April 13, 2010
Vol. 40, No. 104

For more information, contact Trina Cale-Rosario, Junior Duck Stamp Contest Coordinator, at 302-735-8656, or Joanna Wilson, Public Affairs, 302-739-9902. PHOTO AVAILABLE. Please contact Public Affairs.

2010 Delaware Junior Duck Stamp Competition winners announced

On March 29, 141 entries created by students in grades K through 12 from all over the state were judged in the 2010 Junior Duck Stamp Contest. Winners will be unveiled on Saturday, April 24 during the annual Delaware Ducks Unlimited Greenwings Event at Owens Station in Greenwood.

Maria Ji, a 14-year-old from Wilmington and first place winner for grades 7 through 9, won best of show for her work, “Rising Glory,” an oil painting which depicts a blue-winged teal taking flight. Her winning Duck Stamp entry will be judged on April 23 in the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Design Contest, sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Office of the Interior and held this year at the Science Museum of Minnesota.

First runner up YuChen Li, age 16, of New Castle, a first place winner for grades 10 through 12 and best of show winner for the past three years, attends the Cab Calloway School of the Arts. Second runner up Emily Buck, age 15, a first place winner for grades 10 through 12, attends Woodbridge High School in Bridgeville.

Other winners were (name, age, school/sponsor, town of residence and/or school location):

GRADES K-3

First place: Wayne Morris, age 8, home sponsored, Clayton

            Grace Winston, age 8, Winston Learning Academy, Milford

            Tony Monaco, age 9, Wooden Palette Studio, Seaford

Second place: Ben Humphries, age 9, St. Anne’s School, Dover

            Virginia Chambers, age 9, St. Anne’s School, Townsend

            Mercy Winston, age 6, Winston Learning Academy, Milford

Third place: Jiankarla Rubio, age 5, Latin American Community Center, Newark

            John Fritz, age 9, St. Anne’s School, Middletown

Victoria Rios, age 10, Latin American Community Center, Newark

GRADES 4-6

First place: Zachary Hudson, age 11, Wooden Palette Art Studio, Laurel

            Aaron Howard, age 12, Wooden Palette Art Studio, Seaford 

            Lynn Marcus, age 11, Round Hill Studio, Wilmington                   

Second place: Daniel Winston, age 10, Winston Learning Academy, Milford

            Rachel Winston, age 11, Winston Learning Academy, Milford

            Fabrizio Alburqueque, age 10, Latin American Community Center, Newark

Third place: Jerald Reb, age 10, Free Water Academy, Felton

            Tanhya Resendiz, age 11, Latin American Community Center, Newark

GRADES 7-9

First place: Carly Mutschler, age 13, Round Hill Studio, Kennett Square, Pa., Hockessin

Erica Parker, age 15, Woodbridge High School, Greenwood

Second place: Jamicia Flamer, age 14, Woodbridge High School, Bridgeville

Amudeo Cruz, age 15, Woodbridge High School, Bridgeville

Omar Davila, age 17, Woodbridge High School, Bridgeville  

Third place: Adrian Holt, age 14, Woodbridge High School, Bridgeville

            Bryan Samuels, age 15, Woodbridge High School, Bridgeville

            Joy Winston, age 15, Winston Learning Academy, Milford

GRADES 10-12

First place: Carmelle Senzamici, age 16, Polytech High School, Felton

Second place: Joie Polite, age 15, Woodbridge High School, Greenwood

            Patrick Davis, age 15, Woodbridge High School, Bridgeville

            Jason Jerez, age 16, Woodbridge High School, Bridgeville

Third place: William Egutierrez, age 18, Woodbridge High School, Bridgeville

            Bret Smith, age 16, Woodbridge High School, Greenwood

            Meagan Drake, age 17, Polytech High School, Hartly

All participants in the 16^th annual contest will receive a certificate, while first, second, third and honorable mention will receive ribbons and prizes from sponsors. All are invited to attend the Greenwings event. Entries, which should depict a species chosen from a list of North American ducks, were sponsored by 11 teachers with 11 schools and organizations, plus individuals. A list of honorable mentions is available on request.

The 2010 Junior Duck Stamp judges were: Division of Fish and Wildlife staff members Matthew Fisher, Jared Jacobini, Robert Jones, Matthew Dibona and Catherine Martin, with alternate judge Anthony Gonzon.

The work of all first place contest winners will be on public display at various locations and special events in the year ahead. For more information about displaying the artwork or about the Delaware Junior Duck Stamp Contest, please contact Trina Cale-Rosario, contest coordinator, 302-735-8656.