South Dakota State Library
Mercedes MacKay Building
800 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2294

For Immediate Release
Contact: State Librarian Suzanne Miller, 1-800-423-6665

State Library: Kids Create! Contest Winner Selected

Pierre- Alyssa Morgan, a fourth-grade student from Northwestern School, Mellette, SD is the winner of the statewide Kids Create! Library Card Design Contest. Sponsored by the South Dakota State Library and the South Dakota Arts Council, the contest for students in grades K-5 called for young artists to submit drawings of what libraries and reading mean to them. The State Library received 945 other outstanding entries submitted from more than 41 South Dakota communities. 

An image of Morgan’s winning entry, a marker and crayon drawing, will be printed on the front of the State Library’s new library cards. In addition, Morgan will receive a $100 Savings Bond from South Dakotans For The Arts. The original artwork will be framed and hung in the South Dakota State Library.

Contest grade level winners are listed below. To view the winning entries, visit: http://www.sdstatelibrary.com/forlibrarians/art/artcontest.htm

Best of Show: Alyssa Morgan, 4^th Grade, Northwestern School, Mellette
K-1 Grades: 1^st Place: Morgan Huber, 1^st Grade, Clark Elementary, Clark
2^nd Place: Debra Dougherty, 1^st Grade, Oldham-Ramona School, Oldham
3^rd Place: Jordon Peterson, K, Northwestern School, Mellette
Honorable Mentions: Katlyn Gelling, 1^st Grade, May-Overby Elementary, Aberdeen;
Jordan Hejna, 1^st Grade, Sacred Heart School, Yankton;
Kade Rexwinkel, 1^st Grade, Corisca Elementary, Corsica

2-3 Grades: 1^st Place: Maddy Smith, 3^rd Grade, Northwestern School, Mellette
2^nd Place: Katrina Frericks, 3^rd Grade, Northwestern School, Mellette
3^rd Place: Mae Allen, 3^rd Grade, Spafford Elementary, Flandreau
Honorable Mentions: Shilo Hill, 2^nd Grade, Tiospaye Topa School, LaPlant;
Kianna Knutson, 3^rd Grade, Philip Elementary, Philip;
Ashley Larson, 2^nd Grade, Groton Elementary, Groton;
Tylyn LeBeau, 2^nd Grade, Tiospaye Topa School, LaPlant;
Megan Serr, 2^nd Grade, Bison Elementary, Bison;
Lexi Slack, 2^nd Grade, Viborg School, Viborg;

4-5 Grades: 1^st Place: Brandi Becvar, 4^th Grade, Sacred Heart School, Yankton
2^nd Place: Nathanael Brown, 5^th Grade, Garretson
3^rd Place: Dante James Bezpaletz, 5^th Grade, Sioux Falls
Honorable Mentions: Molly Coyle, 4^th Grade, Philip Elementary, Philip;
Alyssa Haiwick, 4^th Grade, Whitewood Elementary Whitewood;
Paris Holleran, 4^th Grade, Life Tree Montessori, Rapid City;
Shaina Jensen, 4^th Grade, Northwestern School, Mellette;
Bryce Ladwig, 5^th Grade, Northwestern School, Mellette;
Sammi Nachtigal, 4^th Grade, Platte Elementary, Platte

South Dakotans without local libraries may request books and other library services directly from the State Library by calling 1-800-423-6665, by logging on to http://www.sdstatelibrary.com/, or by mail at State Library, 800 Governors Drive, Pierre, SD 57501. 

The South Dakota State Library provides free library services to all South Dakotans, either through their local library or directly. Alternative formats (such as Braille and audio) are also available. 

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