NEWS RELEASE
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Mountain-Prairie Region
134 Union Boulevard
Lakewood, Colorado 80228
April 11, 2011 Contact: Seth Beres, (303)289-0867
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ANNOUNCES WINNERS
OF THE 2011 COLORADO JUNIOR DUCK STAMP CONTEST
Note to Editors: Pdf File of Winning Artwork Available Upon Request
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced Kal Athannassov, a 16 year old student from Vista Ridge High School in Colorado Springs, took top honors by winning the “Best of Show” in Colorado at the 2011 Junior Duck Stamp Contest. Kal’s artwork was selected from hundreds of amazing entries from across Colorado. His acrylic paint rendition of a Fulvous Whistling Duck, entitled "Before The Storm,” will represent Colorado and be entered at the National Junior Duck Stamp Competition in Washington, D.C. at the end of April.
Entries from Colorado were judged by a panel of waterfowl enthusiasts, biologists and professional wildlife artists. Recognition for all participants and prizes for the top 25 drawings in each of four age groups (K-3, 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12) are awarded each year.
This year’s award ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 14th from 1-3pm at The Arvada Center for The Performing Arts. Steve Guertin, the Service’s Regional Director for the Mountain-Prairie Region, will be the keynote speaker and will help honor the winners at the award Ceremony. All members of the public, including teachers, students, and families are welcome to join the celebration.
First Place winners in all (age) categories:
Best of Show – Kal Athannassov (15), Colorado Springs
1st – Millie Schreibman (17), Greeley
1st – Sarah Morgan (17), Denver
1st - Kal Athannassov (15), Colorado Springs
1st – McKaila Kiernan (15), Ft. Collins
1st – Aspen Pauluhn (15), Minot
1st – Nadya Lyapunova (15), Ft. Collins
1st – Sophia Lovato (12), Monument
1st – Marina Boiko (11) Boulder
1st – Colby Dalrymple (11) Colorado Springs
1st – Liam Reed (9), Boulder
1st – Rohit Pandit (8), Ft. Collins
1st – Kyla Reed (6), Boulder
Second Place winners in all (age) categories:
2nd – Janet Hilty (18), Denver
2nd – Colter Rex (17), Golden
2nd – Laura McAninch (16), Fairplay
2nd – Ksenia Lepikhina (13), Boulder
2nd – Tate Dupon (13), Carr
2nd – Cristina Nagy (13), Colorado Springs
2nd – Turgerel Amgalanbaatar (13), Denver
2nd – Jake Johnson (12), Colorado Springs
2nd – Undarmaa Bandi (11), Denver
2nd – Bailey Wallace (9), Boulder
2nd – Emma Kiernan (9), Ft. Collins
2nd – Connor Dalrymple (9), Colorado Springs
Third Place winners in all (age) categories:
3rd – Emily Bertelson (18), Niwot
3rd – Glory Chitwood (15), Fairplay
3rd – Jordan Wedow (15), Fairplay
3rd – Jaime Gray (15), Colorado Springs
3rd – Sydnee Dupon (15), Carr
3rd – Jacquie Harro (15), Denver
3rd – Austin Weaver (14), Colorado Springs
3rd – Taylor Aguilera (11), Ft. Collins
3rd – Maya Julien (10), Denver
3rd – Mikaela French (9), Boulder
3rd – Adrian Nagy (9), Colorado Springs
3rd – Tate Weltzin (8), Boulder
Honorable Mention winners in all (age) categories:
HM – Katie Tobin (18), Aurora
HM – Summer Trent (17), Glenwood Springs
HM – Ryan Hooper (17), Denver
HM – Jessica Kaufman (17), Denver
HM – Olivia Mandonado (17), Denver
HM – Kaylee Skelton (17), Denver
HM – Hayley Brown (16), Elbert
HM – Alicia Fish (16), Colorado Springs
HM – Jacob Raedil (16), Colorado Springs
HM – Sean Scally (16), Colorado Springs
HM – Hannah Johnson (16), Colorado Springs
HM – Lorel Beck (16), Denver
HM – Greta Erickson (16), Elbert
HM – Micah Levy (15), Arvada
HM – Natasha Lovato (15), Monument
HM – Crysta Alcorn (15), Fairplay
HM – Jason Kipp (15), Fairplay
HM – Billie Margheim (15), Fairplay
HM – Elsa Martinez (15), Fairplay
HM – Sara Rafferty (15), Fairplay
HM – Frances Galgan (15), Colorado Springs
HM – Miranda Mitchell (15), Colorado Springs
HM – Alyson Naftanel (15), Colorado Springs
HM – Ian Gannon (14), Fairplay
HM – Jamie Rainey (14), Colorado Springs
HM – Jaime Silverman (13), Greenwood Village
HM – Madisen Kiernan (13), Ft. Collins
HM – Bryce Dalrymple (13), Colorado Springs
HM – Melody Sutherland (12), Windsor
HM – Kaylie Marcum (12), Colorado Springs
HM – Margaux McFarland (12), Greenwood Village
HM – Anna Dischler (12), Greenwood Village
HM – Elijah Gonzalez (12), Arvada
HM – Maddison Hogan (12), Lafayette
HM – Jonathan Sommer (11), Colorado Springs
HM – Kayla Rondinelli (11), Greenwood Village
HM – Paul Nagy (11), Colorado Springs
HM – Jill Weaver (11), Colorado Springs
HM – Hannah Phillips (11), Elbert
HM – Emily Coleman (11), Greeley
HM – Taylor Baptiste (11), Greeley
HM – Luke Desmond (11), Greeley
HM – Elizabeth Gonzalez (11), Greeley
HM – Marina Howard (11), Greeley
HM – Katrina Mickelson (11), Greeley
HM – Anna Nix (11), Greeley
HM – Jordan Appel (10), Boulder
HM – Dori Deterding (9), Boulder
HM – Zach Fruehauf (9), Boulder
HM – Luke Halpin (9), Boulder
HM – Carter Melton (9), Boulder
HM – Gabriel Dupon (9), Carr
HM – Avonlea Wright (9), Loveland
HM – Madeline Tapp (8), Arvada
HM – Ammon Carwin (8), Boulder
HM – Annabelle Haggard (8), Boulder
HM – Grace Hattendorf (8), Boulder
HM – Hannah Jacobs (8), Boulder
HM – Taylor Johnson (8), Boulder
HM – Maia Parkin (8), Boulder
HM – Mckenna Tuthill (8), Boulder
HM – Angel Vasquez (8), Loveland
HM – Asher Luevano (7), Ft. Collins
HM – Sophie Dupon (6), Carr
The Federal Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program is an educational program designed for all public, private, and home schooled students in grades k-12 to learn more about waterfowl and habitat conservation. Incorporating scientific and wildlife management principles into visual arts curriculum creates an active awareness of the critical need to protect, preserve and enhance our wetland habitat for waterfowl, migratory songbirds, and the hundreds of other plants and animals that depend on wetlands for their survival.
The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. We are both a leader and trusted partner in fish and wildlife conservation, known for our scientific excellence, stewardship of lands and natural resources, dedicated professionals and commitment to public service. For more information on our work and the people who make it happen, visit www.fws.gov.
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