First Place, Feature - Adam Cairns / ThisWeek NewspapersA strong breath was all it took to entice 5-year-old Dylan Cunningham's frog to leap 29 inches during the frog jumping competition at the Hartford Fair in Croton on Aug. 4. Cunningham, from Thornville, was one of more than 60 competitors between the ages of 2 and 15 to enter the contest.
Second Place, Feature - Eric Albrecht / The Columbus DispatchTom Baillieul talks about the circle of life while children look at a squirrel hit by a car on a nature walk as part of Peace Camp at the First Unitarian Universalist. Peace Camp replaces Sunday school at the Unitarian Church and includes nature walks as part of their school.
Third Place, Feature - Fred Squillante / The Columbus DispatchWeblos Scouts Devin Potter (left) and Bradly Heizer, both 11, move a heavy bag of leaves as they volunteer their leaf-raking services in Marion. They were among volunteers sprucing up the yards of the elderly or disabled.
Award of Excellence, Feature - Gus Chan / The Plain DealerZarhia Blue puts her violin under her chin and raises her bow to the vertical position as she waits for the cue from teacher Yuko Nakamura. The five-year-old takes Suzuki violin at the Broadway School of Music & the Arts.
Award of Excellence, Feature - Marshall Gorby / Springfield News-SunRolling Hills Elementary kindergartener, Dominick Messer walks with Micah, a miniature therapy horse from DOGTORS & Associates in Springfield, Nov. 20, 2008.
