On March 29, 141 entries created by students in grades kindergarten through 12 from all over the state were judged in the 2010 Junior Duck Stamp Contest. Winners will be unveiled on Saturday, April 24 during the annual Delaware Ducks Unlimited Greenwings Event at Owens Station in Greenwood.
Maria Ji, a 14-year-old from Wilmington and first place winner for grades 7 through 9, won best of show for her work, “Rising Glory,” an oil painting which depicts a blue-winged teal taking flight. Her winning Duck Stamp entry will be judged on April 23 in the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Design Contest, sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Office of the Interior and held this year at the Science Museum of Minnesota.
Second runner up Emily Buck, age 15, a first place winner for grades 10 through 12, attends Woodbridge High School in Bridgeville, and was one of several western Sussex students who excelled in the annual contest.
Other Sussex winners were (name, age, school/sponsor, town of residence and/or school location):
GRADES K-3
First place:
• Grace Winston, age 8, Winston Learning Academy, Milford
• Tony Monaco, age 9, Wooden Palette Studio, Seaford
Second place:
• Mercy Winston, age 6, Winston Learning Academy, Milford
GRADES 4-6
First place:
• Zachary Hudson, age 11, Wooden Palette Art Studio, Laurel
• Aaron Howard, age 12, Wooden Palette Art Studio, Seaford
Second place:
• Daniel Winston, age 10, Winston Learning Academy, Milford
• Rachel Winston, age 11, Winston Learning Academy, Milford
GRADES 7-9
First place:
• Erica Parker, age 15, Woodbridge High School, Greenwood
Second place:
• Jamicia Flamer, age 14, Woodbridge High School, Bridgeville
• Amudeo Cruz, age 15, Woodbridge High School, Bridgeville
• Omar Davila, age 17, Woodbridge High School, Bridgeville
Third place:
• Adrian Holt, age 14, Woodbridge High School, Bridgeville
• Bryan Samuels, age 15, Woodbridge High School, Bridgeville
• Joy Winston, age 15, Winston Learning Academy, Milford
GRADES 10-12
Second place:
• Joie Polite, age 15, Woodbridge High School, Greenwood
• Patrick Davis, age 15, Woodbridge High School, Bridgeville
• Jason Jerez, age 16, Woodbridge High School, Bridgeville
Third place:
• William Egutierrez, age 18, Woodbridge High School, Bridgeville
• Bret Smith, age 16, Woodbridge High School, Greenwood
All participants in the 16th annual contest will receive a certificate, while first, second, third and honorable mention will receive ribbons and prizes from sponsors. All are invited to attend the Greenwings event. Entries, which should depict a species chosen from a list of North American ducks, were sponsored by 11 teachers with 11 schools and organizations, plus individuals. A list of honorable mentions is available on request.
The 2010 Junior Duck Stamp judges were: Division of Fish and Wildlife staff members Matthew Fisher, Jared Jacobini, Robert Jones, Matthew Dibona and Catherine Martin, with alternate judge Anthony Gonzon.
The work of all first place contest winners will be on public display at various locations and special events in the year ahead. For more information about displaying the artwork or about the Delaware Junior Duck Stamp Contest, please contact Trina Cale-Rosario, contest coordinator, 302-735-8656.
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On March 29, 141 entries created by students in grades kindergarten through 12 from all over the state were judged in the 2010 Junior Duck Stamp Contest. Winners will be unveiled on Saturday, April 24 during the annual Delaware Ducks Unlimited Greenwings Event at Owens Station in Greenwood.
Maria Ji, a 14-year-old from Wilmington and first place winner for grades 7 through 9, won best of show for her work, “Rising Glory,” an oil painting which depicts a blue-winged teal taking flight. Her winning Duck Stamp entry will be judged on April 23 in the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Design Contest, sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Office of the Interior and held this year at the Science Museum of Minnesota.
Second runner up Emily Buck, age 15, a first place winner for grades 10 through 12, attends Woodbridge High School in Bridgeville, and was one of several western Sussex students who excelled in the annual contest.
Other Sussex winners were (name, age, school/sponsor, town of residence and/or school location):
GRADES K-3
First place:
• Grace Winston, age 8, Winston Learning Academy, Milford
• Tony Monaco, age 9, Wooden Palette Studio, Seaford
Second place:
• Mercy Winston, age 6, Winston Learning Academy, Milford
GRADES 4-6
First place:
• Zachary Hudson, age 11, Wooden Palette Art Studio, Laurel
• Aaron Howard, age 12, Wooden Palette Art Studio, Seaford
Second place:
• Daniel Winston, age 10, Winston Learning Academy, Milford
• Rachel Winston, age 11, Winston Learning Academy, Milford
GRADES 7-9
First place:
• Erica Parker, age 15, Woodbridge High School, Greenwood
Second place:
• Jamicia Flamer, age 14, Woodbridge High School, Bridgeville
• Amudeo Cruz, age 15, Woodbridge High School, Bridgeville
• Omar Davila, age 17, Woodbridge High School, Bridgeville
Third place:
• Adrian Holt, age 14, Woodbridge High School, Bridgeville
• Bryan Samuels, age 15, Woodbridge High School, Bridgeville
• Joy Winston, age 15, Winston Learning Academy, Milford
GRADES 10-12
Second place:
• Joie Polite, age 15, Woodbridge High School, Greenwood
• Patrick Davis, age 15, Woodbridge High School, Bridgeville
• Jason Jerez, age 16, Woodbridge High School, Bridgeville
Third place:
• William Egutierrez, age 18, Woodbridge High School, Bridgeville
• Bret Smith, age 16, Woodbridge High School, Greenwood
All participants in the 16th annual contest will receive a certificate, while first, second, third and honorable mention will receive ribbons and prizes from sponsors. All are invited to attend the Greenwings event. Entries, which should depict a species chosen from a list of North American ducks, were sponsored by 11 teachers with 11 schools and organizations, plus individuals. A list of honorable mentions is available on request.
The 2010 Junior Duck Stamp judges were: Division of Fish and Wildlife staff members Matthew Fisher, Jared Jacobini, Robert Jones, Matthew Dibona and Catherine Martin, with alternate judge Anthony Gonzon.
The work of all first place contest winners will be on public display at various locations and special events in the year ahead. For more information about displaying the artwork or about the Delaware Junior Duck Stamp Contest, please contact Trina Cale-Rosario, contest coordinator, 302-735-8656.
