- 11.22.2009
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Get ready for the 2009 N.C. State Fair! We just couldn't wait until the fair starts on Oct. 15 to begin reporting on its annual 10-days of statewide competitions, thrilling rides and everything fried on a stick.
In this blog, we'll touch base with some of you who are already baking up that blue ribbon cake or polishing the hooves on your champion steer. We'll also keep you up-to-date on what's going to be new and different about the fair this year.
Artful animals
Looking at the animals is always a highlight of the State Fair. But some of this year's most memorable cows, chickens and horses aren't straight from the farm — they are art projects from Triangle high schools.
The "Farm Animal Frenzy" competition pitted high school art students from Wake and Durham counties to see who could decorate the best barnyard beast.
Apex High School's "Murial, the Dairy Queen," above, took home first place and the
$1,000 grand prize.
"Javier at the Fair," a chicken decorated by Fuquay-Varina High students, won second place and $750 cash. "Ms. Moo," a cow designed by Sanderson High in Raleigh, won third place and $500. Both are shown below.
Fair judges also selected "Corny Carney Carl" by Wakefield High, "Playin' Hooky" by Garner High and an unnamed horse by N.C. School of Math and Science students as honorable mentions.
