NATCO Annual Creative Arts Contest Winners Announced

Flippin – NATCO recently held its annual awards night for winners of the Creative Arts Contest for students in schools within their service area. Each year, students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Flippin, Yellville-Summit, Bruno-Pyatt, Lead Hill, Omaha, and Bergman are invited to participate in the contest through their schools. Winners received cash prizes totaling more than $450, certificates and ribbons, and were treated to snacks at the award ceremony.

Coloring contest winners were:

Kindergarten: 1st place – Corban Solis, 2nd place –Crystal Sosnowy (pictured), 3rd place – Kyra Lunceford, honorable mention – Canton Smith (pictured)

1st Grade (pictured left to right): 1st place – Laynee Burdine, 2nd place – Lily Brown, 3rd place –Alyssa Jones, honorable mention – Brilee Keymer (not pictured)

2nd Grade: 1st place - Katheryn Paige (pictured left), 2nd place - Beckett Humphrey (pictured right), 3rd place – Weston Pierce, honorable mention – Autumn Wells

3rd Grade (pictured left to right): 1st place –Sophia LaBleu, 2nd place - Hunter Ward, 3rd place – Riley Fitzpatrick, honorable mention – Travis Rogers (not pictured)

4th Grade (pictured left to right): 1st place – Madison Reed, 2nd place - Ayshea McMasters, 3rd place – Justin Lester, honorable mention – Julian Cobb

Drawing contest winners were:

5th and 6th Grades: 1st place – Abrielle Mendez (pictured left), 2nd place – Erica Pyle (pictured right), 3rd place – Chaylen Davidson, honorable mention – Katelyn O’Meara

7th and 8th Grades: 1st place – Leslie Paray (pictured left), 2nd place – Cheyanne Lawrence (pictured center), 3rd place –Justin Worm, honorable mention – Halie Crawford (pictured right)

Photo and Essay Contest:

5th and 6th Grades (pictured left to right): 1st place – Jalen Burleson, 2nd place – Mia Taylor, 3rd place – Xander Hickman, honorable mention – Keira Dees

7th and 8th Grades (pictured left to right): 1st place –Shyanne Eudy, 2nd place – Emorie Arender, 3rd place – Daniel Passarelli, honorable mention –Savannah Ellis

Departmental Special Awards:

IT Best Photo Award (not pictured) - Megan Honeycutt

Customer Service Best Use of Color Award (not pictured) - Bryan Castle

Accounting Most Realistic Award (pictured) - Lela Grace Schroder