EXPO POSTERS, POETRY AND ESSAYS SPOTLIGHT YOUNG ARTISTS AND AUTHORS

CHEYENNE—Wyoming wildlife heritage and scenery were the focus of students’ artwork and writings for the 2010 Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Hunting & Fishing Heritage Expo Poster, Poetry and Essay competition.

Students from third through 12^th grade wrote or drew their vision of Wyoming under the theme: “Wyoming’s Wildlife … Our Legacy.” The competition is open to all Wyoming students. All entrants will have their work displayed in the Wyoming People, Places and Culture gallery at the Expo, to be held Sept. 9-11 in Casper. Winning students also receive a savings bond and will be recognized at the Expo Awards and Sponsors banquet.

In the poster competition, held for third through sixth graders, the winners are:

• First Place– Sage Rehling, Boys and Girls Club of Cheyenne

• Second Place– Lexie Dockery, Lusk Elementary School

• Third Place– Kyleigh Giudice, Westside Elementary, Worland

The following students received honorable mention:

-Sydney Bentley – Lusk Elementary

-Teasa Johnson – Etna Elementary, Alpine

-Bailey Gibbons – Westside Elementary, Worland

-Isidro Sanchez – Fairview Elementary, Cheyenne

-Deangelo Figurelli, Fairview Elementary, Cheyenne

The poetry competition featured students in seventh to ninth grades. The winners are:

• First Place– Jade McGriff, Shoshoni Jr./ Sr. High School

• Second Place-Jenifer Dechert– Shoshoni Jr./Sr. High School

• Third Place– Annika Dechert, Shoshoni Jr./ Sr. High School

The following students received honorable mention:

-Katelyn Robinson, Shoshoni Jr./ Sr. High School

-Tyler Clemetson Shoshoni Jr./Sr. High School

High school students in grades 10 through 12 were eligible for the essay competition. The winners are:

• First Place– Ashley Ringler, Powell High School

• Second Place– Brandi Swedland, Encampment High School

• Third Place– Mackenzie Rakness, Encampment High school

“The Wyoming Hunting and Fishing Heritage Expo contests are a fun and creative way for students to combine an interest in wildlife and the outdoors with a passion for writing or drawing,” says Game and Fish Department Conservation and Education Manager Wendy Hayes. 

 The Expo is a free event for all ages and skill levels. For more information, contact the Casper or Cheyenne Game and Fish office.

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