NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release
	Contact: Carmen Easley Director of Marketing Nebraska.gov (402) 471-2154 carmen@nicusa.com

LINCOLN, Neb., June 9, 2008 – Nebraska Secretary of State John Gale announced the six winners of the 2008 Nebraska Spirit Art Contest. The winners will have their artwork available to the world on a downloadable computer screen saver.

Secretary of State John Gale announced the following students as winners in the contest: Carissa Hill of Imperial, kindergarten; Bradi Larabee of Valentine, first grade; Bailey Honn of McCook, second grade; Elisha Sheffy-Harris of Geneva, third grade; Madi Gilg of Cozad, fourth grade; and Benjamin Kiolbasa of Juniata, fifth grade.

“We’re delighted that the Nebraska Spirit Art Contest provides such a great opportunity to involve young students and promote our state,” Gale said.

Gale and http://www.Nebraska.gov, the state’s Web portal, sponsored the contest for students to showcase their knowledge of Nebraska and its history.

The downloadable screen saver featuring the winning artwork will be available at http://www.nebraska.gov/contest by June 20th, 2008.

The winners and their families were hosted to a day of activities in Lincoln, including a ceremony with Governor Dave Heineman and Gale, a tour of the State Capitol, a luncheon at the Governor’s Mansion and a visit to the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

The contest attracted about 2,300 entries. The winners were determined through online voting from May 12-23 that involved five finalists from each grade.

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