Butterfly Blast

Children’s Art Contest Winners

            Sixty-five designs were selected from approximately 13,000 submissions from students from kindergarten to twelfth grade in Polk County. Kaleidoscope committee members were overwhelmed by the number of entries and enthusiasm over the project. The selection process was very difficult as there were so many creative, colorful, and outstanding designs.
            The selected students were awarded a 20 inch aluminum Emperor shaped butterfly to apply their design. The butterflies were unveiled at The Polk Theatre on January 27, 2007.  They were then on public display until the end of March 2007. On April 27, 2007 the butterflies were sold by silent auction at the Butterfly Ball Auction at the Lake Mirror Center.  The proceeds from the auction of these 65 butterflies exceeded $21,900. All of the proceeds will go towards the construction of CommonGround, Polk County’s first inclusive playground for children of varying abilities.

Butterfly Blast Children's Butterfly Winners
 
Most Whimsical
#11 Colorfly
Kara Grubbs
2nd Grade
Alturas Elementary
 
Most Inspiring
#40 Hope
Caitlyn Benton
7th Grade
Stambough Middle School
 
Most Creative
#10 Daisy
Heaven Leigh Love Taylor
1st Grade
Rochelle School of the Arts
 
Most Thematic
#20 The Illusional Flight of the Checkerboard
Chandler King
3rd Grade
Lincoln Avenue Academy

C hildren's Butterfly Art Contest Winners
sponsored by Landstar Lakeland and Point Engineering

1. Flowerbutterfly
Aryana Maghadasi
Grade K
All Saints Academy

(not available at auction)

2. Hearts-A-Flutter
Parrish Westmoreland
Grade K
Highland City Elementary
Not Available at Auction

3. My Dragonfly
Jackson Prestwood
Grade K
North Lakeland

4. Fang
Amy Widener
Grade K
St.Paul's Episcopal
Not Available at Auction

5. Elmer
Syndey Smith Dill
Grade K
St.Paul's Episcopal
Not Available at Auction

6. Circles of Life
Jett Nicholson
1st Grade
All Saints Academy
Honorable Mention
Not Available at Auction

7. Tony
Anthony Balcazar
1st Grade
Carlton Palmore


8. Flapper
Ben Hamic
1st Grade
Cleveland Court

9. Southern Jewel
Emily Alexander
1st Grade
Cleveland Court

10. Daisy
Heaven Leigh Love Taylor
1st Grade
Rochelle

11. Colorfly
Kara Grubbs
2nd Grade
Alturas Elementary
(not available at auction)

12. Dogs at Play
Sarah Faneuff
2nd Grade
Homeschooled

13. Candy Eyes
Breairra Foster
2nd Grade
Inwood Elementary

14. Firefly
Sergio Reynoso
2nd Grade
Pinewood Elementary

15. Coco
Garrett Tolzmann
2nd Grade
St Paul Lutheran
Not Available at Auction

16. Checkers
Samuel Crider
3rd Grade
Boswell

17. The Sunset Flight
Britney Veal
3rd Grade
Brigham Academy
Best in Show

18. Multi-Colored Melody
Anna Marie Fennell
3rd Grade
Carlton Palmore

19. Nature,Go Get Go
Olivia Hemp 3rd Grade
Elbert Elementary

20. The Illusional Flight of the Checkerboard
Chandler King
3rd Grade
Lincoln Avenue Academy

21. Crazy Critter
Morgan Sisson
4th Grade
Carlton Palmore

22. World Peace
Joey Paholski
4th Grade
Cleveland Court

23. Card Reflection
Alexis Caskin
4th Grade
Elbert Elementary

24. Flame Boy
Christian Covey
4th Grade
Elbert Elementary

25. A Garden Butterfly
Patricia Cartwright
4th Grade
NE Roberts Elementary

26. Starburst
Chris Baker
5th Grade
All Saints Academy

27. Rainbow Twister
Amber Sanchez
5th Grade
Carlton Palmore

28. Value Me
Nadia Mir
5th Grade
Lincoln Avenue Academy

29. Madam Monarch
Abigail Robinson
5th Grade
NE Roberts Elementary
Most Creative

30. Fire and Ice
Austin Reed
5th Grade
Rochelle

31. Enchanting
Katherine Anthony
6th Grade
Blake Academy

32. The Eclipse
Jesea Bishop
6th Grade
Lakeland Highlands Middle
Most Creative

33. Unspoken
Cori Orcasitas
6th Grade
Lawton Chiles
(not available at auction)

PHOTO NOT YET AVAILABLE

34. Amazing Shapes
Aric Brumagin
6th Grade
Rochelle
No Picture

35. Choji
Patrick Boyd
6th Grade
St. Anthony Catholic

36. Hidden Cat
Hannah Gomez
7th Grade
Davenport SOTA

37. Polka
Alexa Martino
7th Grade
Lakeland Highlands Middle
(not available at auction)

38. Lovey
Lindsey Balliette
7th Grade
Lawton Chiles
Not Available at Auction

PHOTO NOT YET AVAILABLE
39. Flames
Mark Jenks
7th Grade
Rochelle
No Picture

40. Hope
Caitlyn Benton
7th Grade
Stambaugh Middle
Best in Show
Not Available at Auction

41. Van Gogh Stars
Maegan Carroll
8th Grade
Calvary Baptist Church Academy

42. Daisy
Rebecca Davis
8th Grade
Calvary Baptist Church Academy

43. Swirly
Jessica Zuniga
8th Grade
Davenport SOTA

44. Dazzling Dream
Mercy Joy Carlew
8th Grade
Homeschooled

45. Starburst
Emily Bourgeois
8th Grade
Lawton Chiles
Not Available at Auction

46. Fire and Ice
Rachel Ward
9th Grade
Homeschooled
Honorable Mention

47. Dragon's Lair
Melissa Chamberlain
9th Grade
Mulberry High School

48. Stained Glass
Rachel Stevens
9th Grade
Mulberry High School

49. Mae
Tara Young
9th Grade
Mulberry High School

50. La Reyna
Yanet Salmeron Alonso
9th Grade
Mulberry High School

51. Kilt
Cody Berringer
10th Grade
Harrison

52. Cherry Fox
Sammie Inevil
10th Grade
Highlands Christian Academy

53. Dream Weaver
Katrina Davis
10th Grade
Homeschooled

54. Illusion
Jessie Kusley
10th Grade
Mulberry High School

55. Drifting Daisy’s
Shalyn Clark
10th Grade
Mulberry High School

56. Randomocity
Aaron Andrade
11th Grade
Lakeland High School

57. Colorfly
Chhai Ly
11th Grade
Lakeland High School

58. Jewel Fox
Robert Baker
11th Grade
Lakeland High School

59. Twilight's Dawn
Amanda Lynn Corkum
11th Grade
Mulberry High School

60. Abstract Beauty
Shayna Holloway
11th Grade
Winter Haven High School

PHOTO NOT YET AVAILABLE

61. Checkers
Christa Laidler
12th Grade
McKeel Academy
No Picture

62. Beautiful Erika
David Rodriguez
12th Grade
Mulberry High School

63. Flora Flutter
Virginia-Eileen Jurovcik
12th Grade
Mulberry High School

64. The Supportinator
Molly Shaw
12th Grade
Santa Fe Catholic

65. Cherish
Tamar Tenpenny
12th Grade
Santa Fe Catholic