Kansas Territorial
Sesquicentennial Commission

Celebrating Territorial Kansas' 150th Birthday

Congratulations to the five Kansas students who received awards June 6, 2005 in the art contest to celebrate Territorial Kansas' 150th birthday! The Kansas Territorial Sesquicentennial Commission, the Kansas State Historical Society, and the Kansas Department of Education jointly sponsored the project. We also thank Mr. and Mrs. William L. Oliver, Jr. for assistance with the project.

Winning entries received cash prizes and a certificate of achievement from Governor Kathleen Sebelius.The contest was designed to increase knowledge about the difficult process by which Kansas eventually became the 34th state of the Union.

Recipients

Grades 3-5
First Place: Ashton Ketterman ($100)
School: McClure Elementary, Topeka
USD: 501
Theme: The Land and Its People

Second Place: Robert Leal ($50)
School: Pierceville Plymell. Garden City
USD: 457
Theme: The Land and Its People

Grades 6-8
First Place: Ian Campbell ($100)
School: Williamsburg Middle
USD: 287 - West Franklin
Theme: Self Determination - Popular Sovereignty

Grades 9-12
First Place: Amanda Sachse ($100)
School: Pleasant Ridge High School
USD: 449 - Easton
Theme: The Land and Its People
Medium: Color Reduction Relief Print

Second Place: Megan Eichenberger ($50)
School: Pomona High School
USD: 287 - West Franklin
Theme: Self-Determination/Popular Sovereignty

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