Rotary Club of Seymour youth director Fiona McCarthy with Year 3 Avenel Primary School student Ruby Ranathunga, winner of the middle primary section of the club’s annual Environmental Writing competition.
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The Rotary Club of Seymour has announced the winners of its sixth annual Environmental Writing competition, open to students across the Seymour District.
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Students were asked to respond to the topic: What is the Importance of Bees and as a Young Person, how can I help?
Entries were received from four schools across the district, with a panel of eight Rotarians judging the competition, including Rotarian beekeeper Viv Beaumont OAM.
St Mary’s College Year 6 student Alexis Purcell, pictured with Fiona McCarthy, was the runner-up of the club’s writing competition senior primary section.
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The competition aims to highlight Rotary International’s focus on the environment and encourage students to engage with important issues.
Judges were impressed by the diversity of understanding shown across the entries, which combined research, personal opinion and lived experience.
In the senior primary section, Indianna Field, a Year 6 student from Puckapunyal Primary School, took out first place, with Alexis Purcell, Year 6, from St Mary's College, named runner-up.
Year 6 Puckapunyal Primary School student Indianna Field handed her winning certificate by Fiona McCarthy.
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In the middle primary section, Ruby Ranathunga, Year 3, from Avenel Primary School, was the winner, and Leela Gyawali, Year 3, from Tallarook Primary School, was runner-up.
Winners and runners-up in both sections received a certificate and gift provided by the Rotary Club of Seymour.
For more information about the Rotary Club of Seymour, visit www.rotaryseymour.org or head to the club’s Facebook or Instagram pages.
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