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Hiawatha School National Contest Winner

By Greg Bebermeyer

01/04/2017

(KNZA)--For the third year in row, the Hiawatha Elementary School is a national award winner in the Made By Milk Carton Construction Contest.

Evergreen Packaging announced Wednesday the school received the " People's Choice" award for its contest entry--a tractor constructed with 1,280 milk cartons.

As an award winner, the school will receive a $2,500 prize. According to the Hiawatha school district's Facebook page, the prize money will be used to continue work on the school's outdoor classroom.

The project was constructed by forty-one 3rd and 4th graders under the direction of Hiawatha Elementary School art instructor Kate Miller.

In addition to sending in a photos of its project, the group had to submit a 200-word essay detailing what made their entry unique. People went to the Made By Milk contest web site to vote for the winner.

171 entries were submitted from across the nation in the contest.

The theme for the contest was " Inventions." Miller says the school chose a tractor because its an invention that impacts the local community. Its on display in the Hiawatha Elementary School library.

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