Student photo contest - 2016
Making a Difference in Your Kansas Community - Presented January 27, 2017
Congratulations to the 24 Happy Birthday, Kansas! contest winners announced at the Kansas Day celebration! We would like to thank our presenters Kansas Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer, and Marearl Denning and Diane Macheers with the legislative spouses. Attorney General Derek Schmidt gave opening remarks, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins was our special guest, along with state senators and representatives, and the University of Kansas Chamber Singers. Jennie Chinn, Kansas Historical Society executive director, was emcee. We also thank the students who entered 406 photos from 36 Kansas counties!
Student winners:
First grade
First place: Noah Hilbert, Seneca, Uncle Darin & Lorelei
Second place: Tyson Habhab, Fort Riley, Little Apple
Second grade
First place: Nathaniel (Nat) Goscha, Leawood, A Hungry Caterpiller
Second place: Oliver Stephan Simmonds, Newton, Growing Food For Others
Third grade
First place: Owen Sime, Lenexa, Farmers
Second place: Nora Hein, Hillsboro, Kansas Barn
Fourth grade
First place: Cole Keeten, Phillipsburg, The Beauty of a Kansas Oil Field at Sunset
Second place: Reese Hedstrom, Cheney, Hometown Patriots
Fifth grade
First place: Keera Lacock, Rossville, Gentry Farm Silo
Second place: Reagan Fitts, Overland Park, Kansas Tree of Life
Sixth grade
First place: Ethan Kneisler, Lyndon, Time for Supper
Second place: Johanna Walker, Franklin, Presentation
Seventh grade
First place: Ashlan Nicole Brooks, Pittsburg, Bird at Dusk
Second place: Hannah Koepp, Overland Park, Sunflower Fun
Eighth grade
First place: Dylan Koehn, Bennington, County Living
Second place: Sadie Grimm, Morrill, From the Hand of a Child
Ninth grade
First place: Katie Glenn, Burlington, Somewhere Over the Rainbow . . .
Second place: Justin D’Silva, Shawnee, Downtown KC
10th grade
First place: Sammie Strnad, Wellington, Little Harvest Helpers
Second place: Kevin Isaac Towry, Bucklin, Wind at Dusk
11th grade
First place: Ashton Faith Imel, Bucklin, Coming Home
Second place: Katherine Cunningham, Merriam, Sunflowers
12th grade
First place: Chance Parker, Topeka, Beautiful Kansas Bison
Second place: Marissa Kaye Vaughn, Salina, Row of Trees
Other 2016 contest links
- Student entries
- Winning entries
- Student winners
- Award highlights
- News release
- Photo collage - version 1 JPG
- Photo collage - version 1 PDF
- Photo collage - version 2 JPG
- Photo collage - version 2 PDF
