Poster Contest
Each year, 1st-6th graders in Grays Harbor County submit posters depicting North American shorebirds for the Shorebird and Nature Festival Poster Contest. Place winners are chosen from each grade; the Best of Show is selected from the first place winners. The Best of Show artwork is used in next year's festival publicity.
2022 Poster Contest Results
A special thank you to all the students who submitted artwork to the 2022 Grays Harbor Shorebird and Nature Festival Poster Contest. Over 400 1st-6th grade students submitted artwork, the winners from each grade and the best of show are featured below.
Best of Show
"Enjoy the View" Grayson Black Best of Show and 1st of 4th Grade
1st Grade:
"Killdeer on the Grass" Mary Kate Snodgrass 1st of 1st Grade
"Shorebird Watercolor" Avery Schmitz 2nd of 1st Grade
"The bird" Hudson Bumruhgsiri 3rd of 1st Grade
"Mom and Babe" Skya Callaghan Honorable Mention from 1st Grade
"Killdeer Rocker" Taitum Tyler Honorable Mention of 1st Grade
2nd Grade:
"Lila" Aryana Riojas 1st of 2nd Grade
"Long Beak" Kayla Kinkade 2nd of 2nd Grade
"Lila" Annya Villanueva 3rd of 2nd Grade
"Bella" Victoria Meza Honorable Mention from 2nd Grade
"Cooling Off" Owen Black Honorable Mention of 2nd Grade
3rd Grade:
"A Bird on a Swump" Kevin Ramos 1st of 3rd Grade
"Surfbird standing on the rock in the sea" Miriam Cortes-Verdejo 2nd of 3rd Grade
"Under the Sunset" Cora Anderson 3rd of 3rd Grade
"Mudflat Play" Elisha Sturges Honorable Mention from 3rd Grade
"Skeckles" Charlotte Swaney Honorable Mention of 3rd Grade
4th Grade:
"Enjoy the View" Grayson Black Best of Show and 1st of 4th Grade
"Bird at the Beach" Josh Bale 2nd of 4th Grade
"boby" Brody Messick 3rd of 4th Grade
"Sup crab" Blake Choate Honorable Mention from 4th Grade
"Shore" Myra Hidalgo Honorable Mention of 4th Grade
5th Grade:
"A Calm Day" Jameson Stevens 1st of 5th Grade
"Feeding Time" Josie Winkelman 2nd of 5th Grade
"Mr. Bird waiting for the sunset" Aylin Galeana-Lopez 3rd of 5th Grade
"At the Beach" Mason Craig Honorable Mention from 5th Grade
"Birds on the Shore" Ella Kachman Honorable Mention of 5th Grade
6th Grade
"By the seashore" Madisyn Garrison 1st of 6th Grade