Art

Kindergarten – 2nd grade

1st place
Dragonfly
Student: Kole Roles
School and grade: West Plains Elementary 1st
Teacher: Kathy Grigsby

2nd Place
Frogs of Missouri
Student: Jolee Laughary
School and grade: West Plains Elementary Kindergarten
Teacher: Kathy Grigsby

3rd Place
Owl
Student: Alexis Engh
School and grade: West Plains Elementary 2nd
Teacher: Kathy Grigsby

3rd-6th grades

1st place
Ozarks Winter
Student: Cheyenne Thompson
School and grade: West Plains Elementary 4th grade
Teacher: Kathy Grigsby

2nd Place
Red Oak Forest
Student: Joshua William Nelson
School and grade: Plainview 5th Grade
Teacher: Tammy Bennett

3rd Place
Animals of the Wild
Student: Clint Mitchell
School and grade: Plainview 5th grade
Teacher: Tammy Bennett

7th – 9th grades

Honorable Mention
Waterfall
Student: Levi Allen
School and grade: Ava 8th grade
Teacher: Karen Mullen

Illustrated Poetry

3rd-6th grades

1st place
Owl
Student: Bethany Clark
School and grade: Mountain Grove 4th
Teacher: Donita Prock

2nd Place
Nocturnal Animals
Student: Macey LeAnne Conner
School and grade: Mountain Grove 4th
Teacher: Donita Prock

3rd Place
Exciting Nature
Student: Kamber Collins
School and grade: Mountain Grove 4th
Teacher: Donita Prock

Special recognition for Poetry
Missouri Landscape
Student: Landon Smith
School and grade: Mountain Grove 4th
Teacher: Donita Prock

7th – 9th grades

1st place
Fight for the Trees
Student: Jodie Bell
School and grade: West Plains Middle 8th
Teacher: Pam Hessee

2nd Place
The Old Rugged Tree
Student: Matthew Glascock
School and grade: West Plains Middle 8th
Teacher: Pam Hessee

3rd Place
Dead Winter to Living Spring
Student: Nick Medina
School and grade: West Plains Middle 8th
Teacher: Pam Hessee

Poetry

Kindergarten – 2nd grade

1st place
Title: Watching Animal Grow Up
Student: Brianna Farrell
School and grade: Ava 2nd
Teacher: Karen Mullen

2nd Place
Title: Forest
Student: Michael Fratti
School and grade: Ava 2nd
Teacher: Karen Mullen

3rd Place
Title: Missouri
Student: Audrey Brandon
School and grade: Ava 1st
Teacher: Karen Mullen

3rd-6th grades

1st place
Title: Snake Nature
Student: Kyle Clinkingbeard
School and grade: Ava 5th
Teacher: Karen Mullen

2nd Place
Title: Nature’s Glory
Student: Melissa Jean Collicott
School and grade: Heritage Baptist Christian School
Teacher: Dianna Templin

3rd Place
Title: Night
Student: Austin Haynes
School and grade: Ava 6th
Teacher: Karen Mullen

7th – 9th grades

1st place
Title: Nature
Student: Katherine Moran
School and grade: Ava 7th
Teacher: Karen Mullen

2nd Place
Title: Night to Day
Student: Richelle Pettit
School and grade: Ava 7th
Teacher: Karen Mullen

3rd Place
Title: A Day in the Ozarks
Student: Kurstie Kelly
School and grade: Richards 8th
Teacher: Susan Chilton

Honorable Mention
Title: Home to Me
Student: John Wiley
School and grade: Richards 7th
Teacher: Susan Chilton