Newtown Preparing For Annual Arbor Day Celebration

UPDATE: This event has been postponed until Monday, April 30 due to the forecast of rain.

Newtown Borough's annual Arbor Day celebration will be held Friday, April 27 at Officer Brian S. Gregg Memorial Park.

The family-friendly event includes music by ECO Man, tree planting, environmental educational stations, nature crafts, and yoga. Students from Goodnoe Elementary School, local preschools, and community members are invited to attend.

Additionally, you can see the Arbor Day posters created by Goodnoe Elementary 1st and 5th grade students.

Students were encouraged to design a poster illustrating the importance of trees in our world and what Arbor Day means to them. "The result of the challenge is a beautiful collection of children’s artwork that will displayed at the park during Newtown’s Arbor Day Celebration," Arbor Day celebration organizers said in a press release.

“The poster contest is an important and hands-on component of our Arbor Day Celebration,” Newtown Borough Recreation Board Member Colleen Curtin said. “The event is about celebrating the wonders of nature and challenging the children to become actively involved in caring for the environment."

Six winning posters were chosen by a panel of judges, which included the borough mayor, police chief, and a local landscape designer.

The students who created the winning posters will be acknowledged at the Newtown Arbor Day celebration, and their works will be displayed in storefronts throughout the Newtown area and at Goodnoe Elementary School.

The winners are:

First Grade

• Misa Jerianashvili
• Olivia Kern
• Cameron Mccormick

Fifth Grade

• Jane Kalium
• Delaney Matthews
• Zach Vigrass

Check out the winning designs:

Contributed images of the winning posters from Arbor Day celebration organizers