Student photo contest - 2015

Your History - Presented January 29, 2016

Congratulations to the 24 Happy Birthday, Kansas! contest winners announced on Kansas Day! We also would like to thank Governor Sam Brownback, Marearl Denning, state senators and representatives, the University of Kansas Chamber Singers, and those who attended the event. We thank the students who entered 205 photos from 24 Kansas counties!

Student winners:

First grade

First place: Asher Cook, Kansas Wildflowers, Olathe

Second place: Michaela Ferguson, Cheney Lake in the Winter, Cheney

Second grade

First place: Morgan Nabus, Harvest Time, Junction City
Second place: Spencer Wilson, Long Dirt Road, South Hutchinson

Third grade

First place: Reese Hedstrom, Football and Heroes, Cheney
Second place: Kyle Miller, Discovering Kansas Fall, Derby

Fourth grade

First place: Tara Stallbaumer, The Oregon Trail, Rossville
Second place: Abraham Hilbert, Pool Frog, Seneca

Fifth grade

First place: Logan Nabus, Conversation in the Woods, Junction City
Second place: Johanna Walker, Tricycle, Franklin

Sixth grade

First place: Jada Nabus, Making Friends Before Practice, Junction City
Second place: Maurice Hilbert, A Walk in the Woods, Seneca

Seventh grade

First place: Paige Schroeder, Evening Hoops and Dreams, Derby
Second place: Kiara Knox, Flags and Horses, Clyde

Eighth grade

First place: Katie Brady, Dreamy Day, Wakefield
Second place: Rylee Boyd, I Walk a Lonely Road, Berryton

Ninth grade

First place: Samantha Wilson, Country Speed Limit Sign, Holton
Second place: Michaela Falley, One Room School House, Topeka

10th grade

First place: Gracie Rolls, Evening Happiness, Columbus
Second place: Kaliana Osborne, Sun Shining Through, Concordia

11th grade

First place: Cameron Birney, Giddyup, Bucklin
Second place: Ashleigh Carrillo, Friday Night Victory, Kingsdown

12th grade

First place: Sydney Myers, Connecting on a Personal Level, Topeka
Second place: Briana Yokum, Flowers, Humboldt

Thank you note from Asher Cook:

Thank you note from Jada and Logan Nabus:

• Winning entries
• Contest entries
• News release
• Highlights from Kansas Day 2016
• Photographs of the winners with Governor Sam Brownback, Marearl Denning representing the legislative spouses, and legislators

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