Budding artists and nature-loving children showed off their talent through Discovery Creek's first-ever creative art contest, held in early April 2006! The theme, "Everything in Nature is Connected," encouraged kids 12 years old and under to express their creativity through writing, drawing, and three-dimensional art. The following winners were announced at a special ceremony on Earth Day, April 22:
Age 4-6 Creative Writing
1st place - Jackson McDonnell (Age 6) "How Everything is Connected"
3D Art
1st place - Arielle Feuerstien (Age 4) "The Flower, Sun, Bugs, River, Rain, Clouds, Grass, Soil Picture"
2D Art
Honorable Mentions - Anthony Cavicchia, Lola Epstein, Alexander Fisher, Julia Levine, Ethan McDonald, and Jackson Tiller
2nd place - Bailey Tiller (Age 5) "Bees Playing" & "Spring Garden"
1st place- Ian Traphagen (Age 6) "Life Begins and Ends with Nature"
Grand Prize Winner for Ages 4-6 is Ian Traphagen (Age 6) "Life Begins
and Ends with Nature"
Age 7-9 Creative Writing
2nd place - Henry Weiss (Age 8) "Is Everything Connected?"
1st place- Hana Suyama (Age 8) "Our Wonderful World"
2D Art
2nd place - Henry Weiss (Age 8) "Is Everything Connected?"
1st place- Stina Karlsson (Age 8) "Cycle", "Good and Bad Can be Sad" & "Butterfly Cycle"
Grand Prize Winners for Ages 7-9 are Hana Suyama (Age 8) "Our Wonderful
World" & Stina Karlsson (Age 8) "Cycle", "Good and Bad Can be Sad" & "Butterfly
Cycle"
Age 10-12 3D Art
1st place - Jocelyn Townes (Age 11) "Townes Way of Nature"
2D Art
Honorable Mentions - Ronkedra Brown, Darius Freeman, Quiance Evans, Alexander Jones, Bethany Mark, DeAndre Roy, Latrice Williams, and Naeem Wynn
2nd place - Nakia Simpson (Age 10) "Bees, Flowers, Butterfly, Snakes"
1st place-So Jung Kim (Age 12) "The Web of Life"
Grand Prize Winner for Ages 10-12 is So Jung Kim (Age 12) "The Web of Life"
Thank you to our contest supporters:
Barnes and Noble Metro Center
Beadazzled
Hoopla Traders
Imagination Station
The Indian Craft Shop
Point of It All
Politics & Prose Bookstore & Coffeehouse
Tree Top Kids
