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P O S T E R C O N T E S T
2011 Best of Show
Shorebird Festival Poster Contest

Congratulations to Joa Yun, a 6th grader at Cosmopolis Elementary School.
Her watercolor of a Long-billed Dowitcher entitled “The View of Sunrise" won Best in Show.
2011 Poster Contest Information
Grays
Harbor County students, grades 1-6, design Shorebird Festival
Posters for competition. Five judges select from each grade a 1st-3rd place and two honorable mention winners. A "Best of Show" is chosen from among the first place winners in each grade. All winning posters are displayed and
awards are given during the Shorebird Festival. Everyone is
welcome to attend the Poster Contest Awards Ceremony held
at Hoquiam High School on Saturday April 30, 2011 starting at 1pm.
Schools Participating = 10
Beacon, Central, Cosmopolis, Emerson, McDermoth, Ocean Shores, Ocosta, Robert Gray, Simpson, Stevens
Number of Teachers Participating = 38
Number of Student Entries = 579
Grade 1 = 187
Grade 2 = 69
Grade 3 = 121
Grade 4 = 95
Grade 5 = 70
Grade 6 = 37
Judges
Jean Takekawa
Refuge Manager, Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge
Lynn Childers
Artist, retired U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist
Jude Armstrong
Member of Grays Harbor Audubon Society, Artist, Volunteer at Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge
Terry Small
Artist, member of Grays Harbor Audubon Society
Diane Schwickerath
Member of Grays Harbor Audubon Society, Grays Harbor Shorebird Festival Committee Member
List of Winners
FIRST GRADE

Congratulations to Hyeseung Song of Ocasta Elementary School.
Her picture of a Semi-palmated Plover entitled "The Beautiful Ocean" won first place for first grade.
| Name |
Place |
Title |
School |
Teacher |
| Hyeseung Song |
1st |
The Beautiful Ocean |
Ocosta Elementary |
Caroline Samuelson |
| Danah Yun |
2nd |
Snowy |
Cosmopolis Elementary |
Mrs. Johnson |
| Zaden McMahon |
3rd |
Happy Bird |
Emerson Elementary |
Danielle Parker |
| Dylan Hollingsworth |
H.M. |
Black Oystercatcher Red Sky at Night |
Ocosta Elementary |
Idson |
| Bryson Walker |
H.M. |
Ryan |
Emerson Elementary |
Danielle Parker |
SECOND GRADE
Congratulations to Hailey Jones of Ocosta Elementary School.
Her picture of a Black-bellied Plover entitled "Beach Bird" won first place for second grade.
| Name |
Place |
Title |
School |
Teacher |
| Hailey Jones |
1st |
Beach Bird |
Ocosta Elementary |
Debbie Saul |
| Mason Dineen |
2nd |
Shorebirds Need Space |
McDermoth Elementary |
Patti Clark |
| Omar Luque |
3rd |
Shorebird at Sundown |
Ocosta Elementary |
Debbie Saul |
| Laanaa Peterson |
H.M. |
A Bird in the Shallow Blue |
Ocosta Elementary |
Debbie Saul |
| Lauren Bausher |
H.M. |
Untitled |
McDermoth Elementary |
Kristi Farly |
THIRD
GRADE
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Congratulations to Ryan Anderson of Ocosta Elementary.
His picture of a Dunlin entitled "Watching on the Shore" won first place for third grade.
| Name |
Place |
Title |
School |
Teacher |
| Ryan Anderson |
1st |
Watching on the Shore |
Ocosta Elementary |
Mrs. Skoubo |
| Josh Kleint |
2nd |
Big Claw |
Robert Gray Elementary |
Mrs. Jugum |
| Jilliann Williams |
3rd |
Snowy Plover |
Stevens Elementary |
Mrs. Schultz |
| Cole Foster |
H.M. |
The Hungry Ones |
Ocosta Elementary |
Jessica Ably |
| Layne Martin |
H.M. |
Watch Out for Snowy Plovers! |
Ocosta Elementary |
Mr. Swiergula |
FOURTH GRADE
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Congratulations to Alexi Bundy Most of Cosmopolis Elementary.
Her picture of an American Avoocet entitled "Sunset Migration" won first place for fourth grade.
| Name |
Place |
Title |
School |
Teacher |
| Alexi Bundy Most |
1st |
Sunset Migration |
Ocosta Elementary |
Mrs. Waara |
| Bryce Andrew Englund |
2nd |
Mother Bird |
Simpson Elementary |
Mrs. Niels |
| Karla Fruto |
3rd |
Shorebird Shore |
Central Elementary |
Mrs. Boerner |
| Taylor Eang |
H.M. |
Birds at Sunset |
Ocean Shores Elementary |
Mr. Barbero |
| Kylee Bagwell |
H.M. |
Red Knots at Sunset |
Central Elementary |
Mrs. Boerner |
FIFTH
GRADE
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Congratulations to Lynda James of Ocean Shores Elementary.
Her picture of a Long-billed Curlew entitled "Very Pretty Bird" won first place for fifth grade.
| Name |
Place |
Title |
School |
Teacher |
| Lynda James |
1st |
Very Pretty Bird |
Ocean Shores Elementary |
Mrs. Joy |
| Tausha George |
2nd |
Resting in Water |
Ocean Shores Elementary |
Mrs. Joy |
| Tristin F. Darnell |
3rd |
Bird in the Dune |
Ocean Shores Elementary |
Mrs. Joy |
| William Schmidt |
H.M. |
A Plover Among the Water |
Ocean Shores Elementary |
Mrs. Joy |
| Kate Ramos |
H.M. |
Sandy Wimbrel |
Ocean Shores Elementary |
Mrs. Joy |
SIXTH GRADE

| Name |
Place |
Title |
School |
Teacher |
| Joa Yun |
1st, BOS |
The View of Sunrise |
Cosmopolis Elementary |
Mr. Roiko |
| Hannah Palmer |
2nd |
Black Bellied Plover at Sunset |
Cosmopolis Elementary |
Mr. Roiko |
| Malia Miles |
3rd |
Bird Looking for Food |
Ocean Shores Elementary |
Mrs. Eddy |
| Blake Swenson |
H.M. |
Waiting Near the River's Edge |
Cosmopolis Elementary |
Mr. Roiko |
| Nickolas Hanson |
H.M. |
Bird in Clover |
Cosmopolis Elementary |
Mr. Roiko |
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