The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that Jeriel Chalk, a home-schooled student in Loveland, took top honors by winning the "Best of Show? in Colorado at the 2007 Junior Duck Stamp Contest. Jeriel's artwork was selected from over 580 entries from across Colorado. Her ink washed rendition of a Gadwall, entitled "Easy Afternoon," represented Colorado at the National Competition in Washington, D.C. at the end of April.
th from 2-4pm at The Arvada Center. Mitch King, the Service's Regional Director, will be the keynote speaker and will honor the winners at the Award Ceremony. In addition, the top 36 placing entries will be displayed at The Wildlife Experience in Parker, CO from June through August, 2007.
First Place winners in all (age) categories:
Best of Show ? Jeriel Chalk (16), Loveland
1st ? Ryan Wells (18), Morrison
1st ? Jeriel Chalk (16), Loveland
1st ? Laura Imbler (15), Arvada
1st ? Samuel Garcia (15), Pueblo
1st ? Katie Tobin (14), Aurora
1st ? Katie Boylen (12), Monument
1st ? Katie Leeper (11), Monument
1st ? Hunter Lalone (10), Littleton
1st ? Shianne Wright (10), Crawford
1st ? Payton Perryman (9), Lafayette
1st ? Taryn Gapter (8), Erie
1st ? Lydia Thompson (7), Crawford
Second Place winners in all (age) categories:
2nd ? Kayla Manning (17), Conifer
2nd ? Erika Buscovick (17), Gunnison
2nd ? Boya Liu (16), Erie
2nd ? Johanna Wyatt (15), Pueblo
2nd ? Katie Raskob (14), Colorado Springs
2nd ? Nicole Hamlin (13), Monument
2nd ? Bradleigh Jenkins (11), Lafayette
2nd ? Liesl Zimmerman (10), Monument
2nd ? Cody Ruff (9), Colorado Springs
2nd ? McCall Hoops (9), Boulder
2nd ? Jackson Spear (9), Louisville
2nd ? Sophia Fisher (6), Crawford
Third Place winners in all (age) categories:
3rd ? Chantal Mustoe (18), Golden
3rd ? Tiffany Williams (18), Pueblo
3rd ? James Hartman (15), Boulder
3rd ? Sydnee Masias (13), Denver
3rd ? Madeleine Kemme (12), Greeley
3rd ? Juan Alvear (12), Denver
3rd ? Nadya Lyapunova (11), Erie
3rd ? Erik Steckel (11), Crawford
3rd ? Rhiannon Jenkins (10), Loveland
3rd ? Darian Valdez (9), Lafayette
3rd ? Sophia Lovato (8), Monument
3rd ? Julia Nguyen (7), Arvada
Honorable Mention winners in all (age) categories:
HM ? Rachel Roark (19), Colorado Springs
HM ? Rudy Raygoza (18), Pueblo
HM ? Mayra Vera (18), Commerce City
HM ? Aja Zimmerman (18), Commerce City
HM ? Nicole Erpelding (17), Littleton
HM ? Juan Rodriguez (17), Commerce City
HM ? Cindy Basulto (17), Commerce City
HM ? Helen Oexmann (17), Colorado Springs
HM ? Matt Robles (17), Pueblo
HM ? Steven Atencio (17), Pueblo
HM ? Cody Rex (16), Golden
HM ? Jirui Qin (16), Superior
HM ? Megan Stevens (16), Colorado Springs
HM ? Reyna Acosta (16), Commerce City
HM ? Jaqueline Trujillo (16), Pueblo
HM ? Jason Casaus (16), Pueblo
HM ? Bryn Maclennan (15), Ouray
HM ? Rebekah Ybarra (14), Elbert
HM ? Mollie Stotts (14), Greeley
HM ? Gabrielle Horner (14), Centennial
HM ? Katelyn Gray (14), Elbert
HM ? Millie Schreibman (13), Greeley
HM ? Mariah Brown (13), Elbert
HM ? Shea Anderson (13), Denver
HM ? Lea Sollman (13), Platteville
HM ? Colter Rex (13), Golden
HM ? Jovan Bridges (13), Aurora
HM ? Isaac Christensen (13), Elbert
HM ? Kaloyan Athannassov (12), Colorado Springs
HM ? Austin Akerberg (12), Elbert
HM ? Kathryn Johnson (12), Monument
HM ? Theo Wecker (12), Hotchkiss
HM ? Aaron Cooper-Valdez (12) Crawford
HM ? Garrett Reinke (12), Greeley
HM ? Natasha Lovato (11), Monument
HM ? Tristan Moore (11), Falcon
HM ? Abbie Rastatter (11), Greeley
HM ? Holly Redinger (11), Colorado Springs
HM ? Emma Goading-Lord (11), Louisville
HM ? Mary Mercier (11), Commerce City
HM ? Kylie Nielson (11), Colorado Springs
HM ? Alleigh Molchan (10), Colorado Springs
HM ? Elizabeth Mackessy (10), Greeley
HM ? Alexis Arroyo (10), Crawford
HM ? Derek Downing (10), Greeley
HM ? Molly McGann (10), Monument
HM ? Aaron Plascencia (10), Colorado Springs
HM ? Jaren Faleide (10), Denver
HM ? Alyssa Davis (9), Boulder
HM ? Allison Zech (9), Boulder
HM ? Tate Dupon (9), Ft. Collins
HM ? Madison Baker (9), Boulder
HM ? Conor Pepin (9), Boulder
HM ? Jackson Meyer (9), Boulder
HM ? Dakota Heck (9), Elbert
HM ? Mathew Moran (9), Boulder
HM ? Payton Meyer (9), Lafayette
HM ? Breahnna Brown (9), Colorado Springs
HM ? Dante Braun (9), Elbert
HM ? Winston Mosley (9), Boulder
HM ? Kate Johnson (8), Lafayette
HM ? Molly Robinson (8), Boulder
HM ? Evan Schek (8), Erie
HM ? Max Pulitzer (8), Boulder
HM ? Alice Cao (7), Lafayette
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