Crane-Inspired Creative Arts
Scholarship Contest

The Colorado Crane Conservation Coalition, Inc. (CCCC) presents this annual Scholarship Contest to raise awareness of our Rocky Mountain Greater Sandhill Cranes in the younger generation. This contest is for high school seniors in Routt and Moffat counties and encourages students to engage with written and visual arts. 

Past entries for the Creative Arts Scholarship Contest.

2022 Winning Entries

We are pleased to share with you the winning entries in the 2022 high school senior Crane-Inspired Creative Arts Scholarship Contest!

The work has to be original and accurately reflect the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of our Greater Sandhill Cranes. Judging is done by a panel of experts in each category.

We are giving away $10,000 in continuing education scholarships to the winners of this year’s contest. The 1^st Place Winners of each category will receive a $3000 scholarship for continuing education. The 2^nd Place Winners of each category will receive a $1500 scholarship. The Honorable Mention can be in either category and will receive a $1000 scholarship. Please be advised that all of these pieces of work are protected by copyright.

Congratulations to all the winners of this year’s contest!
Thank you to everyone who submitted an entry to this scholarship contest.

Category 1 – Written Arts

 1^st Place Winner: Emma Jones, “The Flight From Boredom to Inspiration” (Moffat County High School)

2^nd Place Winner: Halle Hamilton, “Crane-Inspired Haiku Poems” (Moffat County High School)

Category 2 – Visual Arts

1^st Place Winner: Reeves Kirby, “Mates for Life” (Steamboat Springs High School)

2^nd Place Winner: Olivia Profumo, “Standing Watch Over the Hidden Nest” (Moffat County High School)

Honorable Mention: Katelyn Whaley, “Growth” (Soroco High School)

Winning Entries

Growth
by Katelyn Whaley

Thank you to Gail Jensen for donating the money for this Scholarship Contest.