Today on the James: 2013 Poster Contest

The results are in from JRA’s third annual poster contest “What a Healthy River Means to Me”!

JRA received nearly 250 entries from across the James River Watershed depicting lots of healthy fish, wildlife and happy river enthusiasts as part of our “What a Healthy River Means to Me” poster contest. Middle school students in the City of Richmond, City of Lynchburg/James City County and public middle schools in Henrico County and Chesterfield County that are located within 5 miles of the James River were eligible to participate.

Congratulations to the winning students: First place: Kristen Street, Midlothian Middle School, Chesterfield County; Second place: Joshua Hubbard, Manchester Middle School, Chesterfield County; Third place: Carson Clark, Tomahawk Creek Middle School, Chesterfield County; Fourth place: Grace Chun, Sandusky Middle School, Lynchburg.

The winning artists’ science teachers are: Karen Jaeger, Midlothian Middle School; Deborah Bodsford, Manchester Middle School; Donald Mugford, Tomahawk Creek Middle School; Leah Purvis, Sandusky Middle School. Both the teachers and the students were awarded cash prizes.

First Place
Kristen Street
Midlothian Middle School
Chesterfield County

Second Place
Joshua Hubbard
Manchester Middle School
Chesterfield County

Third Place
Carson Clark
Tomahawk Creek Middle School
Chesterfield County

Fourth Place
Grace Chun
Sandusky Middle School
Lynchburg

Honorable mentions in the contest are: Daniel Aultice, Sandusky Middle School, Lynchburg; Justin Bagby, Albert Hill Middle School, Richmond; Christian Slater, Tomahawk Creek Middle School, Chesterfield County; Gia Schiavone, Tomahawk Creek Middle School, Chesterfield County.