Jessica McIntosh, a second-grader from Highland Park Elementary who had come with her family to see her and other students' artwork, said she had fun helping to cut out animals for her class's wildlife scene which used cutout paper to depict a wildlife scene.

The zoo partnered with Artstream to help students create the art and to display it.

Klatt said schools who participate in Artstream and programs like it "blow the top off of test scores."

"The children come out with so much more," she said about the combining the program with regular school studies.

The Best of Show winners were: Parkview Elementary, "Big Bonnie"; Nick Cleveland, Highland High School, "Leopard."

The Hogle Zoo Staff Award went to Highland Park for its "Nocturnal and Diurnal Animals."

The Middle School Awards went to Young Ji Kim, Hillside, for his "Scratch Board Monkey"; George Nielsen, Hillside, for his "Scratch Board Cotton Top Tamarin."

The High School Awards went to Haley Stringfellow, Highland High School, for her "Bighorn" and Nick Cleveland, Highland High School, for "Orangutan Itaglio."