More than 300 young artists from every
corner of Virginia entered work in Cooperative Living�s 2008 Youth Art
Contest. This year�s theme, �What do you want to be when you grow
up?,� drew a stellar assortment of entries, ranging in subject matter
from astronaut to entomologist to rock star.
As in years past, your Cooperative
Living staff struggled to choose winners � the display of talent and
creativity was truly out of this world! It is interesting to note that
even in a blind vote with a large number of top-notch entries, we have had
several repeat winners over the years. Remarkably, this year�s Best in
Show winner is the sibling of last year�s recipient!
The Best-in-Show entrant will receive
a $100 gift card; the first-place winner in each grade will receive a $25
gift card. Again we would like to thank all of our talented young artists
for taking the time to share your work with us. Regardless of whether or
not your entry was selected, you can be certain that it was appreciated!
Editor�s note: We had several excellent entries
done in horizontal format that had to be eliminated. Contest
specifications required entries to be in vertical format.
KINDERGARTEN:
FIRST PLACE
Marissa
Lustan of Bristow
KINDERGARTEN:
SECOND PLACE
Treyce
McCormick of Rockbridge Baths
KINDERGARTEN:
THIRD PLACE
Hailey
Dunahoo of Culpeper
FIRST
GRADE: FIRST PLACE
Tyler
Mabe of Alton
FIRST
GRADE: SECOND PLACE
Charles
Thompson of Manassas Park
FIRST
GRADE: THIRD PLACE
William
James of Rixeyville
SECOND
GRADE: FIRST
PLACE
Jack
Parker of Supply
SECOND
GRADE: SECOND PLACE
Jamie
Lee of South Riding
SECOND
GRADE: THIRD PLACE
Megan
Van Rafelghem of Centreville
THIRD
GRADE: FIRST PLACE
Chase
Grubbs of Farmville
THIRD
GRADE: SECOND PLACE
Samuel Lacks of
Lunenburg
THIRD
GRADE:
THIRD PLACE
Leah
Clemens of New Castle
FOURTH
GRADE: FIRST PLACE
Taylor
Burkhammer of Front Royal
FOURTH
GRADE: SECOND PLACE
Jessica
Wirth of Front Royal
FOURTH
GRADE: THIRD PLACEMorgan Short of Christiansburg
FIFTH
GRADE:
FIRST PLACE
Kara
Kendall of Oak Hill
FIFTH
GRADE:SECOND PLACE
Jenny
Kim of Clifton
FIFTH
GRADE:
THIRD PLACE
Mariela
Fuson of Montclair
BEST
IN SHOW: Emily
Bywaters of Greenville (Second Grade)
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Hannah
Adams, Jack Anderson, Samantha Anderson, Samuel Anderson, Virginia
Anderson, Shelsy Arana-Lopez, Kylie Arthur, Hannah Baderman, Luke
Baderman, JacobBarker,
Erica Barr, Hallie Berneburg, Veronica Berrios, Hunter Branch,
Joshua Briceno, Michelle Britt, Shannon Britt, Noah Broughton,
Logan Browder, Mickie Brown, Cecil Bruce, Kaylee Bryant, Laren
Butler, Mikaela Butler, Eddie Bywaters, Sydney Cain, Shawn
Campbell, Torre Caparatta, Joshua Carl, Jarod Carlson, Marquis
Carlos, Mikayla Carpenter, Zoe Carrasco, Alyssa Case, Emmanoel
Chan, Joshua Clark, London Clawson, Mason Clawson, Macie Coley,
Mackenzie Coley, Stephen Conwell, Jason Cooke, Jordon Cooke,
Hallie Crawford, Ryan Crawford, Hannah Crockett, Luke Croushorn,
Mariana Cuellar-Quintela, Skylar Cunningham, Cole Cutright, Chloe
Dalton, Maeve Davis, Rachel Davis, Shannon DeHart, Mackenzie
Deputy, Michaela Deputy, Jake Dooley, Abby Dunahoo, Hannah Dvorak,
Jacob Eberly, Nicole Ebert, Laura Estep, Brenna Fano, Colleen
Farabaugh, Emily Farabaugh, Allison Farley, Morgan Fenton, David
Flores Mancia, Therabella Fordham, Zachary Fortune, Fiona Frazier,
Caleb Freeman, David Gammon, Aidan Gardner, Ethan Garza, Andrew
Gillespie, Erin Gilliland, Erica Godfrey, Bailey Gould, Abby
Graham, Diamond Gregory, Brooke Guerrero, Savannah Guest, Zachary
Hadel, Danielle Hager-Simmons, Kameron Haley, Brandy Hall, Faith
Hamm, Katelyn Harris, Kellie Harrup, Halea Hase, Marissa Haydu,
Garren Hayes, Caroline Henry, Jadeyn Henry, Shelby Hodge, Belle
Hopkins, Evan Hostetler, Jenna Hostetler, Dagan Hunt, Annie
Hunter, Rachel Ingle, Rachel Irvin, Lillianna Jackson, Justin
Jang, Jenna Jaso, Chloe Johnston, Garrett Johnston, Howard Jones,
Amelia Kahle, Andy Kasinski, Mary Kasjeutis, Kimberly Kirby,
Madison Kreft, Amanda Kresge, Kealie Lachniet, Emily Lambert,
Caitlin Lawrence, Melanie Lawrence, Virginia Lawrence, Derek
Leiffer, Jennifer Lin, Austin Lockridge, Beth Long, Gabriella
Long, Olivia Lowery, Joyce Lu, Grace Lyons, Alexander Main,
Terrence Martin, Mariel Martinez, Morgan Mason, Abigail McCaleb,
Mitchell McCotter, Taylor McCreary, Cody McDermott, Lauren
McDermott, Hailey McGrain, Brock McNerney, Christian Melendez,
Cinnamon Miller, Austin Miller, Spencer Mills, Lindsey Mitchell,
Omisha Mondal, Veiw Moore, Stephen Morris, Nelson Moss, Drew
Myers, Autumn Nestor, Cheyanne Newcomb, Caeman Oberg, Charles Old,
Sydney Ostrom, Kathryn Painchaud, Corey Palmore, Lily Parker,
James Payette, Madison Pettus, Christina Pfab, Billy Pickus,
Zavion Pleasant, Kyle Pollard, Jack Purcell, Mary Purcell, Zoe
Raba, Luis Ramos-Garcia, Will Ratliff, Jessica Reed, Miranda Reed,
Grant Reynolds, Sterling Reynolds, Gyu Ri, Emily Robertson,
Tabitha Robinson, Francisco Rodriguez, Matthew Rodriguez, Curtis
Rogers, Roxanna Romero, Courtney Rustick, RJ Rustick, Kristina
Satchell, Dalton Sharpe, Samantha Shuler, Genesis
Siguenza-Almendarez, Mallory Sisler, Camellia Slade, Anne Marie
Smith, Colema Smith, Jessica Smith, Carter Spiers, Emma Symanski,
Molly Terra, Nathan Terra, Katherine Thatcher, Grace Thomas,
Dorothy Thompson, Johna Thompson, Jessica Thorne, Jacob Togni,
Kirkland Toombs, Matthew Tosh, Alex Turner, Davayonn Tyler,
Fernando Velasquez, Jordan Vesely, Brian Vicks, Cody Volarich,
Thien Vu, Jayla Walton, Stephen Welch, Gabrielle West, Joshua
Whipkey, Brandon Whirley, Colby White, Dajah White, Anneleise
Widdifield, Lindsey Wiegand, Jack Williams, Jena Williams, Lauren
Williams, Sarah Wilmoth, Erin Wilson, Christopher Wolfe, Matthew
Wright, Melissa Wright, Austin Wyant, Taniya Wyche, You-Jin Yeo,
Matthew Zamski, Jessica Zapata.