Mar 26, 2018 1 min read

Jefferson Elementary School third-grader McKenna Morgan was selected as the Pennsylvania winner in the National Bonnie Plants Third Grade Cabbage Program. As a result of McKenna’s green thumb, she won a $1,000 scholarship from the Bonnie Plant program, which was presented to her at the school by a representative of Bonnie Plants. This is the first year Jefferson Elementary School third grade has taken part in the contest. Each year Bonnie Plants trucks free O.S. Cross, or “oversized,” cabbage plants to third-grade classrooms whose teachers have signed up for the program online at www.bonnieplants.com. If nurtured and cared for, students can cultivate, nurture and grow giant cabbages, some often over 40 pounds. The program awards a $1,000 scholarship to one student in each participating state. At the end of the season, teachers from each third-grade class select the student who has grown the “best” cabbage, based on size and appearance. A digital image of the cabbage and student is submitted online at www.bonnieplants.com, and that student’s name is then entered in a statewide drawing. State winners are randomly selected by the office of the Commission of Agriculture, in each of the 48 participating states.