David Dauphin, a seventh-grade student at Liberty Park Middle School, received high honors in two different art competitions.
David placed first in the public school sixth to eighth grade category of the 2014 AWF William R. Ireland Sr. Youth Wildlife Art Contest. The purpose of this 30-year-old contest is to recognize outstanding artistic ability while increasing students’ knowledge and awareness of wildlife and wildlife habitats in Alabama. Shay Gosnell, LPMS art teacher, was David’s sponsor.
David was also the grand prize winner for the Birmingham Zoo 2014 African Painted Dog art contest. Hundreds of students from around the state entered this contest. As grand prize winner, he received a complementary week of the ZooFari Summer Camp and a Zoo to You Animal Encounter for his classroom.
-Submitted by Linda Rummell
