Waukesha teen wins State Park Sticker Design Contest

Published on: 9/27/2010

A design featuring the silhouette of a kayaker by Stephanie Cuzner, a recent graduate of Waukesha South High School, will grace the 2011 Wisconsin state park and forest vehicle admission sticker.

Cuzner's entry (shown below) was selected over more than 300 others in the contest to design the 2011 sticker. The contest was sponsored by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Runners-up were Owen Monsma, Madison Memorial High School (second place) and Makenzie Flom, Cedarburg High School (third).

The stickers allow annual admission to state parks and forests. The winning design is displayed on more than 150,000 vehicles, according to the DNR.

In addition to seeing her design on vehicles around the state over the next year, Cuzner will receive an engraved plaque, an annual vehicle admission sticker and a state trail pass.

Held annually, the design contest is open to all high school age students attending public, private, or parochial schools in Wisconsin.

Entries for the 2012 admission sticker design contest will be accepted through March 28, 2011. The design must be "the artist's original creation and not copied or duplicated from previously published art, including photographs," according to a DNR release. Contest details as well as winning designs are posted on the DNR website at www.dnr.wi.gov.

Annual stickers are $25 for Wisconsin residents, $10 for Wisconsin residents 65 years of age and older and $35 for nonresidents. The 2011 stickers will be available for sale beginning in December at state park, forest and other DNR offices.