Approximately 1,400 local students from 18 public, private and home school groups took part in the Give Wildlife a Chance Poster Contest.
The annual conservation art competition is held by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the State Botanical Garden of Georgia.
For the contest, participants submitted drawings and paintings of native Georgia plants and animals depicting the contest theme ‘Wildlife Tales: True or False?’
Students were encouraged to research commonly held beliefs about wildlife to determine if those beliefs were true and not a myth or misconception. The students then represented those findings in their artwork.
Entries were judged on aspects such as theme relevance, originality and the quality and impact of the artwork.
First-place school-level entries proceeded to the state contest at the State Botanical Garden, a unit of Public Service and Outreach at the University of Georgia in Athens.
Statewide winners in the four grade divisions include:
Division 1: Kindergarten
- First: Mia Sims, Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary, Athens
- Second: Lawson Fuller, First Baptist Academy, Covington
- Third: Silas O’Neal, Mountain View Elementary, Ellijay
Division 2: Grade two
- First: Gabrielle Perry, Arnold Elementary, Jonesboro
- Second: George Wheeler, Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary, Athens
- Third: Leyana Amezqua, High Meadows School, Roswell
Division 3: Grades three and four
- First: Lyla Maldonado Wells, Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary, Athens
- Second: Katherine Caldwell, Timothy Road Elementary, Athens
- Third: Gemma Fletcher, homeschool, Marietta
Division 4: Grade five
- First: Jayden Mulamoottil, Athens Academy, Athens
- Second: Gabriela Davila, Frances Meeks Elementary, Richmond Hill
- Third: Juli Eickholt, Timothy Road Elementary, Athens
To check out all of the winning submissions, click here. For more information, click here.
