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Bay Area Kid's Essay Contest Winners

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The Tuolumne River Trust is pleased to announce the winners of our third annual kid's essay contest.

As part of our education program, we asked Bay Area 4th, 5th, and 6th graders to write essays about the Tuolumne River and water conservation. We received 31 excellent essays, and it was a very hard decision.

Our grand prize winner is Isha Rajput, a 5th grader from Palo Alto. Isha's essay "The Tuolumne River Needs Help!" can be found here. Because of her wonderful essay and commitment to protecting the Tuolumne, Isha won a canoe trip for four on the Tuolumne River this summer. Congratulations, Isha!

Our second prize winner won a backpack stuffed with TRT goodies, and our third place winner won a backpack, both courtesy of REI.

To read other prizewinning essays, click on the student's name below:

Second Place: Monisha Saxena, 5th grade, Fremont
Third Place: Alice Talker, 4th grade, San Francisco
Runner Up: Ruhani Kapoor, 6th grade, Fremont
Runner Up: Sarah Marks, 5th grade, Menlo Park
Runner Up: Sunny Sun, 6th grade, Fremont

The Tuolumne River Trust wants to thank each and every student who entered, for your passion for the River. We know that the River will be in good hands in the future, with folks like you around to protect it!

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