Nevada Wildlife Federation
1997 NvWF Annual Poster Contest
This year the theme was "Nature's Web, Communities and Conservation". The posters are judged based on a combination of content/theme and artistic value. The poster contest winners are shown below, followed by images of some of the first place winners.
Primary Division (grades 1-2) 1st Nathan Adamson Panaca Elem. Panaca 2nd Christian Catell Seeliger Elem. Carson City 3rd Dusti Deputi Paradise Valley Paradise Valley 4th Ashley Danks Fallon Elem. Fallon
Secondary Division (grades 3-4) 1st Cole Dowty Lenz Elem. Reno 2nd Josh Miles Fremont Elem. Carson City 3rd Catherine Ray Minden Elem. Minden 4th Rupa Prasad Las Vegas
Junior Division (grades 5-6) 1st Derek Benedict Jessie Beck Elem. Reno 2nd Erin Fretwel Paradise Valley Elem. Paradise Valley 3rd Zach Pinnick Gardnerville Elem. Gardnerville 4th Sterling Maughan Panaca Elem. Panaca
Senior Division (grades 7-8) 1st Jennifer Ferrari Swope MS Reno 2nd Julien Pellegrine Yerington IntermediatE Yerington 3rd Jake Echevarria Paradise Valley Paradise 4th Tony Provost White Pine MS Ely
Primary Special Ed Division (grades 1-4) 1st Raymond Crutcher McDermitt Combined McDermitt 2nd Justin Glenn Peavine Elem. Lovelock 3rd Adriana Gonzalez Lovelock Elem. Lovelock 4th Dennis Bal Silver Springs Elem. Silver Springs
Secondary Special Ed Division (grades 5-8) 1st Luke Haberman Gabbs Elem. Gabbs 2nd Shane Burdick Nancy Gomes Elem. Reno 3rd Ray Barber Yerington Intermediate Yerington 4th Amber Jimenez Winnumucca JHS Winnumucca
Senior Division (grades 7-8)
Jennifer Ferrari, Swope MS
Junior Division (grades 5-6)
Derek Benedict, Jessie Beck Elementary
Secondary Division (grades 3-4)
Cole Dowty, Lenz Elementary
Primary Division (grades 1-2)
Nathan Adamson, Panaca Elementary
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