19 January 2017 Fly Your Flag at the South Pole Contest WINNERS

Contest

I’ve kept you in suspense for long enough. It’s time to reveal the winners of the Fly Your Flag at the South Pole Contest.

As a reminder, this contest was posted back in December in this journal. Students from all over created flags that best represented Antarctica, Antarctic research and/or project IceCube. The winners were chosen by the research team. Originally, there were going to be 5 winners, but because I received over 100 submissions, I thought choosing more winners was necessary.

I chose to fly your flags at the Ceremonial South Pole. This is where the 12 flags of the nations who signed the original Antarctic Treaty in 1959 fly.

The ceremonial South Pole. In the middle there is the official marker and surrounding it are the 12 flags representing the 12 countries that signed the original Antarctic Treaty.

Below you will see the flags of 3 winners for the Elementary School category, 3 winners for the Middle School category, and 4 winners for the High School category (there was a tie) flying at the South Pole. In addition, I chose 4 flags to receive Honorable Mentions – they were just too good not to fly!

The winners can look forward to an envelope of goodies from the South Pole store, mailed to you when I get back.

A special thanks to Michael Larson who helped me hold up the flags despite the cold and the wind, and Samuel Flis who was the photographer behind all of the pictures below even though his fingers were going numb holding the camera.

Elementary School Winners

The three winning flags for the Elementary School category flying at the ceremonial South Pole. A close up of the three winning flags for the Elementary School category.

Sylvia B. (Conant Elementary School)
Ruby B. (Glenwood Spring Elementary School)
Camila V. (Glenwood Spring Elementary School)

Middle School Winners

The three winning flags for the Middle School category flying at the ceremonial South Pole. A close up of the three winning flags for the Middle School category.

Emily R. (Frost Middle School)
Emma G. (Frost Middle School)
Gabe A. (Frost Middle School)

High School Winners

The four winning flags for the High School category flying at the ceremonial South Pole. A close up of the four winning flags for the High School category.

Riley M. (Washington-Lee High School)
Marian Z. (Washington-Lee High School)
Casey D. (Washington-Lee High School)
Panayiotis A. (Washington-Lee High School)

Honorable Mentions

The four flags receiving Honorable Mention flying at the ceremonial South Pole. A close up of the four flags receiving Honorable Mention.

Darsey T. (Washington-Lee High School)
Abigail R. (Washington-Lee High School)
Douglas A. (Washington-Lee High School)
Alma P. (Washington-Lee High School)

Thanks for Participating!

Thank you to everyone who participated in this contest. The research team and I were so inspired by your artwork that we decided to take pictures of all of the flags flying at the South Pole. So even if your name isn’t listed above, I will still mail you a picture of your flag flying at the South Pole when I return.