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"Celebrate Chimpanzees" Student Drawing Contest Winners Announced |
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| July 23, 2009
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) congratulates the winners of the "Celebrate Chimpanzees" student drawing contest. The winning drawings are featured below.
The contest, sponsored by The HSUS, ran from April 1 to June 1, 2009 and was open to all U.S. students in kindergarten through 6th grade. Entrants were encouraged to create drawings that depicted chimpanzees in a sanctuary or natural habitat. The grand prize winner will receive a $500 savings bond. Six finalists will receive $25 gift certificates to Toys R Us.
The contest was designed to help bring attention to the nearly 600 chimpanzees residing in U.S. sanctuaries after spending decades of their lives suffering in laboratory settings. More than 1,000 chimps still live in nine research labs throughout the U.S. For more information about chimpanzees used in research, click here.
Click on a drawing to view a larger version.
Grand Prize Winner
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Sophia Lovato
Monument, Colo.
Grand Prize Winner
4th Grade |
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K-2 Grade Finalists
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Abbi Eldridge
Greensburg, Ind.
Finalist
2nd Grade |
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Ariana Liebold
West Branch, Mich
Finalist
2nd Grade |
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3-4 Grade Finalists
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Lauren Varner
Bowling Green, Ky.
Finalist
3rd Grade |
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Kyle Fisher
Tenino, Wash.
Finalist
4th Grade |
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5-6 Grade Finalists
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Vanessa Molisee
Reedsville, W.Va
Finalist
5th Grade |
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Lauren Hurlbut
Chesterfield, Mo.
Finalist
6th Grade |
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Honorable Mentions
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Dominique Peña
Deming, N.M.
Honorable Mention
Kindergarten |
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Tashriq Islam
Boca Raton, Fla.
Honorable Mention
3rd Grade |
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Rhegan Day
Greensburg, Ind.
Honorable Mention
3rd Grade |
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Katelyn James
Welsburg, W.Va.
Honorable Mention
4th Grade |
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Maggie Archer
Chesterfield, Mo.
Honorable Mention
6th Grade |
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Meagan Daugherty
Chesterfield, Mo.
Honorable Mention
6th Grade |
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