“Congratulations to the winners of the 2016 Adopt-a-Highway Art Contest,” Transportation Secretary Greg Thomas said. “This year’s winners did a masterful job using their talent and creativity to capture Kentucky’s natural beauty and delivered powerful messages about the importance of keeping our state clean.”
The winner in each of four age divisions will receive a $100 gift card, while second and third-place finishers will receive a $50 gift card. First through third-place recipients for all age groups will receive framed prints of their posters. KYTC frames and displays the original artwork in the Transportation Cabinet’s conference center in Frankfort. Additionally, the winning artwork will be featured in the Adopt-a-Highway program’s calendar which will be available in July for the 2017-2018 academic year.
The 2016 contest winners are:
5-8 age division
1st place
Kynley Gee
Joe Harrison Carter Elementary
Monroe County
2nd place
Alyson Bowen
St. Joseph Academy
Boone County
3rd place
Hazel Hunt
St. Joseph Academy
Boone County
9-11 age division
1st place
Anyuli Martinez
Warner Elementary
Jessamine County
2nd place
Kennedy Walden
Joe Harrison Carter Elementary
Warren County
3rd place
Sophia Harris
Whitley Central Intermediate
Whitley County
12-14 age division
1st place
Stella Skinner
St. Joseph Academy
Boone County
2nd place
Liz DeMarse
Greenwood High School
Warren County
3rd place
Jamie Stewart
Greenwood High School
Warren County
15-18 age division
1st place
Keiko Nishijima
Greenwood High School
Warren County
2nd place
Emily Cornett
Williamstown Independent Schools
Grant County
3rd place
Jeffrey Schraer
Williamstown Independent Schools
Grant County
The Transportation Cabinet’s Adopt-a-Highway program received 1,588 entries from students throughout the Commonwealth for the 2016 contest.
“I thank every student who entered this year’s contest,” Secretary Thomas said. “Selecting winners from such a large pool of remarkable entries was not an easy task for the judges. Kentuckians should be proud of the artistic talent and hard work of all of the students who took time to illustrate the value of a Kentucky Transportation Cabinet program that makes our state shine through the efforts of volunteers.”
KYTC urges students and teachers to start early on the 2017 art contest. The Cabinet will accept entries Sept. 1 – Oct. 31, 2017. Additional information and the 2017 art contest entry form can be found at http://transportation.ky.gov/Adopt-a-Highway/Pages/Events.aspx.
The Adopt-a-Highway program is a statewide volunteer effort to reduce roadside litter and to keep Kentucky’s highways beautiful. Litter-free roads promote a clean environment, foster civic pride and save taxpayer dollars. More information on Kentucky’s Adopt-a-Highway program can be found at http://transportation.ky.gov/Adopt-a-Highway.
NOTE: Scans of winning art are available to local media upon request.