2026 Contest Winners

Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Colorado Kids Create drawing contest! We are excited to announce the winners below.

Our 2026 Grand Prize Winner is….

Hana Pacheco Rubio, 17, Teacher Todd Hale -Colorado Springs

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The 2026 High School contest winners are…

1st Place: Parker Trammell,  age 17, Teacher Aimee Butterfield -Denver

2nd Place: Kailiyah Pleasant, Age 17, Teacher April Vickey -Pueblo

3rd Place: Eliana Miller, Age 17, Teacher Andrea Szemaraj -Pueblo

3rd Place: Krithya Gavvala, Age 14, Teacher Christy Alden -Fort Collins

4th Place: Melanie Bojorquez,  Age 17, Teacher April Vickey -Pueblo

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The 2026 Middle School contest winners are…

1st Place: Garrison MacAlmon, age 13, Teacher Mrs. MacAlmon -Greeley

2nd Place: Aynne Kim,  Age 12, Teacher Kristy Kim -Aurora

3rd Place: Emma Lillis,  Age 14, Teacher Bethany Houston -Fort Collins

4rd Place: Blake Baron, 8th grade, Teacher William LaGory -Loveland

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The 2026 Elementary School contest winners are…

1st Place: Luke Lagae, age 10, Teacher Heidi Domagala -Lakewood

2nd Place: Yura Lee, age 7, Teacher Meg MacFarland -Englewood

3rd Place: Paisley Patterson, 5th grade, Teacher William LaGory -Loveland

4th Place: Rhys Unterreiner, 5th grade, Teacher William LaGory Loveland