Silvi Dun Emami-Greifendorf, eighth-grade student at Rangeley Lakes Regional School, is the grand prize winner of the 2024 Junior Scholastic® Can You Find Mapman®? contest. Silvi was a runner-up in the 2022 and 2023 Can You Find Mapman®? contests, and her determination and passion for the contest are showcased in her winning map. Her eighth-grade teacher, Kelsey Orestis, has been entering students’ work for a number of years, and Silvi is the first-ever grand-prize winner from Rangeley Lakes School.

In the contest, students test their creative and critical-thinking skills by identifying a mystery location and drawing a map of it, all gleaned from geography clues provided by Jim McMahon, Junior Scholastics resident cartographer. This year, that location was Portugal.

 

More than 1,500 students from 33 states submitted entries. Silvi’s colorful, detail-oriented map of Portugal brings the country’s past and present to life, from an explorer’s ship flying the national flag to the waterfront capital of Lisbon. Her map also highlights famous landmarks, including Benagil Cave and Pena Palace. Silvi’s map is featured in the May 2024 issue of Junior Scholastic, online, and pictured here.

“I learned so much researching Portugal,” she says. “But the cool part was putting it all together to tell a story.” Silvi was a runner-up in the 2022 and 2023 Can You Find Mapman®? contests, and her determination and passion for the contest are showcased in her winning map of Portugal.

Silvi and Ms. Orestis will each receive $250. Well done, Silvi!

 

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