ALCOAST 203/17 - JUN 2017 2017 CONNECTING SHIPS, PORTS AND PEOPLE ART CONTEST WINNERS

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SUBJ: 2017 CONNECTING SHIPS, PORTS AND PEOPLE ART CONTEST WINNERS
1.  It is my pleasure to commend students throughout the North, Central and South
Americas, including the Caribbean for their outstanding depictions of the theme
for this year’s student art contest, “Connecting Ships, Ports and People.” 
Twelve winners were chosen from more than 500 entries submitted by students
in grades K-12. The annual competition was co-sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard,
the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA), Mystic
Aquarium and the Inter-American Committee on Ports of the Organization of
American States (CIP-OAS).
2.  Congratulations to the following students who were selected as grand prize
winners and finalists:
      A.  The Grand Prize Winners were:
            1.  K-5th: Nelson Valencia, Grade 3, Unidad Educativa Atahualpa,
                 Ibarara, Ecuador
            2.  6th-12th Grade: Camille Quindica, Grade 7, Kapolei Middle School,
                 Kapolei, Hawaii
      B.  The Finalists were:
            1.  Brandon Aron Larrea Yepez, Grade 1, Unidad Educativa Atahualpa,
                 Ibarara, Ecuador
            2.  Theo Campoverde, Grade 2, Unidad Edcativa Particular Catolica de 
                 Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador
            3.  Wilson Cajas, Grade 2, Unidad Edcativa Particular Catolica de
                 Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador
            4.  Dakota Bitterman, Grade 4, Cedar Road Elementary, Chesapeake,
                 Virginia
            5.  Edna Canales, Grade 5, La Estancia School, Comayaguela, Francisco
                 Morazan, Honduras
            6.  Aisha Wilson, Grade 6, Spanish Town Primary School, Spanish Town,
                 St. Catherine, Jamaica
            7.  Rachel Pizzolato, Grade 7, John Curtis Christian School, River
                 Ridge, Louisiana
            8.  John Dang Vo, Grade 7, River Road Middle School, Elizabeth City, 
                 North Carolina
            9.  Zulmy Almendarez, Grade 8, CEB Republica de Honduras, Choluteca,
                 Honduras
            10. Daniela Paredes, Grade 8, La Estancia School, Comayaguela, 
                 Francisco Morazan, Honduras
3.  The winning artwork will be featured on the USCG, NAMEPA, Mystic Aquarium and
CIP-OAS websites, as well as at the London headquarters of the International
Maritime Organization, the United Nations body governing the maritime industry,
during the World Maritime Day celebration in September. The two grand prize
winning artists will receive a certificate, a bilingual (English and Spanish)
calendar featuring the artwork of all twelve winners, a 100 dollar cash prize and
a special Coast-Guard-themed package. Finalists will receive a certificate and
the bilingual calendar.
4.  CG Partnership in Education (PIE) Coordinators Service-wide encouraged and
supported participation of students at local schools. I commend these CG members
for their support of PIE initiatives that encourage academic achievement and
career awareness.
5.  Ms. Terri A. Dickerson, Director, Civil Rights Directorate, sends.
6.  Internet release authorized.