Alaska Tsunami NOSB 2012 Ocean Connection Juried Art Show
Artwork listed below is linked to photos when available
The art teacher for the Best of Show artwork is awarded a $500 grant for classroom resources, sponsored by Alaska Sea Grant. An asterisk (*) next to an artist's name indicates that person was also on a NOSB academic team.
Artwork titles are linked to photos. All photos by Pennington Photography except "Surfing Fish," by Phyllis Shoemaker.
| Category/Student | Artwork Title | Grade | School | Teacher |
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Best of Show |
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| Diane Murph* | Sea Life | 10 | Petersburg High School | DuRoss |
Most Original |
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| Julia Buschmann | Strength of the Sea | 12 | Petersburg High School | DuRoss |
Best Use of Media |
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| Carson Frank | Red Sculpin | 12 | Wasilla High School | Little |
Beyond 2-D |
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| 1st place Courtney Neidiffer |
Sound of Dolphin | 11 | Petersburg High School | DuRoss |
| 2nd place Liz Streeter-Zenk |
Octopot | 12 | Thunder Mountain High School | Niemeyer |
| 2nd place Robin Marie Schwartz |
Want the Key to my Heart? | 10 | Petersburg High School | DuRoss |
| 3rd place Chandler Grace |
Octopus | 12 | Ketchikan High School | Kern |
Honorable mention |
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| Sarah Milks | Ocean's Creatures | 12 | Thunder Mountain High School | Niemeyer |
Acrylic Painting |
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| 1st place Kevin Huynh* |
Chromataphores | Unalaska City High School | Goodwin | |
| 2nd place Lucas Hyce* |
Ocean Sunset | 11 | Mat-Su Career & Technical High School | Lundt |
| 3rd place Michele Newman |
Turtle | 12 | Wasilla High School | Little |
Honorable mention |
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| Kyra Laulainen | Iceberg Tiger | 12 | Mat-Su Career & Technical High School | Lundt |
| Courtney Monroe* | Jelly in the Deep | 9 | Mat-Su Career & Technical High School | Lundt |
| Lucas Hyce* | Sockeye Salmon | 11 | Mat-Su Career & Technical High School | Lundt |
Watercolor |
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| 1st place Patricia Larkin |
Jelly | 9 | Petersburg High School | DuRoss |
| 2nd place Kelly Bieber |
Under the Sea | 10 | Petersburg High School | DuRoss |
| 3rd place Lana Caruso |
Simple Life | 10 | Petersburg High School | DuRoss |
Drawing |
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| 1st place Alysha Nanouk |
Sea Birds | Kotzebue High School | Eck | |
| 2nd place Robert Brooks |
Sky Meets Water | 9 | Petersburg High School | DuRoss |
| 3rd place Spai Saensuk |
Surfing Fish | 11 | Petersburg High School | DuRoss |
Pastel |
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| 1st place Emma Engell |
Purple Fish | 11 | Petersburg High School | DuRoss |
| 2nd place David Galaktionoff |
Cut Throat Wonder | 9 | Petersburg High School | DuRoss |
| 3rd place Joce Randolph |
Swimming Vision | 9 | Petersburg High School | DuRoss |
| 3rd place Josh Andrews |
Joe the Fish | 10 | Petersburg High School | DuRoss |
Digital Media |
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| 1st place Connor Ito* |
Glaucus | 10 | Dillingham High School | Villnave |
| 1st place Emily Ropp |
Spring Thaw [photo not available] |
12 | Thunder Mountain High School | Niemeyer |
| 2nd place Connor Ito* |
Flamin' Kraken | 10 | Dillingham High School | Villnave |
| 3rd place Sterling Maffe |
Ocean in a Bowl | 10 | Mat-Su Career & Technical High School | Lundt |
| 3rd place Lynzey Culver |
DNA Ties | 12 | Thunder Mountain High School | Niemeyer |
Alternative 2-D |
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| 1st place Amber Vernon |
Inky Octopus | Unalaska City High School | Goodwin | |
| 1st place Rosie Pound |
Water Bird | Unalaska City High School | Goodwin | |
| 3rd place Joce Randolph |
King Otter | 9 | Petersburg High School | DuRoss |
Photography |
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| 1st place Asia Pris |
Frozen Harbor | 11 | Petersburg High School | DuRoss |
| 2nd place Asia Pris |
Fish of Light | 11 | Petersburg High School | DuRoss |
| 3rd place Diane Murph* |
Stuck like Glue | 10 | Petersburg High School | DuRoss |
* Artist also on a NOSB academic team.

