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Bulloch County Farm Bureau announces the winner of bookmark contest

Bulloch County 8th grader Melanie Burgos won the Bulloch County Farm Bureau Middle School Bookmark Contest with a colorful design featuring Georgia-grown crops. Her artwork advances to the Georgia Farm Bureau District 7 competition.
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Bulloch County Farm Bureau Office Manager Jil Trower (right) congratulates Melanie Burgos (left) for winning the Bulloch County Farm Bureau Middle School Bookmark Contest!

Bulloch County student Melanie Burgos is the winner of the Bulloch County Farm Bureau Middle School Bookmark Contest.

Burgos, an 8th grade student at Langston Chapel Middle School was awarded $50 for winning the BCFB Middle School Bookmark Contest, which was open to sixth-eighth grade students. Her colorful drawing showcases blueberries, peanuts, cotton, onions, grapes, peaches, and pecans grown in Georgia.

Bookmark contest participants were provided a blank bookmark and asked to draw a picture that depicts some aspect of Georgia agriculture. Students were allowed to use crayons, markers or colored pencils to create their bookmark. As the county winner, Burgos’s winning bookmark advanced to the Georgia Farm Bureau District 7 Bookmark Contest.

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A close-up look at Melanie Burgos' Bookmark