2023 Junior Duck Stamp Contest Winners 

BEST OF SHOW: 

Abigail Short – age 17, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC 

BOS_Abby Short

BEST OF SHOW RUNNERS UP:

2nd runner up: Charlotte Whitley – age 14, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC 

3rd runner up: Vivian Squires – age 15, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC 

4th runner up: Riley Henderson – age 12, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC 

5th runner up: Lily Hanrion – age 17, Huston Fine Art Studio, Mount Pleasant, SC 

Group 1 (Grades K-3) 

1st 

Emma White, grade 3, Cypress Christian Academy, Coward, SC 

Sammy Pulsifer, age 9, Huston Fine Art Studio, Mount Pleasant, SC

Ali Ploetzke, age 8, Michaels Masterpieces, Sumter, SC  

2nd 

Cora Hanrion, age 8, Huston Fine Art Studio, Mount Pleasant, SC

Micah Howard, age 7, Michaels Masterpieces, Sumter, SC  

Shiloh Dial, age 6, Michaels Masterpieces, Sumter, SC  

3rd 

Emmalyn Melton, age 8, Michaels Masterpieces, Sumter, SC  

Leanna Wells, age 9, Camper down Academy, Greenville, SC

Roman Valenti, age 9, Camper down Academy, Greenville, SC

Heidi Easton, age 7. Huston Fine Art Studio, Mount Pleasant, SC

Honorable Mention

Karls Shroff, age 8, Pathways for Scholars, Conway, SC 

Scarlett Scone, age 6, Greenville, SC 

Camille Quisenberry, age 6,  Huston Fine Art Studio, Mount Pleasant, SC

Wilton Raad, age 10, Camper down Academy, Greenville, SC

Libby Roe,  Camper down Academy, Greenville, SC

Helen Stewart, age 5

Claire Stewart, age 9

Fiona Stewart, age 12 

Group 2 (Grades 4-6)

1st 

Riley Henderson – age 12, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC 

Oliver Ivan – age 12, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC 

Asa Natkin – age 12, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC 

2nd 

Annabel Grammes – age 12, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC 

Croston Ledford – age 12, Camper down Academy, Greenville, SC

Sona Harris – age 12, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC 

3rd 

Ashleigh Williams – age 10, Michaels Masterpieces, Sumter, SC  

Ephraim Green – age 9, Michaels Masterpieces, Sumter, SC  

Katherine Crean – age 11, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC 

Honorable Mention 

Caitlin Jenkins – age 10, Michaels Masterpieces, Sumter, SC  

Jedidiah Massey, age 11, Michaels Masterpieces, Sumter, SC  

Carson Burnette, age 9, Michaels Masterpieces, Sumter, SC  

Addyson Burleson, age 11, Michaels Masterpieces, Sumter, SC  

Virginia Boutick, age 11, Camper down Academy, Greenville, SC 

Jake Benjamin, age 11, , Camper down Academy, Greenville, SC 

Cameron Curtis, age 9, Michaels Masterpieces, Sumter, SC  

Avery Floyd, age 10, Michaels Masterpieces, Sumter, SC  

Saylour LoVallo, age 12, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC 

Celia Abney, age 11, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC 

Joanna Melton, age 10,  Michaels Masterpieces, Sumter, SC 

Ripley Sander, age 10,  Michaels Masterpieces, Sumter, SC 

Jane Wood, age 11, Huston Fine Art Studio, Mount Pleasant, SC 

Delilon Lee, age 12, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC 

Emmitt Pulsifer, age 12,  Huston Fine Art Studio, Mount Pleasant, SC 

Ann Phillips, age 9,  Michaels Masterpieces, Sumter, SC 

Group 3 (Grades 7-9)

1st 

Charlotte Whitley – age 17, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC 

Vivian Squires – age 15, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC 

Michelle Barrios – age 14, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC 

Ella Bailey – age 14, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC 

2nd 

Jaidon Richardson – age 14, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC 

Samantha Rabdon – age 13, Ferry, SC 

Amelia Counts – age 15, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC 

3rd

Eliza Bradham – Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC 

Kyra Semler – age 15, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC 

Isaiah Millman – age 13, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC

Soleil Skpowski – age 14, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC  

Honorable Mention 

Ashley Michelle Yax Apolinar, age 14, Charleston School of the Arts, Charleston, SC  

Madison Edwards, age 13,  Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC  

Kristina Mosneaguta, age 14, Michaels Masterpieces, Sumter, SC  

Suzanna Mordoff, age 14, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC  

Whitney Werking, age 14, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC  

Audra Elm, age 14, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC  

Sam Meyer, age 13, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC  

Adriana Norales, age 14, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC  

Brooklyn Kleinschmidt, age 14, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC  

Lucy Kugler, age 13, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC  

Ella Campbell, age 14, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC  

Cameron Hazel, age 15, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC  

Ella Cutaia, age 15, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC  

Peyton Adams-Smies, age 14, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC  

Andy Cao, age 13, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC  

Group 4 (Grades 10-12)

1st

Abigail Short – age 17, Charleston County School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC

Lily Hanrion – age 17, Huston Fine Art Studio, Mount Pleasant, SC  

Mckenzie Foster – age 16, SC Governor’s School of the Arts for Humanities, Greenville, SC 

2nd 

Gracelynn Centek, age 15, SC Virtual Charter School, Matthews, SC

Sophia Lin, age 16, Cane Bay High School, Summerville, SC 

Haley Taylor, age 15, Saluda High School, Saluda, SC

3rd

Carmen Zarcone – age 16, Pathways for Scholars, Conway, SC 

Helen Nang – age 16, Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, SC 

Jordan Cantle – age 17, Charleston County School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC

Honorable Mention 

Sydney Linna – age 16,  Huston Fine Art Studio, Mount Pleasant, SC  

Dawson Smith – age 16, Community Bible Church School, Eary Branch, SC 

Rosemary Blombery – age 17, Huston Fine Art Studio, Mount Pleasant, SC  

Amrithaa Balachandran – age 16, Calvary Christian School, Conway, SC 

Cecilia Breeland – age 17, Pathways for Scholars, Conway, SC

Kate Nutting, age 16, Huston Fine Art Studio, Mount Pleasant, SC  

Ihman Rikard – age 16, Saluda High School, Saluda, SC

CONSERVATION MESSAGE WINNERS 

OVERALL WINNER

Eva Higdon – age 14, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC 

Without birds, wetland ecosystems will have no way of staying alive since birds disperse seeds, help pollinate plants and provide insect/rodent control. If the bird’s home is destroyed, nature will fall out of balance.

Group 1 (Grades K-3) 

Sammy Pulsifer, age 8, Huston Fine Art Studio, Mount Pleasant, SC  

I learned that it is very important to clean up trash because animals could get real hurt.

Group 2 (Grades 4-6)

Katherine Crean, age 11, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC  

Conservation is really important to me because animals are the victims of our destruction and wildlife is beautiful and animals don’t deserve to die.  I don’t want a world with no nature.

Group 3 (Grades 7-9) 

Susan Dong, age 14, Charleston School of the Arts, N. Charleston, SC  

Wetlands cover 6% of the Earth and are important because of the ecosystems they provide.  Wildlife is all interconnected, there can be no missing pieces.

Group 4 (Grades 10-12) 

Sophia Linn, age 16, Cane Bay High School, Summerville, SC 

The nature has given us what we need, now it’s our obligation to restore, contribute, and conserve the beauty of it.