Rupert Student Takes Second In Mid-Atlantic Dairy Contest

From Pottstown School District Director of Community Relations John J. Armato:

Rupert Elementary School first grade student Umar Annable recently was recognized as the second-place award winner in the Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association Poster Contest. 

The contest was open to students from Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, and Maryland. 

Umar became one of 130 finalists from 20 school districts representing 47 different schools. 

His poster picture, along with other finalists’, will be incorporated into the Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association’s calendar for the 2013 year. 

Replicas of posters will also be used at various schools to help promote the value of drinking milk.

Kim Holsonback, Pottstown School District Director of Food Services, is proud of the accomplishments of the Rupert students in participating in the event and emphasized that the dairy association attempts to motivate students to think about the nutritional value of drinking milk. 

“We want students to be aware that there are choices and encourage them to think about making good choices that will benefit their overall health," she said. "The poster contest was a learning experience that involved reading and thinking. Art is a natural expressive and pure form of creating."