The Missouri Ozarks Heritage Regional Art and Poetry Contest

Art and Poetry Focus on the Ozarks Landscape

This contest is for student art and poetry that reflects our unique Ozarks landscape and ecology: our waterways and hillsides, our plants and animals, our caves and springs. Winning entries are published on the website. Entries will be due by January 18th, 2007.

See the Contest Guidelines and Frequently Asked Questions for more information. Teachers: Art and Poetry lesson plans with Show-Me Standards correlations. Bryant Watershed Education Project sponsors the Annual Missouri Ozarks Heritage Regional Art and Poetry Contest in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC).

In 2006 there were 319 entries from seven schools; the age groups were: K-2 grades, 82 entries; 3-6 grades,140; 7-9 grades, 87. In the Art category, there were 141 entries; for Illustrated Poetry, 82; for Poetry, 88.
  View the 2006 Winning Entries

2006 Winners Award Ceremonies
West Plains Elementary, West Plains Middle, and Richards Schools
First row L to R: Kole Roles, Cheyenne Thompson, Jolee Laughary, Alexis Engh. Back row L to R: Kathy Grigsby, West Plains Elementary teacher; Pam Hesse, West Plains Middle teacher; Jodi Bell, Nick Medina, Matthew Glascock, John Wiley, Susan Chilton, Richards teacher.
Heritage Baptist Christian School 3rd-6th Grade Poetry Winner, 2nd Place: Melissa Jean Collicott, Principal Bro. Jeremy Weary	Mountain Grove Elementary, 4th Grade Illustrated Poetry Winners 3rd-6th grade category, left to right: 1st place: Bethany Clark 2nd Place: Macey LeAnne Conner 3rd Place: Kamber Collins Special recognition: Landon Smith
Ava Elementary and Ava Middle Schools
Front row: Ava 7th–9th Grade Poetry Winners Richelle Pettit and Katherine Moran Back row: MDC agent Mark Henry, MDC educator Melanie Carden-Jessen, BWP director Lois Reborne	Front row: Ava 3-6th Grade Poetry Winners Kyle Clinkingbeard and Austin Haynes
Ava K-2 Poetry Winners Audrey Brandon, Brianna Ferrell & Michael Fratti
Plainview 5th Grade winners
Art, 3rd-6th grade category 2nd Place: Joshua William Nelson	Art, 3rd-6th grade category 3rd Place: Clint Mitchell

This is the Web site of the Bryant Watershed Education Project, based in West Plains, Missouri. Our site is a toolkit for exploring the Bryant Creek, North Fork, Eleven Point and Upper Spring watersheds in the southern Missouri Ozarks.
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