State Fair sweepstakes honors, more garnered by students

    Students at Chase County Schools brought home a host of awards in the Education Department divisions at the 2022 Nebraska State Fair.
    Among them were overall first and second place Sweepstakes winners among all open class education division entries.
    The Sweepstakes first place was won by third grader Juliette O’Neil for her “Why I Like My School” essay. Sadie Sauder, also in third grade, was second in the monologue competition, a live contest in which she gave a short speech about Nebraska.
    The pair received special rosette ribbons, and young Sauder will be awarded $300 while O’Neil won $200, said Arlys Cupp, who worked with the students in their entries this spring.
    In the K-2 grade area, Cupp said CCS students placed second through sixth place and earned the greatest number of points for the school Sweepstakes Award.
    CCS students were also recognized as NEBRASKAland Foundation Statehood Day Showcase Honorees. All of these students will be invited to the State Capital for Statehood Day in late February and will be honored with medals at the celebration, Cupp said.
    The State Fair Education Department offers 22 competition areas and 14 live competitions that happen on site during the fair. Students from across the state participate. This year, Cupp said there were over 3,500 entries in the open class division.
    Organizations and individuals providing the education division awards include—NEBRASKAland Foundation, Inc. (T-shirts and trophies), Judi, Jason, Megan and Jami Harper (special awards in the brick art area) and the Nebraska State Fair (monetary awards, plaques, medallions, ribbons and rosettes).
    All CCS entries are now on display in the elementary hallways and display case at the school.      
    Here is the full list of CCS winners:

Sweepstakes Honors—2. Juliette O’Neil, 3. Sadie Sauder, 4. Cryder Thayer, 5. Riley Francis, 6. Rosalee Jenkins.
Elementary School Sweepstakes—1. Chase County.
Open Class Sweepstakes Education Department Winners—1. Sadie Sauder, 2. Juliette O’Neil.
NEBRASKAland Foundation
Statehood Day Showcase Honorees—Hunter Long, 3-D Art; Chase County 2nd Grade, Class Science Project; Chase County 2nd Grade, Group Art; Chase County 5th Grade, Group Service Project; Chase County Summer Migrant, Group Service Project; Harley Richie, History Board; Graham Vlasin, History Board; Amelia Fries, History Board; Emma Stanley, Illustrated Book; Edison Teply, Illustrated Book; Jett Patterson, Quilt Block; Sadie Sauder, State Float; Rosalee Jenkins, State Float; Cryder Thayer, State Float and Wall Art; Malcolm Hanes, Story Board; Juliette O’Neil, Story Board; Leah Lambert, Wax Museum.
Short Stories—1. Gina Ankerpoint Murillo, 2. Lydia Jarmin, 3. Emma Stanley, 4. Stefyn Welsh, 5. Harley Richie, 6. Hunter Long, 7. Juliette O’Neil, 8. Ethan Jaqez Pena, 9. Kinzlee Exum, 10. Malcolm Hanes, HM Rosalee Jenkins, HM Brantley Mertz, HM Sadie Sauder, HM Graham Vlasin.
Penmanship—1. Juliette O’Neil, 3. Porter Cyborg, 4. Kiara Castro, 5. Riley Francis, 6. Kinzlee Exum, 8. Malcolm Hanes, 9. Natalia Aviles, 10. Graham Vlasin, HM Hunter Long, HM Brody Pflum.
Poetry Grades 3-5—2. Tatum May, 3. Lila O’Neil, 4. Sawyer Sauder, 9. Hayden Worth.
Monologue Grades K-5—2. Sadie Sauder.
Brick Art—Malcolm Hanes, Brody Pflum, Graham Vlasin, Riley Francis.
Sidewalk Chalk Art Grade 6-12—1. Danna Valdez, 7. Kerry Enriquez, Alison Rodriguez, Jaeli Dominguez, Analy Cominguez, 8. Oliver Bencomo, Fabian Jacquez, Leo Bencomo.
Sidewalk Chalk Art Grades K-5—3. Kinzlee Exum, 4. Alexia Porras, Anel Martinez, Yarani Apedaca-Castillo, 8. Sadie Sauder, 9. Rosalee Jenkins, 10. Jaretssi Ortega, HM Jett Patterson, HM Juliette O’Neil, HM Porter Cyborg, HM Graham Vlasin, HM Geovanni Castillo, HM Jonathan Castillo, Paulina Portillo, Luis Venegas, HM Jerry Gomez
Essay Grades 3-5—4. Taya Stromberger, 5. Avery Jantz.
Essay Grades K-2—Juliette O’Neil, 3.   Riley Francis.
Group Art—1. Chase County Second Grade - Mrs. Spady’s Class, 2. Chase County Second Grade - Mrs. Cupp’s Class, 3. Chase County Second Grade - Mrs. Cupp’s Class.
3-D Art K-2—1. Hunter Long. 4. Rosalee Jenkins, 5. Cryder Thayer, 6. Rosalee Jenkins, 7. Graham Vlasin, HM Cryder Thayer, HM Malcolm Hanes, HM Brody Pflum.
History Boards K-2—1. Sadie Sauder, 2. Gina Ankerpoint, 3. Brantley Mertz, 4. Brody Pflum, 5. Cryder Thayer, 6. Ethan Jacquez, 7. Slade Bustillos, 8. Juliette O’Neil, 9. Hunter Long, 10. Devan Gaswick, HM Rosalee Jenkins, HM Jett Patterson, HM Lydia Jarmin, HM Emma Stanley.
History Boards 3-5—3. Jordyn Stafford, 5. Levy Lurado, 6T. Avery Jantz, 7. Sawyer Sauder, 8. Camden Kunnemann, 9. Graham Konecky, 10T. Taya Stromberger.
Illustrated Books K-2—1. Emma Stanley, 2. Devan Gaswick, 3. Gina Ankerpoint, 5. Slade Bustillos, 6. Juliette O’Neil, 7. Leah Lambert, 9. Sadie Sauder, 10. Leah Lambert, HM Porter Cyboron, HM Levi Ambrosek, HM Piper Barrera, HM Devan Gaswick, HM Brantley Prosser.
Illustrated Book Grades 3-12—1. Graham Konecky, 3. Camilla Kunneman Chase County 3, 4. Avery Jantz Chase County 5, 5. Jackson Sauder Chase County 3, 7. Edisyn Teply Chase County 5, 8. Maura May Chase County 3, 9. Hayden Worth Chase County 5, HM Bo Owens Chase County 3, HM Keller Johnson Chase County 3, HM Sawyer Sauder Chase County 5, HM Keller Johnson Chase County 3.
Nebraska Art Grades K-2—1. Juliette O’Neil, 2. Riley Francis, 3. Natalia Aviles, 5. Levi Ambrosek, 6. Lydia Jarmin, 7. Gina Ankerpoint, 8. Juliette O’Neil, 9. Bodhi Shinn, 10. Ethan Jacquez, HM Slade Bustillos, HM Devan Gaswick, HM Leah Lambert, HM Emma Stanley.
Nebraska Potpourri Grades K-2—2. Kinzlee Exum, 10. Rosalee Jenkins.
Penmanship Grades K-2—1. Juliette O’Neil, 3. Porter Cyboron, 4. Kiara Castro, 5. Riley Francis, 6. Kinzlee Exum, 8. Malcolm Hanes, 9. Natalia Aviles, 10. Graham Vlasin, HM Hunter Long, HM Brody Pflum.
Poetry Grades 3-5—2. Timothy May, 3. Lila O’Neil, 4. Sawyer Sauder, 9. Hayden Worth.
Quilt Blocks Grades K-2—1. Natalia Aviles, 2. Kinzlee Exum, 4. Porter Cyboron, 5. Kiara Castro, 6. Jett Patterson, 7. Rosalee Jenkins, 8. Malcolm Hanes, 9. Juliette O’Neil, 10. Natalia Aviles.
Science Displays Grades 6-8—3. Zak Anderson, 4. Connor Knapp, 5. Gavin Hiykel, 6. Cadence Lambert, 7. Aidan Tomky, 8. Keiry Enriquez, 9. Allyssa Davis, 10. Gabriella Schaufenbuel, 10. Alayna Smith.
Group Science Display Grades K-2—1. Chase County—Porter Cyboron, Rosalee Jenkins, Kinzlee Exum, Natalia Aviles, Riley Francis, Malcolm Hanes, Hunter Long, Brantley Mertz, Juliette O’Neil, Jett Patterson, Brody Pflum, Sadie Sauder, Cryder Thayer,, Graham Vlasin, Kiara Castro.
Scherenschnitte Snowflakes Grades K-2—1. Cryder Thayer, 2. Porter Cyboron, 3. Juliette O’Neil, 4. Kinzlee Exum, 5. Kiara Castro, 7. Hunter Long, 8. Jett Patterson, 9. Riley Francis, 10T. Rosalee Jenkins, HM Sadie Sauder Chase County.
Service Project Grades K-6—1. Chase County 5th Grade—Denise Alvarado-Quintana, Leo Bencomo, Oliver Bencomo, Damara Cardora-Quintana, Jonathan Castillo, Analy Dominguez, Amelia Fries, Jermy Gomez, Addison Hauxwell, Avery Jantz, Levy Jerado, Zoey Kelley, Graham Konecky, Camden Kunneman, Thomas Maddux, Luisa Martinez, Timothy May, Sharon Montes-Perez, Evelyn Molina-Quintana, Ian Nora, Xavier Nora, Truman Olsen, Lila O’Neil, Jaretssi Ortega, Jesslyn Pankonin, Emiliano Reyes, Sawyer Sauder, Virginia Siverson, Jordyn Stafford, Taya Stromberger, Noel Tarin, Edisyn Teply, Luis Venegas, Kacen Wenzlick, Hayden Worth; 3. Chase County Migrant—Denise Alvarado-Molina, School Yarani Apadaca-Castillo, Leo Bencomo, Oliver Bencomo, Damara Cardora-Quintana, Giovani Castillo, Jonathan Castillo, Lian Chavira, Analy Dominguez, Jaeli Dominguez, Jermy Gomez, Ethan Jacquez, Anel Martinez, Luisa Martinez, Evelyn Molina-Quintana, Sharon Montes-Perez, April Munoz-Martinez, Ian Nora, Xavier Nora, Liam Olivas-Gurney, Jaretssi Ortega, Alezia Parras, Paulina Portillo, Ellen Ruhan, Emiliano Reyes, Adrian Vazquez, Luis Venegas.
Short Stories Grades K-2—1. Gina Ankerpoint Murillo, 2. Lydia Jarmin, 3. Emma Stanley, 4. Stefyn Welsh, 5. Harley Ritchie, 6. Hunter Long, 7. Juliette O’Neil, 8. Ethan Jaquez Pena, 9. Kinzlee Exum, 10. Malcolm Hanes, HM Rosalee Jenkins, HM Brantley Mertz, HM Sadie Sauder, HM Graham Vlasin.
State Floats Grades K-2—1. Sadie Sauder, 2. Leah Lambert, 3. Cryder Thayer, 4. Porter Cyboron, 5. Kiara Castro, 7. Lydia Jarmin, 8. Brody Pflum, 9. Graham Vlasin, 10. Jett Patterson, HM Gina Ankerpont, HM Natalia Aviles, HM Brantley Mertz, HM Bodhi Shinn, HM Emma Stanley.
Story Boards Grades K-2—1. Natalia Aviles, 2. Cryder Thayer, 3. Sadie Sauder, 5. Rosalee Jenkins, 6. Jett Patterson, 8. Riley Francis, 9. Malcolm Hanes, 10. Juliette O’Neil.
Wall Art Grades K-2—1. Kiara Castro,  6. Porter Cyboron, 8. Cryder Thayer, 9. Brody Pflum, 10. Stefyn Welsh, HM Brantley Mertz, HM Rosalee Jenkins, HM Sadie Sauder, HM Juliette O’Neil.
Warmth For Veterans—2. Analy Dominguez, 5. Paulina Portillo, 6. Leo Bencomo, 7. April Munoz Martinez, 8. Danna Valdez, 9. Elian Rohan, 10. Keiry Enriquez, HM Lian Chavira, HM Grecia Macias, HM Denisse Molina.
Wax Museum Grades K-2—1. Leah Lambert, 2. Levi Ambrosek, 3. Emma Stanley, 4. Slade Bustillos, 5. Jett Patterson, 6. Brody Pflum, 7. Bodhi Shinn, 8. Sadie Sauder, 9. Ethan Jacquez Pena, 10. Gina Ankerpont, HM Kinzlee Exum, HM Malcolm Hanes, HM Graham Vlasin, HM Piper Barrera, HM Brantley Prosser, HM Giovanni Castillos.
Zen Coloring Grades K-2—3. Rosalee Jenkins, 4. Sadie Sauder, HM Juliette O’Neil Chase County.