Wildlife Week 2009

Poster Contest Winners

     The Federation's Grade School Poster Contest winners created artwork around the theme of Wildlife Week 2009, Wild About Wild Places in Nebraska.  The following state-wide winners were selected from over 300 entries submitted from all over Nebraska, and honored at the Federation's Annual Gathering at Audubon's Spring Creek Prairie near Denton on April 25, 2009.

4th Grade

Matthew Painter

Winnebago Public School - Winnebago

1st Place, 4th Grade

Teacher: Janet Finzen

Erik Fahner

Herman Rohwer Elementary - Omaha

2nd Place, 4th Grade

Teacher: Mrs. Hughes

Bridget Peterson

Black Elk Elementary - Omaha

3rd Place, 4th Grade

Teacher:  Rhea Hedstrom

5th Grade

Bryce Lammers

 West Catholic Elementary - Fordyce

1st Place, 5th Grade

Teacher: Connie Brewer

Samantha Butler

Yutan Elementary - Yutan

2nd Place, 5th Grade

Teacher: Lynn Frye

Darien Henry

Loveland Elementary - Omaha

3rd Place, 5th Grade

Teacher: Vikki Henry

Julia Zurek

Louisville Elementary - Louisville

Honorable Mention, 5th Grade

Teacher:  Mr. Schroder

Eve Vanderneck

Heartland Public Schools - Henderson

Honorable Mention, 5th Grade

Teacher:  Britany Renz

6th Grade

JT Reiser

G Stanley Hall Elementary - LaVista

1st Place, 6th Grade

Teacher: Mr. Guthmiller

Alan Varela

Southern Valley Elementary - Oxford

2nd Place, 6th Grade

Teacher: Karen Callahan

Sabrina Lash

Broken Bow Middle School - Broken Bow

3rd Place, 6th Grade

Teacher: Mrs. Pierce

Gabi Mitchell

Russell Middle School - Omaha

Honorable Mention, 6th Grade

Teacher: Cara David 

Thanks to our 2009 Wildlife Week Sponsors

       Nebraska Wildlife Federation gratefully acknowledges the 2009 Sponsors of Wildlife Week:

Nebraska Attorney General Environmental Settlement Fund

Andrea Mathieson

Kuba Travnicek

Steve Kryger

Marian Maas