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“By George, It’s Washington’s Birthday!”

Writers & Artists Show 2005

ART CATEGORIES

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, HM (Honorable Mention), &  GE (Great Effort)

Washington Portrait - Then! | Washington Portrait - Now! | Theme Scene

Washington Portrait – Then!
Using your own class picture as inspiration, draw a portrait of George Washington as he would have looked as a young boy, a surveyor, a farmer, a soldier, as President, etc.

1st Grade - Washington Portrait - Then!
1st George as a Soldier”    Abe Nolan* Judges’ Choice: Research/Detail - Art
2nd “George Surveying”   Taylor Jones
3rd “Soldier George”     Nikolas Patton
4th “George as President”     Chandler Heard
GE “Mountain Climber George” James Allen Christoph
GE “George Singing”   Evan Lester
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3rd Grade - Washington Portrait - Then!
1st Young Teen George”    Sam Nolan* Best of Show - Art
2nd “George at the Helm”  Cheyanne Larkin
3rd “George at the Helm”  Lucy VanNess
4th George Surveying the Land Grace Alexander* Judges’ Choice: Local History - Art

HM

 “Young George Loved to Ride Natalie Bosch* Judges’ Choice: Action - Art
HM “Portrait of a President”      Shivam Mehta
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4th Grade - Washington Portrait - Then!
1st Young George”     Woody Hazel
2nd “George Campaigning”   Sonia Mehta
3rd “George at the Helm”   Rachel DuMez
4th “George Washington”     Felicia Stonecipher
HM “George Giving a Speech” Konstantine Langenberg
HM “George Making His Acceptance Speech”  Sean Lyte-Risher
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Washington Portrait – Now!
If George were alive today What would he look like?, What would he be doing? (Examples – but not limited to – an athlete, a skateboarder, a fireman, movie or rock star, etc.)

1st Grade - Washington Portrait - Now!
1st “George as a WCD Student” Ashlyn Ramey
2nd George and Martha with Their Puppy”  Brier Clough* Judges’ Choice: Humor - Art
3rd “George Fishing”    Joseph Dowell
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3rd Grade - Washington Portrait - Now!
1st “George as a National”    Alex Foster
2nd “Disco George”      Kimberly Pankow
3rd “George Goes Bowling”     Emily Hennessey
4th “George as a Skateboarder”        Joshua Gressly
HM “George Plays Hockey”      Marcus Williams
GE “George Can Board”   Marc Cugnon
GE “George as a Paratrooper”  Michael Stone
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4th Grade - Washington Portrait – Now!
1st “Rock Star Washington of the Band ‘Brown Bones.’” Amy Leigh Cooper
2nd “George Makes the News”  Daniel Chadduck
3rd “BMX Rider” Tommy Fantaci
4th “George Washington”       Matthew Beck
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THEME SCENE:
Illustrate one of “George Washington’s Inaugurations” Describe in short phrases (anywhere on the poster) who, what, when, where, etc. [No more than a total of 25 words!]

4th Grade - Theme Scene
1st “George Washington”     Samantha Grace Landrum 
2nd “Mr. Washington”    Lauren Light 
3rd “General, General!!”     Case Kramer
4th “George Washington”     Allison Stuart
HM “George Washington”     Wyatt Norman      
HM “George on the Open Road”    Connor C. Forrest
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JUDGES' CHOICES

Writing Categories

 

Writers & Artists Show Results

George Washington Has Three Birthdays?

The Badge of Military Merit / The Purple Heart

What's in George's Trunk?

Read On About George Washington!

 

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