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March 13, 2012
Reel Art contest winners announced
A student from Lake City recently took top honors as the overall winner in South Carolina's 2012 Reel Art contest, a competition held annually by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources sponsored by Sportfish Restoration Funds and the Harry Hampton Memorial Wildlife Fund.
Entries were judged in Columbia at S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) headquarters on March 9th. The winning artwork will be exhibited at the Palmetto Sportsmen's Classic March 23-25 at the State Fairgrounds in Columbia. Amanda McDaniel from Lake City High School in Lake City received State Best of Show and a first-place award in the Grades 10-12 category for her color pencil depiction of spotted sunfish which was titled simply "Knocking Around the Stump."
Contact Lorianne Riggin, DNR aquatic education coordinator, for more information on the annual contest at aquaticed@dnr.sc.gov.
Students from across the state submitted 890 entries to the South Carolina Reel Art competition for 2011. Awards were given in each of four class groups (K-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12), including one overall winner, a first place, second place, third place and five honorable mention ribbons for each class group. The overall winner is selected from among the four first-place winners representing all four groups.
The best of show winner's art teacher from Lake City is Krystal Fuentes. Amanda was awarded a $500 savings bond from the Harry Hampton Memorial Wildlife Fund, art supplies and a ticket to see her artwork on display at the Palmetto Sportsman's Classic. Everyone who enters gets a certificate and art supplies.
Riggin says the Reel Art contest is a conservation education program designed to give students in grades K-12 a chance to learn about the diverse aquatic animals and aquatic habitats that exist in South Carolina, while creating some extraordinary pieces of art.
Top placing entries in the Reel Art contest were:
- Grades K-3
1st Luke Tueni, Pathways for Scholars
2nd Sailor Rearden, St. Michael’s School
3rd Maggie Carter, Midway Elementary
Hon. Mentions: Sadie Burch, Vine & Branches Home School
Jacqueline Duncan, Campobello Gramling School
Danielle Hoeffel, St. Michael’s School
Ty’shon Parks, Midway Elementary
Alexandra Pressley, Cadence Academy
Chief’s Choice - Marlit Carter, Connections Academy
- Grades 4-6
1st Rose Holstein, Thomas Cario Middle School
2nd Joseph M. Sabados, Thomas Cario Middle School
3rd Laura Ford, Campobello Gramling School
Hon. Mentions: K. Dadaire Cromer, Wyman King Academy
Nicky Eulaa, Thomas Cario Middle School
Cage Mitchell, Vine & Branches Home School
Sydney Neff, Thomas Cario Middle School
Emma Smith, Thomas Cario Middle Schoo
- Grades 7-9
1st Holly Rizer, Charleston County School of the Arts
2nd Kelvin Cheah, Waccamaw High School
3rd Kelly Cheah, Waccamaw High School
Hon. Mentions: Emily Ann Knudson, Thomas Cario Middle School
Ethan Lopez, Charleston County School of the Arts
Hannah Massar, Thomas Cario Middle School
Jake Miller, McCants Middle School
Lilly Wilson, Thomas Cario Middle School
- Grades 10-12
1st and Best of Show - Amanda McDaniel, Lake City High School
2nd Lucy Rummler, Charleston County School of the Arts
3rd Eleeza Tourigny, SC Governor’s School for the Arts & Humanities
Hon. Mentions: Kelsey Gammon, Socastee High School
Ashley Graham, Chapin High School
Kerrigan Rhodes, Lake City High School
Maggie Riddle, Mid-Carolina High School
Heather Steverson, Lake City High School
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