2023 – 2024 Award Winners!
BEST OF SHOW
Spoonbills in the Mangroves
Hasya Tirumani, Jazlyn Ponce, Serene Lopez, Amy Ramos, Asuna Hicks, Korenza Orel
Teacher: Gena Ezzi – Muller Magnet
Awards : Grades K-2 + ESE
1st place K-2
MINI MOON JELLYFISH BLOOM
Mary Jane Schroeder , Suzanna Wiggins, Coco Smale
Teacher: Marie Rice – Homeschool
1st place ESE
PHOEBE 2.0
Malachi Grimes, Emily Colon, Andrew Nguyen, Sharony Aragon-Rodriguez, Janiel Montoya
Teacher: Jackie Lucas – Leto High
Awards : Grades 9-12
1st place 9-12
ALLIGATOR RECYCLED ART
Ellena Fitzsimmons, Carla Smallwood, Selah Foster
Teacher: Rebecca Gabriel – Homeschool
2nd place 9-12
“BOTTLENOSE” DOLPHIN RECYCLED ART
Jayla Bowen, Kailee Reitberger, Caelin Smallwood
Teacher: Rebecca Gabriel – Homeschool
Awards : Grades 3-5
1st place 3-5
WILD & WONDERFUL WADERS
Beatrice Swanson, Tanner Sampson , Kathryn Schroeder ,
Eloise Schar, Leah Wiggins, Vivian Smale, Ronan Sampson
Teacher: Marie Rice – Homeschool
2nd place 3-5
DAY ON THE POND
Hailey Gooddine
Teacher: Kristi Gooddine – Homeschool
2nd place 3-5
WILD BIRDS OF FLORIDA
Elysar Doumit Group Project
Teacher: Galina Abele – Academy Of The Holy Names
3rd place 3-5
FLAMINGO SHRIMPY JR.
Nevaeh Kenyon
Teacher: Lindsay Valentine – Nelson
3rd place 3-5
“BURMESE PYTHONS VERSUS NATIVE SPECIES:
WHO WILL WIN?”
Bryce Tulle
Teacher: Lisa Lawson – Claywell
Honorable Mention 3-5
DAISY LOVES BOUGAINVILLEA
Victoria Gaitan
Teacher: Lindsay Valentine – Nelson
Honorable Mention 3-5
PLEASE PROTECT CORAL AND SEA TURTLES
Micah Miller and Alyse Fulker
Teacher: Lisa Lawson – Claywell
Honorable Mention 3-5
GREAT HORNED OWL
Melvin Pimental
Teacher: Dorothy McCoy- Washington, BT.
Honorable Mention 3-5
FLOWERS OF FLORIDA
Charlotte Orcutt
Teacher: Lindsay Valentine – Nelson
Honorable Mention 3-5
MONTE J MANATEE
Joshua Patch
Teacher: Lindsay Valentine – Nelson
Honorable Mention 3-5
THE TWO THAT SURVIVED
Sophie Downs
Teacher: Lindsay Valentine – Nelson
Awards : Grades 6 – 8
1st place 6-8
ROSEATE SPOONBILL
Alice Habgood, Violet Saladino, Freddie Powell III
Teacher: Elizabeth Van Allen Rampello -Downtown Magnet K-8
2nd place 6-8
SANDHILL CRANE
Virginia Jackson
Teacher: Julianne Gonzalez – – Progress Village Magnet
2nd place 6-8
LUNA THE BARN OWL
Abigail Lewis
Teacher: Jamie Lewis – Homeschool
2nd place 6-8
ROSEATE SPOONBILL IN NATURE
Cassidy Collins, Pearl Adewopo
Teacher: Jill Maxwell – Winthrop Charter School
3rd place 6-8
FLYING HOME, A BLUE HUE IN A VAST PINK
Kai Chang, Reyes Izabell
Teacher: Jill Maxwell – Winthrop Charter School
4th place 6-8
JELLYFISH
Brody Munoz
Teacher: Julianne Gonzalez – Progress Village Magnet
4th place 6-8
SNOWY EGRET
Ava Miller
Teacher: Julianne Gonzalez Progress Village Magnet
Honorable Mention 6-8
THE MIAMI BLUE BUTTERFLY
Sofia Zornitta Carmen McRae
Teacher: Elizabeth Van Allen
Rampello Downtown Magnet K-8
Honorable Mention 6-8
MAGNOLIA FLOWER
Cayla Cooper
Teacher: Jill Maxwell
Winthrop Charter School
Honorable Mention 6-8
WOODPECKER
Bryan Ruiz-Gomez
Teacher: Julianne Gonzalez Progress Village Magnet
Honorable Mention 6-8
FEELING BLUE
Oniyesa Johnson
Teacher: Katie Sparks
Jones Ferrell Magnet
Honorable Mention 6-8
BEAUTIFUL FLORIDA BUTTERFLIES
Aubree Gooddine
Teacher: Kristi Gooddine
Homeschool
Honorable Mention 6-8
ALLIGATOR
Rose Bell
Teacher: Julianne Gonzalez
Progress Village Magnet
Honorable Mention 6-8
ROUGH GREEN SNAKE RESTING ON A ROCK
Arianni Rodriguez
Teacher: Julianne Gonzalez
Progress Village Magnet
Honorable Mention 6-8
WALLACE THE FLORIDA GOPHER TORTOISE
Summer Babbs
Teacher: Hilda Muinos
Orange Grove Magnet
Honorable Mention 6-8
THE LITTLE BIG GECKO GUY
Kaelyn Carbo
Teacher: Julianne Gonzalez
Progress Village Magnet
Honorable Mention 6-8
THE ARMADILLO IN MY BACKYARD
Lily Hart
Teacher: Jill Maxwell
Winthrop Charter School
Honorable Mention 6-8
SCARLET CALAMINT
Isabella Lasher
Teacher: Julianne Gonzalez
Progress Village Magnet
Honorable Mention 6-8
THE EVERGLADES
Arianna Pineda, Nylah Dilbert, Faith Jackson
Teacher: Elizabeth Van Allen
Rampello Downtown Magnet K-8
Honorable Mention 6-8
THE CHILDHOOD GARDEN
Amanda Bonachea, Elouera Pappas
Teacher: Jill Maxwell
Winthrop Charter School
Honorable Mention 6-8
BOBCAT
Saniya Frederick
Teacher: Julianne Gonzalez
Progress Village Magnet
2023 – 2024 People’s Choice Award Winners!
People’s Choice #1
“BURMESE PYTHONS VERSUS NATIVE SPECIES:
WHO WILL WIN?”
Student Artist : Bryce Tulle
Teacher: Lisa Lawson – Claywell
2nd PLACE
JELLYFISH
Brody Munoz
Teacher: Julianne Gonzalez
– Progress Village Magnet
3rd PLACE
THE LITTLE BIG GECKO GUY
Kaelyn Carbo
Teacher: Julianne Gonzalez
Progress Village Magnet
4TH PLACE
VACUUM OF THE OCEAN
Shea Biddles, Gabriela Duran,
Navak Linkous
Teacher: Elizabeth Van Allen
Rampello Downtown Magnet K-8
5th PLACE
ROSEATE SPOONBILL
Alice Habgood, Violet Saladino, Freddie Powell III
Teacher: Elizabeth Van Allen
Rampello Downtown Magnet K-8
6TH PLACE
MOCKING BIRD
Jenna Ezell
Teacher: Julianne Gonzalez
Progress Village Magnet
7 TH PLACE
LUNA THE BARN OWL
Abigail Lewis
Teacher: Jamie Lewis
Homeschool
8th PLACE
SPOONBILLS IN THE MANGROVE
Hasya Tirumani, Jazlyn Ponce, Serene Lopez,
Amy Ramos, Asuna Hicks, Korenza Orel
Teacher: Gena Ezzi Muller Magnet
9TH PLACE
THE ARMADILLO IN MY BACKYARD
Lily Hart
Teacher: Jill Maxwell
Winthrop Charter School
10TH PLACE
FLAMINGO RECYCLED ART
Nathan Billo, Ashlyn Olson, Tayleen Harre, Uriah Eliasson, Colton Collins
Teacher: Rebecca Gabriel
Grace Family Homeschool
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