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2010 Calendar Contest Winners Announced!
On Thursday, April 9, five judges converged in Anchorage to conduct the state-wide judging of the 2010 Alaska Migratory Bird Calendar Contest. More than 1,000 students, grades K-12 from Adak to Kotzebue, entered this year's contest, submitting either posters or literature. Contest winners will be published in the 2010 Alaska Migratory Bird Calendar. In addition, each office selects "Manager's Choices" which are also published - those are yet to be selected. Prior to yesterday's judging each of eleven U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service offices in Alaska held local competitions, so there is another set of proud winners to congratulate. Begun in 1988, the real reason for the contest and resulting calendar is to educate students about bird conservation.
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2010Grand Prize Poster Winner
Cameron Samuelson, King Cove School
2010 Grand Prize Literature Winner
Yaana O'Domin,
Kokhanok School
Turnaround
The Lovely Sounds
Long waving grass,
Up to my knees.
The lovely sound
Of the wind blowing
Through the high grass.
The green pond,
The green leaves
Are the colors of emeralds.
Waves roll in, roll out.
The sound of the birds
Most beautiful sounds today
High in the trees
Calmly building their nest.
Please direct questions and comments to: cathy_rezabeck@fws.gov
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