We are proud to announce that Lucerne Brands and Safeway have contributed over $250,000 to schools, teachers and students in the last five years through the Art of Dairy™ contest. For 2009, we were thrilled to receive nearly 10,000 entries and we were truly inspired by the beautiful cow sculptures from the thirty finalists. Each student should be commended for their hard work and artistic brilliance.

Final judging of the entries took place on April 26th, and a panel of esteemed judges reviewed each entry in detail. Click here to meet the judges.

We are proud to announce the winners:

Grand Prize: "Dairy Rhapsody" Alejandro Pulido South Mountain High School Phoenix, AZ First Prize: "Dark Side of the Moon" Tani Pettit North Tahoe High School Tahoe City, CA Honorable Achievement: "Ballade Pour Lucerne" Grace Nguyen Evergreen Valley High School San Jose, CA Honorable Achievement: "The Sound of Moosic" Chung-Yu "Mago" Huang Interlake High School Bellevue, WA Honorable Achievement: "Drifting in the World of Moo-sic" Qin Liu Northeast High School Philadelphia, PA Congratulations to all of our 2009 finalists! GRAND PRIZE "Dairy Rhapsody"

We appreciate the dedication to the contest and the amazing work submitted by all of our finalists. Each will receive a $500 savings bond and a plaque commemorating their entry. Thank you again for participating!