News Education Wildlife Journal Federal Aid Calendar Hunting Fishing Hunter Ed . See the first place winners by clicking here . Angela Gram, a freshman at Exeter High School, painted a fulvous whistling duck that was chosen from among 137 other entries as New Hampshire's State Best of Show in the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Contest. The budding artist's painting now has been submitted as New Hampshire's entry to the national Junior Duck Stamp Contest, to be held later this spring in Washington, D.C. Gram, who earned top billing in the grade 4 through 6 age group in 1998, also took first-place honors for the grade 7 through 9 age group in 2000. She is an incredibly talented young lady.
Youngsters can enter through their senior year.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service initiated the Federal Junior Duck Stamp program in 1994 to showcase the talents of the nation's young artists while teaching youngsters about the value of wetlands and waterfowl conservation. Michael Medeiros, Alexandria Pettit and Hannah Young, all students at Trinity Christian School in Concord. Emily Barry and Rebecca Stickles, both students at Hampstead Academy in Atkinson.