Federal Junior Duck Stamp Contest
2011 Washington State
Federal Junior Duck Stamp Winners
Congratulations to all the winners!
Best of Show
McKenna Beckman, Age 15, Medallion Art School, Battleground
| Group I |
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| Grades K-3 |
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| Name |
Place |
Age |
School |
City |
| Jeremy Berkompas |
1st |
9 |
Berkompas Family Academy |
Yacolt |
| Trinity Rose |
1st |
9 |
Medallion Art School |
Vancouver |
| Shrisha Menon |
1st |
9 |
Medallion Art School |
Vancouver |
| Grace Park |
2nd |
8 |
Young's Art Studio |
Vancouver |
| Austin Lee |
2nd |
7 |
Young's Art Studio |
Vancouver |
| Jasmine Wu |
2nd |
7 |
Medallion Art School |
Vancouver |
| Kyle Chen |
3rd |
5 |
Sun Century Art Academy |
Vancouver |
| Victor Wu |
3rd |
9 |
Sun Century Art Academy |
Vancouver |
| Brianna Salois |
3rd |
8 |
William Wiley Elementary |
West Richland |
| Sophie Smucker |
H.M. |
8 |
Three Rivers HomeLink |
Richland |
| Hailey Polus |
H.M. |
9 |
William Wiley Elementary |
West Richland |
| Nikki Buchel |
H.M. |
9 |
William Wiley Elementary |
West Richland |
| Aiden Bai |
H.M. |
6 |
Sun Century Art Acadmey |
Vacouver |
| Taylor Matteucci |
H.M. |
9 |
William Wiley Elementary |
West Richland |
| Tess Matteucci |
H.M. |
9 |
William Wiley Elementary |
West Richland |
| Kierstyn Jordheim |
H.M. |
9 |
William Wiley Elementary |
West Richland |
| Emily Gabel |
H.M. |
9 |
William Wiley Elementary |
West Richland |
| Kevin Chen |
H.M. |
7 |
Sun Century Art Acadmey |
Vacouver |
| Leah Nye-Felt |
H.M. |
9 |
William Wiley Elementary |
West Richland |
| Cody Higgins |
H.M. |
9 |
William Wiley Elementary |
West Richland |
| Korey Tucker |
H.M. |
9 |
William Wiley Elementary |
West Richland |
| Natalie Martin |
H.M. |
9 |
William Wiley Elementary |
West Richland |
| Mia Rogers |
H.M. |
9 |
William Wiley Elementary |
West Richland |
| Lydianna Smith |
H.M. |
7 |
Quiet Waters Academy Homeschool |
Graham |
| Jaydin Greer |
H.M. |
8 |
William Wiley Elementary |
West Richland |
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| Group II |
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| Grades 4-6 |
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| Name |
Place |
Age |
School |
City |
| Arthur Mamedor |
1st |
12 |
Medallion Art School |
Vancouver |
| Enoch Tsai |
1st |
10 |
Medallion Art School |
Vancouver |
| Vanessa Johnson |
1st |
12 |
Medallion Art School |
Vancouver |
| Sophie Yuan-Ju Tsai |
2nd |
10 |
Medallion Art School |
Vancouver |
| Courtney Wilmington |
2nd |
11 |
Medallion Art School |
Vancouver |
| Emmie Dong |
2nd |
11 |
Sun Century Art Academy |
Vancouver |
| Audrey Chang |
3rd |
9 |
Sun Century Art Academy |
Vancouver |
| Ivy Ye |
3rd |
11 |
Sun Century Art Academy |
Vancouver |
| Anna Ostapenko |
3rd |
10 |
Medallion Art School |
Vancouver |
| Clancy Morgan |
H.M. |
11 |
Medallion Art School |
Vancouver |
| Solomon Smucker |
H.M. |
10 |
Three Rivers HomeLink |
Richland |
| Dallas Pavesse |
H.M. |
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William Wiley Elementary |
West Richland |
| Easton Oberman |
H.M. |
10 |
Three Rivers HomeLink |
Richland |
| Jason Liu |
H.M. |
10 |
Medallion Art School |
Vancouver |
| Elyn Ye |
H.M. |
10 |
Sun Century Art School |
Vancouver |
| Anna Groetsema |
H.M. |
10 |
Medallion Art School |
Vancouver |
| Yannie Li |
H.M. |
11 |
Sun Century Art School |
Vancouver |
| Spencer Smith |
H.M. |
12 |
Quiet Waters Academy Homeschool |
Graham |
| Jason Statt |
H.M. |
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Medallion Art School |
Vancouver |
| Jolie Qiu |
H.M. |
11 |
Sun Century Art School |
Vancouver |
| Winlyn Liu |
H.M. |
12 |
Medallion Art School |
Vancouver |
| Tanner Gohl |
H.M. |
11 |
Gohl Homeschool |
Camas |
| Harsha Lakamsani |
H.M. |
9 |
Medallion Art School |
Vancouver |
| Jehannah Sollmann |
H.M. |
10 |
Mother of Divine Grace, Homeschool |
Port Angeles |
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| Group III |
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| Grades 7-9 |
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| Name |
Place |
Age |
School |
City |
| Charity Young |
1st |
12 |
Medallion Art School |
Vancouver |
| Hailie Christenson |
1st |
14 |
Medallion Art School |
Vancouver |
| Zachary Berkompas |
1st |
14 |
Berkompas Family Academy |
Yacolt |
| Esther Tsai |
2nd |
12 |
Medallion Art School |
Vancouver |
| Matthew Berkompas |
2nd |
12 |
Berkompas Family Academy |
Yacolt |
| Victor Chang |
2nd |
13 |
Medallion Art School |
Vancouver |
| Louis Klein |
3rd |
14 |
Meeker Middle School |
Tacoma |
| Heidi Christenson |
3rd |
14 |
Medallion Art School |
Vancouver |
| Megan Bernovich |
3rd |
14 |
Meeker Middle School |
Tacoma |
| Amanda Shi |
H.M. |
13 |
Medallion Art School |
Vancouver |
| Dillon Gohl |
H.M. |
12 |
Gohl Homeschool |
Camas |
| Daniel Cain |
H.M. |
14 |
ECHO Homeschool Co-op |
Pasco |
| Juan L. Morales |
H.M. |
14 |
Toppenish High School |
Toppenish |
| Zasha Sepulveda |
H.M. |
14 |
Toppenish High School |
Toppenish |
| Nolan Gaffney |
H.M. |
14 |
Christina's Art Studio |
Lacey |
| Allison Day |
H.M. |
13 |
Meeker Middle School |
Tacoma |
| Robert Irwin |
H.M. |
16 |
Toppenish High School |
Toppenish |
| Areona Uscola |
H.M. |
14 |
Meeker Middle School |
Tacoma |
| Justin Young |
H.M. |
14 |
Medallion Art School |
Vancouver |
| Morgan Poirier |
H.M. |
14 |
Meeker Middle School |
Tacoma |
| Xianguang Yan |
H.M. |
14 |
Sun Century Art Academy |
Vancouver |
| Madison Smith |
H.M. |
14 |
Homeschool |
Graham |
| Amalia Martinez |
H.M. |
15 |
Quincy Junior High |
Quincy |
| Araceli Matias |
H.M. |
14 |
Quincy Junior High |
Quincy |
| Harley Riordan |
H.M. |
13 |
Quincy Junior High |
Quincy |
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| Group IV |
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| Grades 10-12 |
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| Name |
Place |
Age |
School |
City |
| McKenna Beckman |
1st BOS |
15 |
Medallion Art School |
Vancouver |
| Katie Orsi |
1st |
16 |
Medallion Art School |
Vancouver |
| Shirley Chung |
1st |
16 |
Skyline High School |
Sammamish |
| Kyuri Kim |
2nd |
15 |
Young's Art Studio |
Vancouver |
| Lea Sollmann |
2nd |
16 |
Mother of Divine Grace, Homeschool |
Port Angeles |
| Victoria Moon |
2nd |
15 |
Medallion Art School |
Vancouver |
| Andrea Liu |
3rd |
17 |
Skyline High School |
Sammamish |
| Joanna Guo |
3rd |
18 |
Sun Century Art Academy |
Vancouver |
| Freddy Cruz |
3rd |
15 |
Toppenish High School |
Toppenish |
| Kayla Heitzman |
H.M. |
16 |
Bonney Lake High School |
Bonney Lake |
| Jonathan Hong |
H.M. |
17 |
Skyline High School |
Sammamish |
| Adrian Pacheco |
H.M. |
15 |
Toppenish High School |
Toppenish |
| Osvaldo Gutierrez |
H.M. |
15 |
Toppenish High School |
Toppenish |
| Sasha Grumman |
H.M. |
17 |
Skyline High School |
Sammamish |
| Samantha Stendal |
H.M. |
17 |
Skyline High School |
Sammamish |
| Maria Mondloch |
H.M. |
17 |
Skyline High School |
Sammamish |
| Stephanie Guo |
H.M. |
18 |
Sun Century Art Academy |
Vancouver |
| Miles Blackwood |
H.M. |
17 |
Skyline High School |
Sammamish |
| Sarah Balough |
H.M. |
15 |
Homeschool |
Puyallup |
| Christian Hunter |
H.M. |
18 |
Skyline High School |
Sammamish |
| Anne Christensen |
H.M. |
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Skyline High School |
Sammamish |
| Julia Licholai |
H.M. |
17 |
Skyline High School |
Sammamish |
| Fredy Lustre |
H.M. |
17 |
Toppenish High School |
Toppenish |
| Chelsea Merkel |
H.M. |
18 |
Bonney Lake High School |
Bonney Lake |
| Matthew Allen |
H.M. |
19 |
Elma High School |
Elma |
The Federal Junior Duck Stamp program uses art to teach the importance of conserving our wetlands and to expand the knowledge of the Federal Duck Stamp as a conservation program. The program targets youth from kindergarten through high school in public and private schools for participation in activities that will lead to a greater awareness of our nation's living resources. It enables students to experience hands-on, creative-learning activities centered around conservation.
Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge has the privilege of being involved in this exciting opportunity by serving as Washington State's collection and judging center for hundreds of wonderful pieces of student art each year. The Refuge also displays the artwork of the year's winning students periodically within the Visitor Center.
Students from all 50 states and the District of Columbia participate in the Junior Duck Stamp Design contest held annually. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awards certificates of appreciation to all students who enter the contests. Local school entries are forwarded to state contests, and first, second, third place and honorable mention ribbons are awarded to the student artists whose works are selected in each state by a panel of judges comprised of artists and waterfowl experts. A Best-of-Show winner is also selected and sent to Washington, D.C., to compete in the National Contest. The first place winner of the national competition, their art teacher, and one of their parents receive a three-day trip to Washington, D.C., to attend the Federal Duck Stamp Contest at the Department of Interior. The first place winner also receives a $2,500 scholarship award and his/her art work becomes the design of the following year's Federal Junior Duck Stamp.
