High Plains Journal Christmas Artwork Contest 2008 Winners

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Young artists from across the country created their rendition of "Christmas in the Country" for the 2008 High Plains/Midwest Ag Journal Christmas Card Contest.

Using various mediums—from watercolor paint to crayon, marker to colored pencil—children of all ages filled the Journal mailbox with their colorful creations. From the abundance of artistic talent evident in the 510 entries received, Cindy Kropf, Sedalia, Mo., is the grand prize winner. Cindy wins $250 and her artwork will be featured on the cover of the Journal Christmas Card. Category winners, Shealy Davis (Age 11-15), Jack Warner (Age 7-10), and Ty Unger (Age 6 & Under), are awarded $100 each.

High Plains/Midwest Ag Journal
"Christmas in the Country"

Grand Prize Winner

Cindy Kropf
Sedalia, Missouri
Age 12

Cindy Kropf’s colored pencil drawing of a red barn in a wintery landscape is the grand prize winner of the 2008 Christmas Card Contest. Cindy’s entry will become the official “2008 High Plains/Midwest Ag Journal Christmas Card” and she will receive $250. Cindy is from Sedalia, Mo., where she is in the seventh grade at Olive Hill Amish Mennonite School. She enjoys school, as well as reading, baseball, volleyball, baking and likes to be outdoors.

First Place 11-15 Winner

Shealy Davis
Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Age 13

Shealy Davis’s entry in the Christmas Card Contest won top placement in the 11-15 year-old age division with her drawing of Joseph, Mary and baby Jesus in a manger with onlooking farm animals. Shealy attends Sapulpa Junior High School in Sapulpa, Okla., and is in the eighth grade. She enjoys academics and her favorite subjects are math and art. Shealy also enjoys drawing, her pets, cooking, and writing and illustrating her own stories.

First Place Age 7 - 10

Jack Warner
Cimarron, Kansas
Age 10

Jack Warner’s wintery landscape won the 7 to 10 years age division. Jack is from Cimarron, Kan., where he attends Cimarron Elementary School. He is in the second grade. Jack enjoys school and his favorite subject is art. In his free time, Jake likes sketching and creating art with different mediums, as well as reading about and collecting insects.

First Place Age 6 & Under

Ty Unger
Stilwell, Oklahoma
Age 6

Ty Unger’s marker drawing of a wintery scene with a snowman and log cabin won the Age 6 & Under division. Ty is in kindergarten at Maryetta Elementary School in Stilwell, Okla., where he enjoys math and art. In his spare time, Ty likes sports, especially baseball, spending time outdoors and on the farm with his father, and playing with the puppies that his family raises.


Emma Ediger Inman, Kansas Age 5	Kaylee Jones Elk Mountain, Wyoming Age 6	Adam Waldner Huron, South Dakota 5
Aubrey Brown Stilwell, Oklahoma Age 8	Haley Conner Andale, Kansas Age 9	Chloe Schroeder Owatonna, Minnesota Age 8
Hannah Ediger Inman, Kansas Age 13	Quintin Parrott Lone Grove, Oklahoma Age 13	Ethan Dixon Wynnewood, Oklahoma Age 11


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