2004 Photo Contest
"Signs or Scenery: The View from Nevada's Roads"
Contest Winners! (Click on the thumbnail to enlarge in new window.)



Grand Prize - Scenic Beauty: Matt Starr
11th Grade, Carlin High School in Carlin, NV
""This photo proves that all life in Nevada, even trailer life, is beautiful."

 

Grand Prize - Scenic Blight: Blair Empey
11th Grade, Centennial High School in Las Vegas, NV
These 'palm trees' are blight. They are supposed to be natural looking to preserve the desert landscaping but they are very obviously out of place."

 

First Place, Grades 9-12: Christopher Taylor
12th Grade, Coronado High School in Henderson, NV
"Red Rock. The air is clear and visibility stretches for miles. One of the true beauties of the desert."

 

Second Place, Grades 9-12: Sheila Brown
12th Grade, Coronado High School in Henderson, NV
"The photo shows the blight of Nevada because of the careless dumping of trash in any uninhabited land."

 

Third Place, Grades 9-12: Sean Cottle
10th Grade, Churchill County High School in Fallon, NV
"The Churchill County Courthouse was built in 1903. It is a historical wooden building still in use today."

 

Honorable Mention, Grades 9-12: Amber Foley
12th Grade, Henderson, NV
"...the mountains near Nelsons Landing."

 

Honorable Mention, Grades 9-12: Devon Lambrix
12th Grade, Henderson, NV
"Las Vegas Strip. Las Vegas's tourist attraction full of beautiful lights."

 

First Place, Grades 5-8: Julie Brower
8th Grade, Incline Middle School in Incline Village, NV
"This photograph shows some of Nevada's historic farming areas. Along with a few of the people who enhance the culture of Nevada."

 

Second Place, Grades 5-8: Zachary Dyer
5th Grade, Hoggard Elementary School in Las Vegas, NV
"This photograph illustrates the beauty of the Nevada Desert because it shows a contrast of the land formations in the state."

 

Third Place, Grades 5-8: Neal Smith
7th Grade, Meadow Valley Middle School in Caliente, NV
"It shows Nevada's trees and redness."

 

Honorable Mention, Grades 5-8: Stephanie Rosales
5th Grade, Las Vegas, NV
"I took this picture because where people haven't built anything it looks pretty."

 

Honorable Mention, Grades 5-8: Yvette Dodge
5th Grade, Las Vegas, NV
"I wanted to take a picture of a train because this is what mostly carries the things that ruin the environment including smoke."

2003 Photo Contest
"Signs or Scenery: The View from Nevada's Roads"
Contest Winners! (Click on the thumbnail to enlarge in new window.)



First Place, Grades 9-12: Brittany Burns
11th Grade, Coronado High School in Henderson, NV
"A parade of rusty barrels can detract from a scenic Nevada view, as demonstrated by this display at Nelson's Landing."


Second Place, Grades 9-12: Alexandria Olsen
9th Grade, Coronado High School in Henderson, NV
"...stop sign in the ground, like randomly thrown there."

 

Third Place, Grades 9-12: Sarah Harris
11th Grade, Coronado High School in Henderson, NV
"The Power of the Wire."

 

Honorable Mention, Grades 9-12: Erin Dougherty
11th Grade, Henderson, NV
"...beauty of aging and becoming old and rusted."

 

Honorable Mention, Grades 9-12: Andrew Saxton
9th Grade, Henderson, NV
"It is nice because of the S-curve."

 

First Place, Grades 5-8: Brandon Kendrick
6th Grade, Cram Middle School in North Las Vegas, NV
"Only in Nevada do we advertise aliens."

 

Second Place, Grades 5-8: Crystal Hitt
O'Brien Middle School in Reno, NV
"An old abandoned couch."

 

Third Place, Grades 5-8: Steffi Reilley
6th Grade, Lemmon Valley Elementary School in Reno, NV
"Look at the beauty. Don't ruin our scenery by putting trash out."

 

Honorable Mention, Grades 5-8: Janelle Scott
6th Grade, Jiggs, NV
"The beauty of Nevada's rainfall."

 

Honorable Mention, Grades 5-8: Alyssa Vandevert
7th Grade, Reno, NV
"...Nevada's growth is getting in the way of pretty sights."

 
The Reno Gazette-Journal also features the 2003 winners in a media slideshow!

2002 Photo Contest
"Signs or Scenery: The View from Nevada's Roads"
Contest Winners! (Click on the thumbnail to enlarge in new window.)



First Place, Grades 9-12: Cassandra Alderson
12th Grade, Reno, NV

 

Second Place, Grades 9-12: Michelle Tenney
10th Grade, Spring Creek, NV

 

Third Place, Grades 9-12: Michelle Tenney
10th Grade, Spring Creek, NV

 

First Place, Grades 5-8: J.D. Judd
8th Grade, Spring Creek, NV

 

Second Place, Grades 5-8: Janelle Scott
5th Grade, Jiggs, NV

 

Third Place, Grades 5-8: David Tenney
7th Grade, Spring Creek, NV