NYTTS Turtle and Tortoise Show 2001
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 Show Judge Bill McCord and Best-In-Show Winner JoAnn Vacchiano |
JoAnn Vacchiano, leopard tortoise, Geochelone pardalis
First Place — Blue Ribbons
Peter Brynildsen (1st runner up), group: 3 Middle Eastern spur-thighed tortoises, Testudo graeca terrestris
Valerie Silka (2nd runner up), leopard tortoise, Geochelone pardalis
Diane Petrillo (3rd runner up), group: 4 “Jordanian graeca complex” tortoises,Testudo graeca ssp.; 1 Asia Minor spur-thighed tortoise, Testudo graeca iberia; and 2 Home’s hinge-back tortoises, Kinixys homeana
Susan Amoy, pair: Indian star tortoises, Geochelone elegans
Brian Blecher, 2 South American spot-legged turtles, Rhinochlemmys p. punctularia
Karen & Charlie Buckley, red-footed tortoise, Geochelone carbonaria
Lesley Fagen, black-brested leaf turtle, Geomyda spengleri
Esther Huffman, pair: African spurred tortoises, Geochelone sulcata
Sylvia & Charlie Hyman, leopard tortoise, Geolchelone pardalis
Allen P. W. Karen, Central American wood turtle, Rheinoclmmys pulcherrima mani
Len Knapp, African spurred tortoise, Geochelone sulcata
Jennifer Rauch, 2 western pond turtles, Clemmys marmarata
Ari Taub, common snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina
Patricia Tsutsumi, River cooter mix, Pseudemys floridana (?)
Jennifer Verstraete, Leopard tortoise, Geochelone pardalis
Second Place — Red Ribbons
Josephine Arnold, Eastern painted turtle, Chrysemys picta picta
Josephine Arnold, Red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans
Mariette Bailey, Diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin terrapin and Red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans
Nick Caruso, Asian brown tortoise, Manouria emys
Nick Caruso, Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise, Testudo graeca
Sylvia and Charlie Hyman, group: 3 Florida softshell turtles, Trionyx ferox
Diane Lapson, Mississippi map turtle, Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii
Akemi Okamoto, Chinese box turtle, Cuora flavomarginata, and Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise, Testudo graeca
Sara Ramos, Yellow-footed tortoise, Geochelone denticulata
Bruan & Patricia Salamone, Chinese box turtle, Cuora flavomarginata
Brian & Patricial Salamone, Leopard tortoise, Geochelone pardalis babcocki
Christine Santoro, Common cooter, Pseudemys floridana
Frank Schneider, Big-headed turtle, Platysternum megacephalum
Michael Sherwin, group: Asian leaf turtle, Cyclemys dentata; Malayan box turtle, Cuora amboinesis; African helmeted turtle, Pelomedusa subrufa; Red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans; Four-eyed turtle, Sacalia quadriocellata; and Spotted turtle, Clemmys guttata
Third Place — White Ribbons
Josephine Arnold, Red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans
Allen P. W. Karen, Chaco tortoies, Geochelone chilensis
Allen P. W. Karen, pair: Central Asian (Russian) tortoises, Testudo horsefieldi
Kay Martin, Red-footed tortoise, Geochelone carbonaria
Kay Martin, Red-cheeked mud turtle, Kinosternon scorpoides cruentataum
Michael Musnick, group: African spurred tortoise, Geochelone sulcata, and 2 Leopard tortoises, Geochelone pardlis
Richard Ogust, pair: European pond turtles, Emys orbicularis hellenica
Harrison Pereyra, Central Asian (Russian) tortoise, Testudo horsfieldi
Diane Petrillo, Leopard tortoise, Geochelone pardalis babcocki
Noel Rivera, pair: Leopard tortoises, Geochelone pardalis pardalis
Brian & Patricia Salamone, pair: Red-footed tortoises, Geochelone carbonaria
Frank Schneider, Egyptian tortoise, Testudo kleinmanni
Rudi Schuech, Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise, Testudo graeca
JoAn Vacchiano, Central Asian (Russian) tortoise, Testudo horsefieldi
The New York Turtle and Tortoise Society thanks
Dr. Bill McCord — judge for the Turtle and Tortoise Show 2001.
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Grand Prize Margret Golson: “Let Them Be Freed To Breed” Hilton Head High School, AP Biology, K. Howard, teacher Hilton Head, South Carolina Age 17 Medium: magic marker Lower Division / Group Award Paula Marchi’s Pre-Kindergarten 3: “Give The Turtles a Swimming Chance, Keep Our Oceans Clean” St. Charles School Staten Island, New York Mediums: Paint and collage Middle Division / First Prize Bridget Ryan: “Keep the Legend Alive, Save the Turtles” Birchwood Intermediate School Huntington Station, New York Age 11 Mediums: marker, crayon, and collage Middle Division / Second Prize Sandi Spinder: “Please Don't Trash My Home” Pine Lane Intermediate School, 6th Grade Parker, Colorado Age 11 Mediums: crayon and magic marker |
Upper Division / First Prize Jack Prosch: “Help Our Wild Turtles Get Back On Their Feet” St. Ann’s Belfield School: 8th Grade Charlottesville, Virginia Age 14 Mediums: magazine collage and magic marker Upper Division / Second Prize Hope Palacious: “Overdevelopment of Beach Front With Turtle” Inagua School, 11th Grade Bahamas Age 15 Medium: acrylic paint Upper Dvision / Third Prize DeAngelo Palacious: “Sea Turtle Market” Inagua School, 11th Grade Bahamas Age 17 Medium: black & white marker |
Honorable Mention Elizabeth Hult: “Don’t Pave Their Playground, Turtles Need Wetlands” Home Schooled, Grade 4 Belleville, Illinois Age 9 Medium: colored marker Rebecca Gilbert: “Before They All Leave, Save the Environment” Birchwood Intermediate School, Grade 5 Melville, New York Age 10 Mediums: collage and markers Ethan Clancy: “If Turtles Were This Big, Who Would Be Going Extinct?” Foundations For The Future Academy Charter, Grade 5, Mrs. Black, teacher Calgary, Alberta, Canada Age 11 Medium: computer graphics collage M. Stubbs: “Some Dangers For Sea Turtles” Inagua School, 11th Grade Bahamas Age 17 Medium: pointillism, magic markers | ||
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