WINONA LAKE – Kosciusko Lakes and Streams announced the winners of the 2012 Wonderful Water Student Art Contest this week. KLAS challenged local fourth through 12th grade students to create a one-dimensional piece of art depicting the contest theme of “Our Lakes and Rivers are Treasures.”
Artwork was judged on creativity, artistic merit, compatibility of any wildlife with its habitat and depiction of the theme by members of the Grace College Art Department, including Professor Kim Reiff and art students Noelle Fink, Anna Winter and Natalie Huebner.
The contest included four categories: 4-6, 7-8, 9-10 and 11-12 grades with first ($50), second ($30) and third ($20) place cash prizes given in each category.
With more than 200 entries representing 10 schools, the competition was fierce.
A special award presentation for the winners will take place June 9 at the Northern Indiana Lakes Festival. For more information on the Lakes Festival, go to www.lakesfestival.org
Community members have several opportunities to view the winning selections. From Monday to May 11, winning artwork will be displayed at Mt. Memorial Hall on the Grace College campus. In addition, first-place students can have their artwork matted and framed through a generous partnership with MutualBank. These pieces will be on display at local MutualBank locations following the Grace College display period.
This year’s winners are: 4-6 Grade 1st- Eric Wright “In the Pond” – Tippecanoe Valley Middle School, grade 6; 2nd- Tessa Freel “The Beaver Builds a Treasure” – Wawasee Middle School, grade 6; 3rd- Chloe Romack “Silver Stream” – Claypool Elementary, grade 4; Honorable Mention: Morgan Hooks “Morning Swim” – Lincoln Elementary, grade 5, Amslie Howett “Sunset at Night” – Washington Elementary, grade 4 7-8 Grade 1st- Tony Masterson “Wandering Pike” – Lakeview Middle School, grade 8; 2nd- Madison Martz “Pondering by the Pond” – Edgewood Middle School, grade 7; 3rd- Julie Frazzetta “Last Day of Summer” – Edgewood Middle School, grade 7; Honorable Mention: Sarah Vlot “The Pretty Day” – Edgewood Middle School, grade 8, Karissa Meyers “Blue Lake” – Edgewood Middle School, grade 7 9-10 Grade 1st- Kelly Reiff “Nature’s Bridge – Whitko High School, grade 10; 2nd- Abby Marshall “Serenity” – Whitko High School, grade 10; 3rd- Morgan O’Reilly “At Rest” – Whitko High School, grade 10 Honorable Mention: Kirstyn Womack “Reflections” – Whitko High School, grade 10 11-12 Grade 1st- Rebekah Brenneman “Look What I Found” – Whitko High School, grade 12; 2nd- Danielle Graves “Meandering Brook” – Whitko High School, grade 12; 3rd- Jesse Warner “Look Out” – Whitko High School, grade 12; Honorable Mention: Stephanie Wheeler “Morning Flight” – Whitko High School, grade 11; Honorable Mention: Laura Hippensteel “Meandering Stream” – Whitko High School, grade 11 The art contest is made possible through sponsorships with ABC Industries, Farmers State Bank, the Hand Family Foundation, Lake City Bank, Lake Tippecanoe Property Owners, Louis Dreyfus Commodities, Medtronic, MutualBank, Northern Gases and Supplies and Tippecanoe Boat Company.
