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CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) Officials with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service honored several Valley City Junior and Senior High School Art students who competed in the North Dakota Junior Duck Stamp Competition.
Art teacher Kelly Callahan said Valley City students won 20 out of the 25 state places in the senior high division. In the top three places in the state, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Valley City High School High School took 7 out of the 9 spots in the senior high division. Destiny Winkler was the Best of Show (state champion). Also in the senior high division took 13 out of the 16 honorable mentions. Callahan said, “this is the second time the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service came to our school, the first time was when we had a student who was top 10 in the nation out of 70,000 entries.”
Here is the rundown of those who place in the Duck Stamp competition: Sr. High Division, VCHS won 20 out of the 25 state awards. In each age division the state has 3/1st place winners, 3/2nd place winners, 3/3rd place winners and 16 honorable mentions.
VCHS (senior high division) took 7 out of the 9 top places in the state and 13 of the 16 honorable mention awards.
Out of 1075 entries they narrow it down to the top 12. From the top 12 they pick a *Best of Show (State Champion) and a *Best of Show Runner?up. The ND Best of Show will be in the National Jr. Duck Stamp Exhibit and represent our state. The Best of Show art piece will go on to compete in the national competition in April.
*Best of Show (state champion) – Destiny Winkler
1st place:
Destiny Winkler
Derek Reimers
Marielle Vilarin
2nd place:
Tia Wagar
JoLynn Gregoryk
3rd place:
Jazzelyn Statema
Amanda Starr
Honorable Mentions: Spencer Meyer, Tayler Keys, Iain Horner, Josh
Jones, Tawny Hildebrandt, Brionna Pfaf, Krista Wurzer, Abby Brown,
Whitney Dawes, Torrey Morehouse, Clay LaRoque, Madison Jewett and
Madison Capman
Jr. High Division State winners:
1st place:
Cassidy Fulton
2nd place:
Madisen Anderson
Sierra Munro
Honorable Mentions:
Marissa Hochstetler
Aleysia Burgard
Valley City students Junior Duck Stamp artwork that placed in the competition.
There are more photos by several more students who did a wonderful job placing in the competition. Congratulations to all the Valley City students on a job well done in state competition again this year.