2022 Cover Contest Winners
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3rd Runners-Up
4th Runners-Up
5th Runners-Up
6th Runners-Up
7th Runners-Up
8th Runners-Up
Most Humorous
Promising Young Artists
Top Finalists
- Samantha Deleg - 7th grade; Southampton, NY
- Serena Siyi Cai - 4th grade; Charlotte, NC
- Derrek Campbell - 8th grade; Norway, IA
- Reece Morehead - 6th grade; Payne, OH
- Valentina Lotero - 5th grade; Weston, FL
- Skye Lynn Pospyhalla - 8th grade; Edgar, WI
- Adelle Dulay - 5th grade; Fremont, CA
- Emilia Colucci - 3rd grade; New Hartford, NY
- Mariana Flores - 8th grade; Phoenix, AZ
- Violet Huang - 5th grade; Fremont, CA
- Cammie Pritchard - 7th grade; Steele, MO
- Eva Luo - 5th grade; Fremont, CA
- Matthew Choi - 4th grade; Walnut, CA
- Rêve Francisco - 4th grade; Alameda, CA
- Irelynn Williams - 3rd grade; Fort Collins, CO
- Flavia Gonzalez Agüero - 4th grade; Weston, FL
- Chloe Yang - 4th grade; Kent, WA
- Madison Kubich - 7th grade; Schuylkill Haven, PA
- Valentina Orellana - 4th grade; Weston, FL
- Daisy Pospyhalla - 5th grade; Edgar, WI
- Veronica Yu - 7th grade; La Jolla, CA
- Annie Torborg - 4th grade; Rochester, MN
- Ruslana Matveeva - 5th grade; Grafton, MA
- Riya Thiagarajan - 3rd grade; Grafton, MA
- Yoemi Ro Iglesias - 8th grade; Deltona, FL
- Hellen Torres - 5th grade; Ringoes, NJ
- Beckham Gentry - 4th grade; Steele, MO
- Mailey Stoller - 4th grade; Payne, OH
- Quinn Karaty - 4th grade; Wyckoff, NJ
- Pierce Tronset - 4th grade; Stanley, ND
- Frances Sauer - 5th grade; Rochester, MN
- Shelby Jackson - 6th grade; Kent, WA
- Hudson McDermott - 4th grade; Southampton, NY
- Athena Goletsos - 8th grade; Hoboken, NJ
- Valentina Demarchi - 5th grade; Weston, FL
- Jamon Jacobs - 3rd grade; Eden, NC
- Ella Chan - 5th grade; Diamond Bar, CA
- Ariza Velasco - 7th grade; Phoenix, AZ
- Raevinsz Yohane Dequito - 3rd grade; Mountain Lake, MN
- Sophie Bagner - 4th grade; Weston, FL
- Alexie Stout - 8th grade; Escondido, CA
- Izzie McDonald - 6th grade; Norway, IA
- Perla Norvega - 8th grade; Phoenix, AZ
- Brianna Campos - 8th grade; Phoenix, AZ
- Lyric Kime - 5th grade; Era, TX
- Paige Eastman - 5th grade; Norway, IA
- Grace Chung - 5th grade; Diamond Bar, CA
- Amanda Schnor - 8th grade; Norway, IA
- Luke Jadhon - 8th grade; New Hartford, NY
- Mireya Ornelas - 2nd grade; Lasara, TX
- Bernice Wai - 5th grade; Diamond Bar, CA
Most Humorous
Finalists
- Griffin Jareck - 3rd grade; Wyckoff, NJ
- Piper Riley - 8th grade; Wallingford, PA
- Matimus Truty - 6th grade; Rochester, MN
- Collin LaGattuta - 8th grade; Hoboken, NJ
- Karl Wicks - 3rd grade; Gackle, ND
- Chloe Weathers - 4th grade; Monroe, GA
- Tatelynn Bruhn - 3rd grade; Stanley, ND
- Hudson Guetow - 4th grade; Kent, WA
- Brandon Unkel - 8th grade; Norway, IA
- Olivia Dundin - 3rd grade; Grafton, MA
- Mabel Steedman - 5th grade; Hartford, WI
- Weston Hendershot - 5th grade; Lovell, WY
- Ryan Viteri - 4th grade; Weston, FL
- Stella Rakus - 2nd grade; Grafton, MA
Promising Young Artists Finalists
- Kate Dwyer - 1st grade; Wyckoff, NJ
- James Cooper Burkhart - 1st grade; Mt. Vernon, KY
- Donald MacLaren - Kindergarten; Wyckoff, NJ
- Makayla Miccio - Kindergarten; Wyckoff, NJ
- Lincoln French - 1st grade; Port Angeles, WA
- Isley Willams - 1st grade; Fort Collins, CO
- Avery Douglas - Kindergarten; Weston, FL
- Lucas Whetham - 1st grade; Port Angeles, WA
- Walker Cross - Kindergarten; Atkins, IA
- Layla Foster - 1st grade; Era, TX
- Ollyana Fox - 1st grade; Colstrip, MT
- Emma Vleeshower - 1st grade; Weston, FL
- Collin Beck - 1st grade; Fort Collins, CO
- Anna Canavan - 1st grade; Raleigh, NC
- Dawson Basham - 2nd grade; Keystone, IA
Finalists
- Cecilia Young - 3rd grade; Grafton, MA
- Isabella Li - 5th grade; Diamond Bar, CA
- Elizabeth Dellapenna - 4th grade; Weston, FL
- Mackenzie McManus - 5th grade; Wyckoff, NJ
- Alyssa Heywood - 3rd grade; Fremont, CA
- Gabriel Correa - 3rd grade; Crestview, FL
- Phoebe Rayner - 7th grade; Ringoes, NJ
- Zoie Brooks - 5th grade; Keizer, OR
- Sofia Bartoli - 6th grade; Hoboken, NJ
- Madison Comeau- 5th grade; Edmonton, Alberta
- Monica Corak - 6th grade; Edmonton, Alberta
- Keira Quesada-Unger - 6th grade; Edmonton, Alberta
- Brissa Rodriguez Palma - 6th grade; Edmonton, Alberta
- Leonora Manzo Hartard - 6th grade; Edmonton, Alberta
- Jason Cole - 4th grade; Fort Collins, CO
- Rian Kim - 2nd grade; Fort Collins, CO
- Braydon Stratton - 3rd grade; Fort Collins, CO
- Arielle Hsieh - 5th grade; Diamond Bar, CA
- Cindy Yang - 5th grade; Diamond Bar, CA
- Faith Lee - 5th grade; Diamond Bar, CA
- Spencer Farber - 5th grade; Fort Collins, CO
- Natalie Brown - 5th grade; Walnut, CA
- Rie Song - 5th grade; Walnut, CA
- Addisyn Zabala - 5th grade; Walnut, CA
- Meixuan Song - 5th grade; Walnut, CA
- Ashlyn Le - 5th grade; Walnut, CA
- Aubrey Krueger - 5th grade; Norway, IA
- Anna Cretin - 5th grade; Norway, IA
- Sam Heiken - 6th grade; Norway, IA
- Desirae Moses - 6th grade; Norway, IA
- Alexis Sexton - 6th grade; Norway, IA
- Annabeth Ting - 5th grade; Walnut, CA
- Sydney Foo - 5th grade; Diamond Bar, CA
- Jax McLaughlin - 5th grade; Norway, IA
- Carson Hanus - 5th grade; Norway, IA
- Eden Gebhart - 5th grade; Norway, IA
- Kinnesy Bakker - 5th grade; Norway, IA
- Libby Ward - 5th grade; Norway, IA
- Caitlin Carnell - 7th grade; Rochester, MN
- Jason McRae - 3rd grade; Wyckoff, NJ
- Faith Heras - 4th grade; Fort Collins, CO
- Jonathan Sadler - 7th grade; Norway, IA
- Keegan Woodward - 6th grade; Rochester, MN
- Jiwon Kim - 6th grade; Rochester, MN
- Ethan Nelson - 7th grade; Rochester, MN
- Devyn Jones - 6th grade; Elroy, WI
- Montgomrie Kovach - 6th grade; Elroy, WI
- Chisom Emedoh - 7th grade; Wallingford, PA
- Lucas Nichols - 6th grade; Grafton, MA
- Minhthu Do - 5th grade; Diamond Bar, CA
- Kaylee Gross - 5th grade; Mt. Vernon, KY
- Annalee Cook Dewater - 6th grade; Port Angeles, WA
- Avalynn Langer - 5th grade; Stanley, ND
- Molly Hamilton - 3rd grade; Stanley, ND
- Faiz Alghaniy - 3rd grade; Colstrip, MT
- Kelly McGee - 7th grade; Wallingford, PA
- Riley L. Wynne - 7th grade; Sierra Vista, AZ
- Shane Fisher - 8th grade; Wallingford, PA
- Anastadia Brunssen - 7th grade; Norway, IA
- Reagan Lane - 2nd grade; Era, TX
- Lilah Chichon - 5th grade; Ringoes, NJ
- Valentina Trochez Velasquaz - 4th grade; Mountain Lake, MN
- Payton Maietta - 5th grade; Levittown, NY
- Natalie Wong - 5th grade; Weston, FL
- Emma Tillotson - 7th grade; Southampton, NY
- Julia Dell'Aquila - 7th grade; Southampton, NY
- Jesse Ponce - 8th grade; Norway, IA
- Mayra Ploscencia - 8th grade; Norway, IA
- Cayeen Short - 8th grade; Norway, IA
- Tatyanna Kenney - 4th grade; Monroe, GA
- Sophie McDaniel - 5th grade; Port Angeles, WA
- Isabella Mesen - 4th grade; Port Angeles, WA
- Cara Barao Smith - 6th grade; Escondido, CA
- Elizabeth Haas - 8th grade; Wallingford, PA
- Grant Stumpf - 5th grade; St. Louis, MO
- Alex Rixford - 5th grade; St. Louis, MO
- Ayden Zheng - 5th grade; Levittown, NY
- Ashley Zheng - 5th grade; Levittown, NY
- Serenity Wilson - 7th grade; Phoenix, AZ
- Molly Daniel - 4th grade; Willow Hill, PA
- Isabella Leija - 2nd grade; Lasara, TX
- Natalie Knapp - 5th grade; Cheney, WA
- Cameron Montecucco - 5th grade; Cheney, WA
- Bianca Aguiree - 5th grade; Mountain Lake, MN
- Eutia Cheng - 5th grade; Diamond Bar, CA
- Pepper Silvers - 5th grade; Cheney, WA
- Gracey Gardner - 4th grade; Hartford, WI
- Melissa Guerrero - 5th grade; Wood River, NE
- Briyanna Caldwell - 6th grade; Sierra Vista, AZ
- Loren Mannoia - 7th grade; Hoboken, NJ
- Augusta Wartels - 5th grade; Darien, CT
Most Humorous Honorable Mentions
- Claire Fast - Mountain Lake, MN
- Lyndi Homola - Gackle, ND
- Justice Nathaniol Mason - Raleigh, NC
- Mason LeGault - Grafton, MA
- Ava Rowlands - Ringgold, GA
- Reagan Nichols - Monroe, GA
- Owen Hendrix - Monroe, GA
- Nolan Seitz - Grafton, MA
- Arjun Gupta - New Hartford, NY
- Sophie Stafslien - Stanley, ND
- Ashlyn Cline - Kingsport, TN
- Louis DeCarlo - Wallingford, PA
- Henry Collura - Rochester, MN
- Emmy Ward - Norway, IA
- Kelsey - Norway, IA
- Avery Correia - Venice, FL
- Max Demant - Ringoes, NJ
- Tiernan Fava - Wallingford, PA
- Ziqi Lin - Walnut, CA
Promising Young Artists Honorable Mentions
- Presley Thurmond - Monroe, GA
- Ibtihaj Saed - Port Angeles, WA
- Samantha Coltrane - Emporia, KS
- Kennedy White - Monroe, GA
- Kylie Baros - Port Angeles, WA
- Nicolas Baez - Weston, FL
- Kathleen Yang - Levittown, NY
- Adalyn Orth - New Hartford, NY
- Matthew Zarrabeitia - Weston, FL
- Trent Frusciano - Wyckoff, NJ
- Stella Zhu - Weston, FL
- Lindsey Shin - Wyckoff, NJ
- Norah Saunders - Skamania, WA
- Madelyn Calabrese - Wyckoff, NJ
- Hailey Linder - Monroe, GA
- Gracie Eshom - Port Angeles, WA
- Shelby Edwards - Monroe, GA
- Aryani Andrino - Monroe, GA
Honorable Mentions
- Sadie Patterson - Eden, NC
- Haylee Riesland - Tecumseh, NE
- Rayan Khalid - New Hartford, NY
- Camila Spartano - New Hartford, NY
- Cecilia Hyatt - New Hartford, NY
- Ei Tway - New Hartford, NY
- Miley Ayers - New Hartford, NY
- Hannah Schilling - New Hartford, NY
- Matthew Mercado - Fremont, CA
- Courtney Remboldt - Gackle, ND
- Ayanna Bailey - Fort Collins, CO
- Kylee Hawkins - Hoboken, NJ
- Joanna Kukhar - Kent, WA
- Isabella Baiarrio - Escondido, CA
- Brooke Warren - Allentown, PA
- Aubrie Brooks - Venice, FL
- Harper Fillis - Wyckoff, NJ
- Ellajae Pritchard - Steele, MO
- Minel Donmez - Weston, FL
- Gabriela Torres - Weston, FL
- Americus Lint - Norway, IA
- Scariett Wisner - Norway, IA
- Elizabeth Arnold - Norway, IA
- Hannah Muren - Arnold, MO
- Wanzhi Jiang - Modesto, CA
- Nariya Hudson - Monroe, GA
- Mia Grace Barone - Grafton, MA
- Brody Weiser - Westphalia, KS
- Hunter Hagman - Modesto, CA
- Maddie Lipp - Hartford, WI
- Hazel Beatty - Rochester, MN
- Benjamin Clark - Wallingford, PA
- Mia Hernandez - Lasara, TX
- Hope Guajardo - Lasara, TX
- Heaven Sosa - Lasara, TX
- Maggie Heuberger - Muskego, WI
- Hadley Moulton - Muskego, WI
- Aliana Resig - Johnstown, PA
- Annalise Romine - Muskego, WI
- Savannah Griffin - Era, TX
- Autumn Vvong - Modesto, CA
- Kynlee Treadaway - Era, TX
- Chloe Degroot - Norway, IA
- Bella Olson - Norway, IA
- Thomas Celaya - Phoenix, AZ
- Levi Schmitz - Norway, IA
- Jayce Fenhern - Norway, IA
- Kaiser Townsley - Norway, IA
- Zoey Hamilton - St. Louis, MO
- Maci Metz - St. Louis, MO
- Miranda Callison - St. Louis, MO
- Natalie Franco - Eden, NC
- Nekoda Coleman - Norway, IA
- Logan Eggers - Monroe, GA
- Kylee Wallace - Monroe, GA
- Islam Hutchin - Port Angeles, WA
- Norah Delgado - Port Angeles, WA
- Savannah Winkler - Port Angeles, WA
- Sam Lubinski Hammar - Port Angeles, WA
- Riley Cooper - Port Angeles, WA
- Acacia Inman - Port Angeles, WA
- Emily Kulbartz - Norway, IA
- Chloe Schuler - Monroe, GA
- Baylee Sewell - Monroe, GA
- Grayson Fortson - Monroe, GA
- Leah Bass - Monroe, GA
- Morgan White - Monroe, GA
- Nate Mendez - Monroe, GA
- Evelyn Lane - Monroe, GA
- Zoey Miles - Monroe, GA
- Colton Kroneman - Norway, IA
- Aaliyah Hill- Ringgold, GA
- Annabelle Laird - Mountain Lake, MN
- Madison Howe - Norway, IA
- Kayden Marks - Norway, IA
- Samantha Zahradnik - Norway, IA
- Arielle Glick - Weston, FL
- Anthony Parisi - Weston, FL
- Alexa D'Aprile - Weston, FL
- Giuliana Colucci - New Hartford, NY
- Nate Becker - Norway, IA
- Emma Jadhon - New Hartford, NY
- Federica Hernaiz - Weston, FL
- Adam Ioakes - Weston, FL
- Makenzie DeFeo - Deltona, FL
- Cortlyn Holt - Era, TX
- Josiah Riley - Era, TX
- Alexis Johnson - Keystone, IA
- Rosalynn Loughner - Norway, IA
- Griffin Lee - Darien, CT
- Joe Heck - Colorado Springs, CO
- Addie Miller - Colorado Springs, CO
- Sara Smith - Alameda, CA
- Yuna Son - Alameda, CA
- Akshay Kapoor - Alameda, CA
- Jenna Hafferman - Edgar, WI
- Elizabeth Bergs - Edgar, WI
- Amelia Kaiser - Edgar, WI
- Zachary Fisher - Weston, FL
- Hayden Emma Scott - Rochester, MN
- Addison Palen - Rochester, MN
- Elizabeth Boyle - Eden, NC
- Michael Lance- Wallingford, PA
- Ashley Margolis - Wallingford, PA
- Morgan Grandizio - Wallingford, PA
- Mishika Pradeep - Charlotte, NC
- Aidan Carnell - Rochester, MN
- Bricelyn Gladis- Rochester, MN
- Markus Olson - Rochester, MN
- Joseph Murphy - Rochester, MN
- Annabelle Notermann - Rochester, MN
- Siena Hart - Plano, TX
- Sophia Marino - Deltona, FL
- Violet Kao - Wyckoff, NJ
- London Wiede - Colstrip, MT
- Ariya Robinson - Colstrip, MT
- Bristol Small - Colstrip, MT
- Isabella Salusso - Colstrip, MT
- Evy Davis - Stanley, ND
- Kussi Rae Meinen - Stanley, ND
- Lucas Song - Stanley, ND
- Molly Wurtenberger - Weston, FL
- Stella Carr - Port Angeles, WA
- Coralynn Curry-Miller - Port Angeles, WA
- Lily Sallade - Mt. Vernon, KY
- Bailey Baker - Mt. Vernon, KY
- Lynlee Shepherd - Mt. Vernon, KY
- Trinity Tanner - Mt. Vernon, KY
- Alex Harber - Kingsport, TN
- Elizabeth C. Lee - Kingsport, TN
- Ksenia Udovik - Venice, FL
- Aubree Harris - Mt. Vernon, KY
- Niyanthri Vasanth - Charlotte, NC
- Jazmine Mitchell - Diamond Bar, CA
- Hannah Faye Pak - Southampton, NY
- Mia Dorman - Atkins, IA
- Brooke Homola - Gackle, ND
- Adelyn Stancel - Kingsport, TN
- Annabelle Wang - Diamond Bar, CA
- Nandini Siripurapu - Charlotte, NC
- Aadhya Vinay - Charlotte, NC
- Kaylee Krueger - Elroy, WI
- Ashton Martin - Elroy, WI
- Willow Marie Fuchs - Cheney, WA
- Leilani Huezo - Walnut, CA
- Ronin Kounlabout - Mountain Lake, MN
- Joseph Montville - Grafton, MA
- Zara Khan - Grafton, MA
- Maggie Weick - Rochester, MN
- Erin Sutton - Rochester, MN
- Penelope Hall - Raleigh, NC
- Joey Robbins - Raleigh, NC
- Arabelle Manzoor - Levittown, NY
- Jordan Iyer - Schenectady, NY
- Maryam Bility - Wallingford, PA
- Samara Mapesa - Kingsport, TN
- Kora Davis - Kingsport, TN
- Lydia Warmkagathje - Rochester, MN
- Christopher Markland - Rochester, MN
- Lillie van Buskirk - Rochester, MN
- Toni Becker - Rochester, MN
- Charlie Hyder - Rochester, MN
- Piper Baalson-Macken - Rochester, MN
- Shanae Yoder - Westphalia, KS
- Aliana Restituyo - Grafton, MA
- Trever Bohling - Tecumseh, NE
- Juliette Rawson - Rochester, MN
- Calvin Antpack - Rochester, MN
- Abby Weick - Rochester, MN
- Kynslee Chamberlain - Norway, IA
- Case Elm - Norway, IA
- Mason Rausch - Norway, IA
- Avary Mouchka - Norway, IA
- Izzy Lint - Norway, IA
- Padely Flaherty - Avon, NY
- June - Norway, IA
- Rosalind Jang - Walnut, CA
- Elaine Wang - Walnut, CA
- Giuliana Rosario - Walnut, CA
- Nathan Nguyen - Walnut, CA
- Ace Czar - Fort Collins, CO
- Taggart Macklin - Fort Collins, CO
- Mayzie English - Rochester, NY
- Miguel Hernandez-Rodriguez - Rochester, NY
- Andrew Zepeda - Diamond Bar, CA
- Suman Siripurapu - Charlotte, NC
- Sloane Sanders - Fort Collins, CO
- Lainey Beam - Fort Collins, CO
- Annika Boschmann - Fort Collins, CO
- Aleyna Young - Fort Collins, CO