Nebraska clean for as long as we can.

All trash we find we pick up and recycle.

With air that’s clean and fresh people can get sick from breathing in the dirty and disgusting air.

Pick up all the trash you can to help our Nebraska stay as clean as possible.

 

2^nd Place – Megan A. Riha, Stuart Public School, Stuart

Teacher - Mrs. Paxton

 

BEAUTIFUL NEBRASKA

Nebraska is a beautiful state and is agriculturally active.

It’s not a trash can for your selfish desires.

Keep Nebraska Beautiful, and clean, Keep Nebraska safe for children,

And keep Nebraska away from turning into a dump,

Finally keep Nebraska a beautiful state!

 

3^rd Place – Kyle Jackman, Stuart Public School, Stuart

Teacher - Mrs. Paxton

 

KEEP NEBRASKA BEAUTIFUL

Keep the Earth clean!

Do you like forests, grasslands, and etc?

If you do you will want to start picking up trash.

Help Nebraska stay clean.

Then Nebraska will last longer.

So please help Nebraska stay a state longer and help us pickup trash today.

 

6^th Grade

 

1^st Place – Kami Boettcher, Stuart Public School, Stuart

Teacher - Mrs. Paxton

 

KEEP THE EARTH CLEAN!

Keep the world clean by not littering.

If you like the sound

of nature then don’t be hounds.

And start to help clean up the earth.

Help people enjoy the earth

like every little girl and boy.

Do you like the sight of grass?

Then help keep the mass of your town and nature stay at the same level of even higher.

Pitch in and help save our earth.