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A note from the Kansas coordinator  The 2008 winners
Where to see the winning entries

    The United States Fish & Wildlife Service and The Coleman Company, Inc. co-sponsor the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program for Kansas.  Twenty-five ribbons are awarded in each of four age groups (K-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12). The State's Best of Show represents Kansas at the National Competition in Washington, D.C.

    This educational program is designed for all public, private, parochial and home-schooled students in grades kindergarten through 12 to learn more about conservation through the arts. Incorporating scientific and wildlife management principles into a 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. State and national recognition of students, teachers, and schools can be gained while increasing the students' understanding of waterfowl and their wetland habitats by having them participate in the stamp design contest. Eligible species are any North American migratory waterfowl (swan, duck or goose), Hawaiian Koloa, Laysan Duck or Nene. Many students thoroughly research their topic to provide themselves with better background information and assist them with their project.

Kansas joined the state competition in 1992.

Money raised by the sale of Federal Duck Stamps funds the purchase and leasing of waterfowl habitat.  Since 1934, Federal Duck Stamps have generated more than $671 million that has been used to preserve over 5.2 million acres of waterfowl habitat in the United States. Many of the more than 538 national wildlife refuges have been paid for all or in part by Duck Stamp money. Federal Duck Stamps are sold for $15 in many post offices across the country. You can also buy Federal and Junior Duck Stamps on the Internet and at many sporting goods and outdoor-gear stores.  The money raised from the sale of Junior Duck Stamps funds scholarships and promotes conservation education.

More information on the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Junior Duck Stamp program may be found on their web site: http://www.fws.gov/juniorduck/ArtContest.htm      

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Dear Educators:

The 2008 Kansas Junior Duck Contest is a wrap!  See below for the winners!

  The deadline for submitting an entry for 
  the 2008 Junior Duck Stamp contest was March 15, 2008. 

For an idea of how the competition works and to get ready for 2009,
click this icon Click here to download the 2008 Junior Duck Stamp brochure. to download the 2008 brochure.
(NOTE: The file size is 3 megabytes,
which can be a lengthy download on a slow connection.)

Contact Lorrie Beck (see below) if you live in Kansas and want a copy mailed to you.
If you do not live in Kansas, find your state coordinator by clicking here.

(On a Windows system, the best way to download the file is to right click on the link and choose "Save Target As" to save it to your hard drive, then open it from there.  You will need Acrobat Reader to view this file.  If you don't have that software already, you can get it for free from Adobe.)

JUDGING THE ENTRIES
Our panel of judges chooses three 1st place, three 2nd place, three 3rd place, and 16 honorable mention entries for each of the 4 age groups (K-3, 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12) for a total of 100 awardees.

ALL original artwork (except the Best of Show, and 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and HM winners) will be returned by mid-April. Every student who submitted an entry will receive a certificate of participation.

The Best of Show original artwork will be sent to Washington D.C. and it will not be returned until June, 2009.

The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners will receive their original artwork, ribbon, certificate, and a small prize package at an award ceremony on Saturday, May 3 at 1 p.m. at the Great Plains Nature Center.  The artwork, ribbon, certificate, and prizes will be mailed to those unable to attend the award ceremony.  The top Conservation Message winners (see below) will also be invited to the award ceremony on May 3.

The 64 Honorable Mention winners will receive their original artwork, ribbon, and certificate no later than the end of April.

Color copies of the Best of Show, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and HM winners will be made and they will be displayed at various venues around the state, including the State Fair (Hutchinson, September 5-14).

Please contact me if you have any questions. 

- Lorrie Beck -
Kansas Junior Duck Stamp Coordinator
Great Plains Nature Center
6232 E. 29th Street North
Wichita, KS 67220-2200
(316) 683-5499 x108

For the 2008 competition, 883 pieces of artwork were submitted from 51 Kansas public schools, 7 private schools, 11 home schools or home projects, 5 art studios, and two 4-H clubs. Entries were submitted in 4 age categories (Group 1: K-3rd grade; Group II: 4th - 6th grade; Group III: 7th - 9th grade; and Group IV: 10th - 12th grade).

These entries were judged by a panel of waterfowl enthusiasts, professionals and artists.

Judges for 2008:
Jim Reid - The Coleman Company (sponsor)
Marc Murrell - Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
Patty Marlett - Wichita Audubon Society
Bob Gress - Great Plains Nature Center
Mary Werner - Newman University - Director of Visual Arts

Layne Anderson, an 18-year old student at Olathe NW High School,
captured “Best of Show” honors for Kansas in the judging on
Wednesday, March 26, 2008.

Her acrylic painting of a pair of ring-necked ducks will represent Kansas in the national Junior Duck Stamp competition on April 17 at the San Diego Zoo.  Layne’s entry will compete alongside the other 49 states’ “Best of Show” entries. The first place national winner receives a $5,000 scholarship, a free trip to Washington D.C., and has his or her entry made into this year's Junior Duck Stamp, which is sold nationwide. Proceeds from the sale of the $5.00 stamp go to fund conservation education and art scholarships.

Where to see the winning entries.

Junior Duck Stamp Exhibit Tour Schedule - 2008

Chaplin Nature Center - Arkansas City
April 22 – May 20

Pratt Nature Center - Pratt
May 20 – June 10

West Ridge Mall - Topeka
June 10 – 24

Prairie Park Nature Center - Lawrence
June 24 – July 18

Lee Richardson Zoo – Garden City
July 18 –August 19

Kansas State Fair - Hutchinson
September 5 – 14

Johnson County Public Libraries
November 2008 – January 2009

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The Kansas Junior Duck Stamp Contest winners for 2008 are:

GROUP 1 (K-3rd grades)

  Student's Name Teacher/Parent School/Town
1st Place winners Nathan Cunningham Betty Cunningham Home Project/ Iola
  Cohen Lyle Deloris Schoepflin Michigan Valley 4-H/ Carbondale
  Zachary Fleming Deloris Schoepflin Michigan Valley 4-H/ Overbrook
2nd Place winners Brock Butel Deloris Shoepflin Michigan Valley 4-H/ Overbrook
  Gabe Butel Deloris Shoepflin Michigan Valley 4-H/ Overbrook
  Yen Pham Patricia Swearingen Wichita Collegiate
3rd Place winners Abigail Bohot Gayle Clayborn Clayborn Art Instructing/ Wichita
  Vivian Pham Charles Baughman Monart School of Art/ Wichita
  Dalton Reed Jay Stires Jay Shideler Elem./Topeka
GROUP 2 (4-6th grades)
  Student's Name Teacher/Parent School/Town
1st Place winners Kara Heizelman LeRoy Heizelman Home Project/
Derby
  Wesley Johnson Denise Ash Auburn Elem./Auburn
  Lenzie Sommer Gayle Clayborn Clayborn Art Instructing/
Wichita
2nd Place winners William Elliott Denise Ash Auburn Elem./Auburn
  Steven Hein Mark Hein Home Project/ Shawnee
  Clarissa Miller Kathleen Taylor Charity Christian Academy/ Hutchinson
3rd Place winners Rebecca Cunningham Joyce Atkinson Iola Middle School/ Iola
  Ashley Lynn Henderson Jay Stires Jay Shideler Elem./
Wakarusa
  Lacey Marie Henderson Jay Stires Jay Shideler Elem./
Wakarusa
GROUP 3 (7-9th grades)
  Student's Name Teacher/Parent School/Town
1st Place winners Christin Gillman Meredith Gillman Lighthouse Christian Academy/
Rose Hill
  Ryan Johnson Alice Bertels Washburn Rural Middle School/ Auburn
  Matthew Cunningham Joyce Atkinson Iola Middle School/ Iola
2nd Place winners Ben Webb Kent Thompson Osborne High/ Osborne
  Christina Stockton Gayle Clayborn Clayborn Art Instructing/ Wichita
  Hunter Post Margo Hosie Beloit Junior-Senior High/ Beloit
3rd Place winners Emmy Pope Alice Bertels Washburn Rural Middle School/ Auburn
  Jacqueline Stockton Gayle Clayborn Clayborn Art Instructing/ Wichita
  Rebekah Stockton Gayle Clayborn Clayborn Art Instructing/ Wichita
GROUP 4 (10-12th grades)
Student's Name Teacher/Parent School/Town
1st Place winners Azia An Cheryl Lindstrom Northwest High/ Wichita
BEST OF SHOW! Layne Anderson Wayne Walker Olathe NW High/ Olathe
Wing Yan Tuen Gayle Clayborn Clayborn Art Instructing/ Wichita
2nd Place winners Jordan Kirtley Cheryl Lindstrom Northwest High/ Wichita
Audra Sagastume Julie Peterson-Shea USD 325 High/ Phillipsburg
Michelle Stockton Gayle Clayborn Clayborn Art Instructing/ Wichita
3rd Place winners Kristin Demel Carolyn Ohnmacht Otis-Bison High/ Olmitz
Anna Hollingsworth Sheryl Hollingsworth Sonrise Academy/ Winfield
Christian Taylor Cheryl Lindstrom Northwest High/ Wichita
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Conservation Messages
In addition to the artwork, judges also evaluated the Conservation Messages of each entrant.   Conservation Messages allow students to articulate in words the things they have learned, and explain why waterfowl, wetlands, and nature are important to them.
The following are the top three Conservation Messages
in each of the four age categories:

GROUP 1 (K-3rd grades)

Zachary Fleming
Michigan Valley 4-H Club
Overbrook
“Preserve the wetlands to make duck species survive.”
Cortlyn Wolfe
Jay Shideler Elementary School
Topeka
“Clean air plus clean water equals a beautiful world.”
Corbin Hollingsworth
Sonrise Academy
Winfield
“We must take care of nature for all people to enjoy.”

GROUP 2 (4-6th grades)

Jesse Hollingsworth
Sonrise Academy
Winfield
"Nature is beautiful. Let us care for it together."
Lenzie Sommer
Clayborn Art Instructing
Wichita
"Weeds are the spice of life!"
William Elliott
Auburn Elementary School
Auburn
"Let’s stop ducking away from our responsibilities toward wildlife."

GROUP 3 (7-9th grades)

Nikita Schoepflin
Willing Workers 4-H Club
Osage City
"Preserving the wetlands will insure that future generations will enjoy the beauty of nature."
Amy Hein
Home project
Shawnee
“We need to coexist with wildlife. They were here first.”
Ryan Johnson
Washburn Rural Middle School
Auburn
"Conserve the wetlands and the world will be a better place."

GROUP 4 (10-12th grades)

BEST OF SHOW!

Layne Anderson
Olathe Northwest High School
Overland Park
“Nature is a rare gift; unwrap it with curiosity, display it proudly, pass it down to the next generation.”
Cecilia Otero
Council Grove High School
Council Grove
“Conserving wildlife and its habitat is the solution to conserving Earth’s natural beauty for generations to come.”
Kristin Demel
Otis-Bison High School
Olmitz
"The environment is everything. Without it, we can not survive."
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Congratulations to all these students!

Best of Show

2008 Best Of Show - by Layne Anderson

The Best of Show for 2008 was created by
Layne Anderson, from Olathe Northwest High School.
She depicted a pair of ring-necked ducks with
acrylic paint.

Congratulations Layne!

Layne's entry will vie with the other 49 states' Best of Show
in the national Junior Duck Stamp competition
at the San Diego Zoo on April 17.

The first place winner in the national competition
receives a $5,000 scholarship and has his or her design
made into the current year's Junior Duck Stamp!

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