Rose Burke, from Kenai, Alaska, winner of this year’s essay contest, meets with USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small.
Source: United States Department of Agriculture Photos: Courtesy [USDA “Photo of the Week” for the week ending December 6, 2024]
USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small meets with Rose Burke and her Family before the USDA Holiday Celebration in Room 108A in the Whitten Building, Washington D.C., Dec. 3, 2024. Rose, from Kenai, Alaska, won this year essay contest. Fourth-grade students from across Alaska were invited to describe in 250 words using the prompt: ”What would you like the country to know about Alaska’s Christmas tree this year and why it is so special?” She was chosen to come to Washington D.C. to read her essay and light the USDA Christmas tree.
Rose Burke, 4th grader from Alaska, answering the prompt: “What would you like the country to know about Alaska’s Christmas tree this year and why it is so special?“Rose Burke, from Kenai, Alaska, winner of this year essay contest, reads her essay during the 2024 USDA Holiday Celebration and tree lighting ceremony in the Patio of the Whitten building, Washington D.C., Dec.3, 2024.
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