2012 Youth Recycled Art Contest
2012 Winners of the Youth Recycled Art Contest
Open to Kern River Valley students from preschool to Community College levels.
The Judges from the Kern River Valley Art Association just finished JUDGING in this year’s YOUTH RECYCLED ART CONTEST.
- 25 kids in preschool through 8th Grade entered the contest.
The entries for the Youth Recycled Art Contest are on display in the Community Room at the Kern River Valley Branch of the Kern County Library, 7054 Lake Isabella Blvd., Lake Isabella (view map), through March 31, 2012. The KRV Branch is open Tuesdays & Thursdays from 11am to 7pm; Saturdays 9am to 5pm. The exhibit will close at 4pm on
March 31, 2012.
PRIZES & RECOGNITION
- Preschool winners will get a pizza lunch at their Preschool as their prize.
Since we had NO entries from High School or Community College students in the Kern Valley, we’ve reallocated the prize money.
SO, ALL 25 entries from Kindergarten through 8th grade are WINNERS!
ALL 15 entries from Kindergarten through 8th grade will WIN a CASH PRIZE (1st, 2nd, 3rd place or Honorable Mention).
All 15 will also receive a Living Green Sports bottle and 2 dinners (1 for the winning child & 1 parent) for Friday’s Opening Awards Dinner 5pm, at Odd Fellows Hall, Friday March 16.
INFO: Joan Desmond (760) 379-8056 chroma2@wildblue.net
2012 Youth Recycled Art Contest
Preschool:
Two group projects involving 12 children from Miss Michelle’s Schoolhouse in Kernville
K-4th grade
First Place: Lucy Martyr, 5 yrs., Kindergarten, Kernville Elementary
Second Place: Gregory Mayer, 9 yrs., Fourth Grade, Woodrow Wallace Elementary
Third Place: Austin Rollf, Fourth Grade, Woodrow Wallace Elementary
Honorable Mentions:
Kaitlyn Anderson, 10 yrs., Fourth Grade, Woodrow Wallace Elementary
Emily Cudahy, 10 yrs., Fourth Grade Woodrow Wallace Elementary
Erin Madden, 9 yrs., Fourth Grade, Woodrow Wallace Elementary
Lydon Sequoia Olivares, Valley Oaks Charter School
5-8th grade
First Place: Evangeline Gonzales, 10 yrs., Woodrow Wallace Middle School
Second Place: Preston McCue, Fifth Grade 5, Woodrow Wallace Middle School
Third Place: Aubrey Buel, 11 yrs., Woodrow Wallace Middle School
Honorable Mentions:
Arika D’Amico, 10 yrs., Woodrow Wallace Middle School
Ali Hausen, 11 yrs., Woodrow Wallace Middle School
Alicia Wimmer, 14 yrs., Woodrow Wallace Middle School
- 2011 Kids Recycled Contest Judges, L to R:
Joyce Zvenia, Shirley Davis, Sandie Sparks & Jaye Lyn Martin
Living Green Opening Awards Dinner
5 to 7pm, Friday, March 16, 2012 | Odd Fellows Hall, 50 Tobias Street, Kernville
Dinner is Corned-beef & cabbage, with carrots, onions & potatoes cooked by renowned local chef, Bob Burkhart. A vegetarian option is available by special arrangement. Dessert is carrot cake. DINNER TICKETS: $12 (includes a raffle ticket); Kids $7) Drink included.
We thank the former officers & board members of the Nine3c community group for their generous donation of $225 to help underwrite the cash awards for this contest.
Our generous supporter, the Kern River Brewing Company
Rebecca, Eric & Kyle of the Kern River Brewing Company will donate a keg of local brewed beer & root beer to the opening dinner.
We’ll sell KRBC Beer for $2/Red Solo Cup; Root Beer free!
Contact: (760) 333-4561 or LivingGreen@mchsi.com.
2011 Kids’ Recycled Art Contest Winners
PHOTOS: Kids recycled art exhibit March 2011
In 2011, the KRV Art Association members Joyce Zvenia, Shirley Davis, Sandie Sparks & Jaye Lyn Martin made up the panel of judges. On Saturday, March 5, they reviewed all the arts submitted and awarded the following prizes to 10 children from the Kern River Valley:
Kindergarten through 3rd Grade:
- 1st Place: Lydon Sequoia Olivares “Birdhouse” Valley Oaks Charter School
- 2nd Place: Jakob Rudd “Flower Tile” KUSD HOPE After-school Program
- 3rd Place: Brendon Chadwick “Mom” KUSD HOPE After-school Program
Grades 4, 5 & 6:
- 1st Place: Megan Lane 10 years old “Organic Farmer” Woodrow Wallace Elementary
- 2nd Place: Kory Clifton & Alex Meyer 6th Grade “Tea Time for Ladies” Wallace After-School Program
- 3rd Place: Lexie Stevens 6th Grade “Bunny Girl” Woodrow Wallace Elementary
Grades 7 & 8:
- 1st Place: Chayse Quesada Grade 8 “Keys” Woodrow Wallace Elementary
- 2nd Place: Alex Halsell Grade 8 “Woman & Tree” Woodrow Wallace Elementary
- 3rd Place: Emma Lane 12 years old “Plastic Pig” Woodrow Wallace Middle School
This year, there were no submissions from the South Fork School District, Kern Valley High School or Camp Erwin Owen High School. Last year (before Camp Erwin Owen High School Principal Denis Desmond retired, we had 50 submissions from young men at Camp Erwin Owen.
We thank the parents and teachers involved, especially the Kernville Union School District after school programs and the district’s Family Resource Center for their assistance in this year’s Recycled Art Contest and workshops.
D.G. Flamand Violence-Free Writing Contest Winners
Walker Basin Children’s author D.G. Flamand judged the entries and awarded Excellence Awards to three young authors from the Kern River Valley for their provocative essays:
- Megan Lane from Wofford Heights “Seeking the Keys to Friendship” Age 10, Woodrow Wallace Elementary School
- Shawna Hester from Wofford Heights “I got off the bus one morning…” Age 13, Woodrow Wallace Middle School
- Pricilla Hernandez from Lake Isabella “A Hole of Emptiness” Age 16, Kern Valley High School
