ALCOAST 287/18 - AUG 2018 2018 BETTER SHIPPING FOR A BETTER FUTURE STUDENT ART CONTEST WINNERS

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SUBJ: 2018 BETTER SHIPPING FOR A BETTER FUTURE STUDENT ART CONTEST WINNERS
1. I am delighted to announce the winners and congratulate students who participated in
the 2018 Student Art Contest co-sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), the North American
Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA), and the Inter-American Committee on
Ports of the Organization of American States (CIP-OAS). Annually, these organizations invite
students in grades K-12 throughout the Americas to create posters on a theme related to the
marine environment. This year's theme was “Better Shipping for a Better Future.”
2. Congratulations to the following winning artists:
    A. Grand Prize Winners:
        1. Tarikka A., Grade 5, Millstone River School, Plainsboro Township, NJ
        2. Karolina K., Grade 12, Marine Academy of Science and Technology, Highlands, NJ
    B. Finalists:
        1. Neema J., Grade 2, Bellows Spring Elementary School, Ellicott City, MD
        2. Sofia N., Grade 3, Art Class by Irina Martynova, Houston, TX
        3. Hannah B., Grade 5, Blackrock Elementary School, Coventry, RI
        4. Dakota B., Grade 5, Cedar Road Elementary, Chesapeake, VA
        5. Leonel L., Grade 5, Unidad Educative “Pedro Fermin Cevallos,” Ambato,
            Tungurahua, Ecuador
        6. Kaiya J., Grade 6, Mayfield Woods Middle School, Elkridge, MD
        7. Danielle N., Grade 6, McDonogh School, Owings Mills, MD
        8. Graziella C., Grade 9, Carmel High School, Carmel, CA
        9. Daniela P., Grade 9, La Estancia School, Comayaguela, Francisco Morazan, Honduras
      10. Deyanire Sarahi I., Grade 10, Cetmar #13 Taller de Habilidades Artisticas,
            Topolobampo, Sinalo, Mexico
3. The contest winners' works of art will be featured on the USCG, NAMEPA and CIP-OAS websites.
The two grand prize winners will receive a certificate, a bilingual (English and Spanish)
calendar featuring the art of all 12 winners, a $100 cash prize and a special Coast Guard-themed
package. Finalists will receive a certificate and the bilingual calendar.
4. USCG Partnership in Education (PIE) Coordinators encouraged and supported the participation
of students at schools in communities in which they live and serve. I commend these USCG PIE
Coordinators for their support of PIE initiatives that encourage academic achievement and
career awareness. For more information, contact Ms. Gwendolyn White, Gwendolyn.E.White@uscg.mil
or 202-372-4519.
5. Dr. Terri A. Dickerson, Director, Civil Rights Directorate, sends.
6. Internet release authorized.