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2010 Best of Show
Shorebird Festival Poster Contest

Congratulations to Clara Park, a 6th grader at Cosmopolis Elementary School.
Her watercolor of a Killdeer entitled “Killdeer in the Sunset" won Best in Show.

2010 Poster Contest Information

Grays Harbor County students, grades 1-6, design Shorebird Festival Posters for competition. Five judges select from each grade a 1st-3rd place and two honorable mention winners. A "Best of Show" is chosen from among the first place winners in each grade. All winning posters are displayed and awards are given during the Shorebird Festival. Everyone is welcome to attend the Poster Contest Awards Ceremony held at Festival Headquarters on Saturday May 1, 2010 starting at 1pm.

Schools Participating = 8
A.J. West, Central, Cosmopolis, Grays Harbor Adventist Christian School, Ocean Shores, Ocosta, Raymond HomeLink, Simpson

Number of Teachers Participating = 27

Number of Student Entries = 438
Grade 1 = 33
Grade 2 = 51
Grade 3 = 59
Grade 4 = 195
Grade 5 = 61
Grade 6 = 39

Judges
Jean Takekawa
Refuge Manager, Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge

Kris Schoyen
Retired Art Teacher, Former Director of the Grays Harbor Shorebird Festival

Lynn Childers
Artist, retired U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist

Jude Armstrong
Member of Grays Harbor Audubon Society, Artist, Volunteer at Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge

Terry Small
Artist, member of Grays Harbor Audubon Society

Click here to see pictures of the judging

List of Winners

FIRST GRADE

Congratulations to Adrian Peters of Ocean Shores Elementary School.
His picture of a Black-bellied Plover entitled "Brown Bird" won first place for first grade.

First Place
Adrian Peters, Ocean Shores, "Brown Bird"

Second Place
Emily Krumholz, Ocean Shores

Third Place
Ashlyn Yakovich, Cosmopolis

Honorable Mention
Sarah Bridge, Ocean Shores
Rayvn Ponce, Ocean Shores

SECOND GRADE

Congratulations to Ryan Anderson of Ocosta Elementary School.
His picture of a Plover entitled "Walking in the Sand" won first place for second grade.

First Place
Ryan Anderson, Ocosta, "Walking in the Sand"

Second Place
Layne Martin, Ocosta

Third Place
Max Comenout, Ocosta

Honorable Mention
Emily Brown-Jellesed, Ocosta
Josie Barnes, Ocosta

THIRD GRADE

Congratulations to Gabrielle Idso of Ocosta Elementary.
Her picture of a sandpiper entitled "Least Sandpiper at Sunrise" won first place for third grade.

First Place
Gabrielle Idso, Ocosta Elementary, "Least Sandpiper at Sunrise"

Second Place
Marithess Lang, Grays Harbor Adventist

Third Place
Alliyah Schreck, Raymond HomeLink

Honorable Mention
Joey Aschenbrenner, Grays Harbor Adventist
Kennedy Ann Merino, Ocosta

FOURTH GRADE

Congratulations to Taylor Coker of Cosmopolis Elementary.
His picture of a Dunlin entitled "Take Off" won first place for fourth grade.

First Place
Taylor Coker, Cosmopolis Elementary, "Take Off"

Second Place
Sean McAlllister, Central

Third Place
Angel Barclay, A.J. West

Honorable Mention
Nicole Lund, A.J. West
Kayla Baires, Simpson


FIFTH GRADE

Congratulations to Alexander Marcisz of Ocean Shores Elementary.
His picture of a Snowy Plover entitled "The Plover at the Beach" won first place for fifth grade.

First Place
Alexander Marcisz, Ocean Shores, "The Plover at the Beach"

Second Place
Allie Martin, Ocean Shores

Third Place
Hannah Palmer, Cosmopolis

Honorable Mention
Kaylee Johnson, Ocean Shores
Nathan Harlin, Cosmopolis

SIXTH GRADE

First Place (Best In Show)
Clara Park, Cosmopolis, "Killdeer in the Sunset"

Second Place
Trista Cooper, Cosmopolis

Third Place
Rachael Saul, Ocosta

Honorable Mention
Brianna Carbaugh, Raymond HomeLink
Dakota Mullikin, Cosmopolis