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Chaparral High School Senior Wins “Every Kid in a Park” Art Contest
Sponsored by Forever Resorts, Honoring National Park Service Centennial
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Artwork to Be Reproduced on Collectible Stickers Sold at
Lake Mead National Recreation Area Gift Stores This Summer
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Las Vegas, NV – June 2016 / Newsmaker Alert / Chaparral High School 12th-grader Rebekah Solorzano has received the grand prize in an art contest celebrating the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary. Forever Resorts partnered with the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and the Clark County School District School-Community Partnership Office to host an art contest for K – 12 school students. The competition encouraged all students to design an image incorporating both Southern Nevada’s park lands and the National Park Service’s Centennial theme of #EveryKidInAPark. Nearly 400 entries were received from schools across the Las Vegas Valley.
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Chaparral High School Senior Wins ''Every Kid in a Park'' Art Contest Sponsored by Forever Resorts, Honoring National Park Service Centennial
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As the grand prize winner, Solorzano will have her design incorporated into a collectible item or items sold at Lake Mead National Recreation Area’s visitor center retail store with proceeds benefiting Lake Mead. She also received a 4-day, 3-night houseboat vacation for herself and her family, departing from either of Forever Resorts’ two houseboating marinas within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area: Callville Bay Resort and Marina on Lake Mead or Cottonwood Cove Resort and Marina on Lake Mohave. Forever Houseboats feature private staterooms and offer all the comforts of home, including spacious living areas and a fully equipped kitchen, as well as top-level sun deck, barbecue grill, and a water slide off the back.

First-, second- and third-place works of art were selected in the following categories: Pre-K to Grade 2, Grades 3 – 5, Grades 6 – 8 and Grades 9 – 12. The first-place winner in each category received a family four-pack of tickets for Black Canyon River Adventures smooth-water rafting tour on the Colorado River. Second- and third-place winners each received two tickets for the raft tour. The winning students’ teachers also received prizes.

The complete list of winners follows and photographs of their work may be viewed here:

Kindergarten – Second Grade
First: Peyton Chubbs, Perkins Elementary School, second grade
Second: Matilda Reber, Brookman Elementary School, first grade
Third: Amber Stewart, Sewell Elementary School, first grade

Third – Fifth Grades
First – Deontay Scott, Perkins Elementary School, third grade
Second – Logan Beatey, Rundle Elementary School, third grade
Third – Natalia Bella Fabian, Kesterson Elementary School, fourth grade

Middle School
First – Liliana Suarez, Brown Junior High School, seventh grade
Second – Denises Justo, Cashman Middle School, eighth grade
Third – Adrienne Jolene Rabago, Brown Junior High School, eighth grade

High School
First – Malory Taylor, Del Sol Academy, 12th grade
Second – Samantha Meyers, Spring Valley High School, 12th grade
Third – Grace Torres, Spring Valley High School, 10th grade

About Forever Resorts
Forever Resorts is an exceptional collection of destinations providing hospitality services throughout the world. The company focuses on properties with access to nature and one-of-a-kind surroundings for vacations, including houseboating adventures. For more information, go to ForeverResorts.com or Facebook.com/ForeverResorts, and follow us on Twitter @ForeverResorts.

Media Contact:
Darla Cook
Forever Resorts
Vice President, Public Relations
480-998-7199 x 7104
602-432-7549 cell

About the National Park Service
More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America’s 410 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Visit us at www.NPS.gov, on Facebook Facebook.com/nationalparkservice, Twitter Twitter.com/natlparkservice, and YouTube YouTube.com/nationalparkservice.
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Publishing Dates: 06/07/16 – 08/07/16
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