3rd Place State Winners

3rd Place Certificate

Alabama

  • Mimo Zhang

    Rainbow Trout I K-3rd Grade

  • A colorful painting of a fish swimming in water, with a sunset or sunrise reflected on the surface.

    Rachel Peng

    Artic Char I 4th-6th Grade

  • A realistic painting of a fish with a blue and purple body, black fins, and detailed scales swimming in a blue-green aquatic background.

    Zoie Chen

    Sea Bass I 7th-9th Grade

  • Painting of a shark swimming in an ocean scene with corals, seaweed, and bubbles, depicted in shades of blue, gray, and white.

    Nevaeh Haynes

    Blue Shark I 10th-12th Grade

Alaska

  • A child's drawing of an orange fish with black spots, a happy face, and fins, swimming in blue water with a fishing rod and hook above it. Sun in the top left corner and clouds in the sky.

    Thea Otsby

    Halibut I K-3rd Grade

  • Child's drawing of a fish with labeled yellow eye, created with colored pencils and black outlines.

    Theo Bayles

    Rockfish I 4th-6th Grade

Arizona

  • A bear in a river holding a fish in its mouth, with water splashing around.

    Ailis Zheng

    Salmon I 7th-9th Grade

  • Painting of several clownfish swimming among transparent plastic bags on a dark background.

    Victoria Xu

    Clownfish I 10th-12th Grade

Arkansas

  • A hand-drawn illustration of a fish with a green, pink, and white striped pattern, outlined in black ink, on white paper.

    Brooks St. John

    Rainbow Trout I K-3rd Grade

  • Watercolor painting of a fish with a pale green body, large yellow and black eye, black mouth, gray fins, and a dorsal fin with white and gray stripes, swimming in a blue-green aquatic background.

    Peyton Wright

    Tilapia I 7th-9th Grade

California

  • Colorful children's drawing of a red fish swimming underwater near coral and seaweed, with a dark ship on the horizon at sunset.

    Ethan Zhang

    Vermillion I K-3rd Grade

  • A colorful painting of a marlin fish jumping out of the water surrounded by a school of smaller fish amid splashes and waves.

    Charlie Huang

    Swordfish I 4th-6th Grade

  • A colorful illustration of a fish underwater catching a small fish with a fishing lure, surrounded by aquatic plants and rocks.

    Pearl Shi

    Golden Trout I 7th-9th Grade

  • Colorful underwater scene with a large shark, clownfish swimming among sea anemones, and smaller fish near coral, illuminated by sunlight.

    Khloe Ro

    Great White Shark I 10th-12th Grade

Colorado

  • A colorful, abstract painting of a fish with a red body, black spots, and a blue fish in its mouth, surrounded by green, yellow, and brown aquatic plants.

    Vesta Mozgova

    Cutthroat Trout I K-3rd Grade

  • Watercolor painting of a fish swimming among aquatic plants with green and blue leaves.

    Arielle Ratner

    Largemouth Bass I 4th-6th Grade

  • Colorful painting of a rainbow trout jumping out of a river, surrounded by evergreen trees, rocky banks, with mountains in the background and a setting sun in the sky.

    Michelle Arustamyan

    Golden Trout I 7th-9th Grade

  • A watercolor painting of a dinosaur, possibly a Stegosaurus, laying on the ground among rocks and green plants with a body of water and sky in the background.

    Amira Ashurova

    Lake Sturgeon I 10th-12th Grade

DC

  • Drawing of a fish with orange and white coloring and fins.

    Pryianka Kumar

    Catfish I K-3rd Grade

  • A sketch of a fish with a long body, fins, and whiskers, on a background with colored leaves, a small turtle, and a textured surface, some portions shaded with watercolor style.

    Genesis Navarrate

    Channel Catfish I 4th-6th Grade

  • Hand-drawn colored pencil illustration of a fish with blue, orange, and green coloring.

    Isiaiah McRae

    Bluegill I 7th-9th Grade

Georgia

  • Colorful illustration of a fish jumping out of water, with a sky background featuring a dragonfly and abstract circular shapes.

    Anne Kongoasa

    Cutthroat Trout I K-3rd Grade

  • Colorful drawing of a lionfish swimming near coral in the ocean.

    Lucas Kutz

    Lionfish I 4th-6th Grade

  • Painting of a marlin fish jumping out of the water against a blue sky and ocean

    Crystal Zhen

    Sailfish I 7th-9th Grade

  • Painting of a fish laying on pebbles with another fish swimming above, set against a green background.

    Adesola Aluko

    Tarpon I 10th-12th Grade

Illinois

  • Colorful drawing of a fish with yellow, green, and red scales, being held by a human hand

    Rina Zhu

    K-3rd Grade

  • Watercolor painting of a colorful fish with a green back, red fins, and a yellow and brown head, near a boat with a person and a landscape with water and land in the background.

    Chloe Min

    Salmon I 4th-6th Grade

  • Drawing of an underwater scene with two large fish with spotted bodies, green aquatic plants, rocks, and smaller fish swimming in greenish water.

    Deanna Altyniikov

    Bluegill I 7th-9th Grade

  • Painting of a lionfish swimming in blue water with coral and underwater plants in the background.

    Diana Park

    Lionfish I 10th-12th Grade

Indiana

  • Childrens painting of a bright yellow fish with a smiling face, set against a blue underwater background with dark shapes at the bottom representing sea plants or rocks.

    Lilly Rowe

    Yellow Tang I K-3rd

  • A painted picture of a green bass fish being caught on a fishing line, with water and trees in the background.

    Eliana Grace Spradlin

    Largemouth Bass I 7th-9th Grade

Iowa

  • Colorful hand-drawn fish with black outlines, colored with blue, green, yellow, orange, and black, on white paper.

    Thomas Garrett

    Bluegill I K-3rd Grade

  • Drawing of three colorful fish swimming in a blue water scene with green aquatic plants on the sides. An open red book is at the bottom of the image with doodles or writing inside.

    Arayna Paranjape

    Bluegill I 4th-6th Grade

  • A colored drawing of a fish in a tree, with butterfly, plants, and rocks surrounding it, on a textured background.

    Gavin Donahue

    Crappie & Flathead Catfish I 7th-9th Grade