This year 101 students from across the state were chosen as award winners in the annual Jr. Duck Stamp Contest. Twenty-one of those winners were from Horry County Schools. The Jr. Duck Stamp Contest is designed to teach students about wetlands and waterfowl conservation through an arts curriculum. The contest is divided into four age groups: K-3rd grade, 4-6th grade, 7-9th grade, and 10-12th grade. Each group is given three first place, three second place, three third place, and 16 honorable mention awards. All of the winning entries can be seen at www.jrduckstamp.com.

Pee Dee ElementarySchool won fifteen awards, Waccamaw Elementary School won three awards, Carolina Forest High School won one award, and Socastee High School won two awards. 

Here are the results of the contest. Click on the student's name to see their winning entry.

Pee Dee Elementary, Grades K-3 (teacher Carrie Floyd)

• Alayna Mincey, Age 9, 1st Place
• Colton Lloyd, Age 9, 1st Place
• Marshall Webster, Age 8, 1st Place
• Dasan Locklear, Age 9, 2nd Place
• Nicholas Nobles, Age 8, 2nd Place
• Jenna Jackson, Age 8, 3rd Place
• Luke Johnson, Age 9, 3rd Place

Pee Dee Elementary, Grades 4-6 (teacher Carrie Floyd)

• Joshua Lawrimore, Age 10, 1st Place
• Victoria Baker, Age 11, 1st, Place
• Hunter Gardner, Age 10, 3rd Place
• Dajuan Coleman, Age 11, Honorable Mention
• Dennis McCray, Jr., Age 9, Honorable Mention
• Elijah Trejo, Age 11, Honorable Mention
• Jodi Langley, Age 10, Honorable Mention
• Scoutlynne Haselden, Age 11, Honorable Mention

Waccamaw Elementary, Grades 4-6 (teacher Mandy Hawley)

• Scotty Jacobs, Age 10, Honorable Mention
• Finley MacIver, 2nd Grade, Conservation Message Winner
• Elizabeth Whaley, 3rd Grade, Conservation Message Winner
  

Carolina Forest High (teacher Kristen Hawley)

• Dian Saad, Age 17, Honorable Mention

Socastee High (teacher Kelley French)

• Meagan Felder, Age 15, Honorable Mention
• Taylor Wade, Age 16, Honorable Mention