2012 Maneki Neko Con
And the winners are:
- ART SHOW
- Best Maneki Neko Entry in Art Show: "Beckoning Cat" by Daniel S. Keller
- Best Young Adult Artist "Mermaid Ink" by Asha Brumfield (PSC)
- Best in Show "Leep" by Micaiah Mondy (PSC)
- MASQUERADE
- Best Youth Craftsmanship: Sailor Moon (Alexciana Vazquez)
- Best Youth Showmanship: Pikachu from Pokemon (Alex Whitely)
- Best Novice Craftsmanship: Moogle Girl from Final Fantasy (Kory Unger)
- Honorable Mention for Craftsmanship: Totoro from My Neighbor Totoro (Katji Sabin) yes that is a J
- Best Adult Showmanship: Samurai Link & Ninja Navi from Zelda (Evan Bremer and Evalyn Armellino) respectively and as a team
- Honorable Mention for Presentation: Bolin from Legend of Korra (Ian McCafferty)
- Best Performance: Susumu Kodai (Minsu Kim)
- Guest of Honor's Choice Award: Sora from Kingdom Hearts (Matteo Vazquez)
- Best in Show: Twilight Sparkle from My Little Ponies (Autumn Hargraves)
- CREATIVE WRITING
- Joseph Bogaert
- This contest was VERY close, runners up were N. badge #413 and Cal Adduci (former PSC)
- WINNERS of our Halloween Raffle for our Scholarship fund- drawn Oct 3.
- 1st prize- Choice of Costume (valued at up to $250)- Frankie Samargin
- 2nd- Wolf Hat - Frankie Samargin
- 3rd- Koala Hat- Damien Scanlon
- 4th- Angry Bird- Carla Garcia
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Please contact us if you are interested in teaching a class at our convention, being an artist, writter’s panel, masquerade, or one of the judges at ManekiNekoCon@prairiestate.edu
We are still under construction, however, we currently have the following in the works
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Register early and pay lower pre-conference prices. Please contact us with any special needs ManekiNekoCon@prairiestate.edu.
Advisor: Rebecca Weeks, email: rweeks@prairiestate.edu





