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MONTPELIER, Vt. — Three Vermont students will have their illustrations published in Vermont Life magazine’s summer issue as part of a new contest designed to highlight the importance of tourism in the Green Mountain State.
The Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing’s “Drawn to Vermont” contest offered Vermont students in grades K-12 the opportunity to draw a picture that represents their favorite summer place or summer activity in Vermont. The department received more than 140 entries from students around the state.
The first place winner is Jordan Lehneman, a sixth-grade student at Milton Elementary School. Second place winners are Kyndal Ashworth, a fourth-grade student at Randolph Elementary School, and Lindsay Cotnoir, a tenth-grade student at North Country Union High School.
“We received artwork from all corners of the state, and the students did an incredible job expressing what they love about summer in Vermont,” said Vermont Tourism and Marketing Deputy Commissioner Steve Cook. “The ‘Drawn to Vermont’ contest also gave local students an opportunity to learn about the value of promoting Vermont’s tourism industry.”
Entries were divided into three grade categories, K-4, 5-8 and 9-12. Entries were voted by employees of the Vermont Agency of Commerce & Community Development. The first place illustration will be published as a full-page advertisement on the back cover of Vermont Life magazine, and the two illustrations chosen for second place will be published as quarter-page color advertisements inside the magazine.
The summer issue of Vermont Life magazine will be on newsstands in late May. The winning entries can also be seen on www.vermontpartners.org.
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