Events

Federal Junior Duck Stamp Contest

2008 Washington State Junior
Duck Stamp Winners

Congratulations to all the winners!

Best of Show
Alec Chou, Age 17, Medallion Art School, Vancouver

Click here to see the Best of Show!

1st Place
Katrina Berkompas, Age 7, Berkompas Family Academy, Yacolt
Daniel Seifert, Age 9, Berkompas Family Academy, Yacolt
Enoch Tsai, Age 8, Home School, Vancouver
Mary Yang, Age 10, Medallion Art School, Vancouver
Xianguang Yan, Age 11, Sun Century Art Class, Vancouver
Sophie Cong, Age 12, Medallion Art School, Vancouver
Zhong Chai, Age 14, Medallion Art School, Vancouver
Christina Ge, Age 14, Medallion Art School, Vancouver
Gina Tsai, Age 14, Medallion Art School, Vancouver
Judy Chou, Age 16, Medallion Art School, Vancouver
Jennifer Jung, age 17, Medallion Art School, Vancouver

2nd Place
Angela Zeng, Age 8, Sun Century Art Class, Vancouver
Hannah Gianan, Age 9, Sun Century Art Class, Vancouver
Emmie Dong, Age 8, Sun Century Art Class, Vancouver
Susan Zou, Age 11, Medallion Art School, Vancouver
Emilie Kuo, Age 10, Medallion Art School, Vancouver
Esther Tsai, Age 9, Home School, Vancouver
Kelsey Canaga, Age 14, Renaissance School of Fine Arts, Renton
Esther Lee, Age 14, Young’s Art Studio, Camas
Joanna Guo, Age 15, Sun Century Art Class, Vancouver
Ryan Osborn, Age 18, Home School, Snohomish
Chloe Scheffe, Age 17, Tacoma School of the Arts, Tacoma
David Sun, Age 16, Sun Century Art Class, Vancouver

3rd Place
Anna Lu, Age 7, Sun Century Art Class, Vancouver
Elyn Ye, Age 7, Sun Century Art Class, Vancouver
Michelle Treadwell, Age 8, Medallion Art School, Vancouver
Lindsay Weinberg, Age 11, Sun Century Art Class, Vancouver
Jann Jedrik Zeta, Age 10, Sun Century Art Class, Vancouver
Matthew Berkompas, Age 9, Berkompas Family Academy, Yacolt
Julia Zou, Age 14, Medallion Art School, Vancouver
Aimee Berkompas, Age 12, Berkompas Family Academy, Yacolt
Stephanie Guo, Age 15, Sun Century Art Class, Vancouver
Stephanie Drazic, Age 17, Skyline High School, Sammamish
Penny Koprek, Age 15, N.W. Academy of Fine Arts, Battleground
Jing Xue, Age 15, Medallion Art School, Vancouver

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.

For more information, contact:
Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
100 Brown Farm Road
Olympia, WA 98516
Phone: (360) 753-9467
Fax: (360)534-9302