And the Winners Are....

The call for entries in a Cooperative Living youth art contest brought forth an avalanche of wonderfully colorful, creative drawings and paintings. The youthful artists were asked to submit artwork with a general outdoor theme. A panel of six judges pored over dozens of entries in six classifications in a very difficult task, picking the top three winners of each category.

When all was said and done, the judges selected the following slate of winners. The Best-in-Show entry, shown on the cover of this magazine, will receive a $100 check. The first-place winners in each of the six categories will receive $25 checks.

The judges awarded Honorable Mention recognition to the following artists for the work they submitted in the contest: Savannah Acheson, Sam Alley, Karis Bachman, Jessica Bender, Ramana Briggs, Heather Bright, Sara Burke, Sarah Butler, Emma Byler, Maria Carias, Kyliesha J. Cheatham, Kesler Coalson, McKenna Coalson, Brett Cole, Caitlin Cole, Leslie Cole, Matthew Cole, Alex Collier, Brittany Collier, Sam Combs, Delron Crowder, Ebony Crowder, Cody Dail, Brittany Dailey, Mikaela Dean, Daniel Dockery, Jake Dooley, Rachel Dooley, Sammie Evans, Hannah Fakoury, Stephanie Figgins, Jonah Fragala, Crystal Grant, Lauren Groves, Andrew Gunn, Mackenzie Hand, Andrew T. Harkess, Jaren Herald, Justin Herald, Mallory Hicks, Ashlynn Hostetler, Miranda Jessee, Joshua Lowrance, Haylea Liggett, Alli Markham, Alex McDowell, Amber Meadows, Beth Merrill, Rose Michael, Charis Morgan, Quaheen Pamplin, Alexandra Reedy, Mollie Rodgers, Lexy Simpson, Maddie Simpson, Katie Sivigny, Emilio Suarez, Amber Walton, J.R. Walton, Rebecca Lynn Ward, Aaron Watson, Jessica Watson, Julia Watson, Matthew Watson, Kaylee Anne Wead, Jenny Westerholm, Katie Westerholm, Kadeedra Young.

Thanks to the many youthful artists who submitted their work for this contest. Because of the overwhelmingly positive response, the magazine will plan similar art contests for future issues.