57 St. Thomas School students participated in the Keep Christ in Christmas poster contest sponsored by the St. Thomas Knights of Columbus Council #13861.
Past Grand Knight John Chandonnet met with St. Thomas School Acting Principal Erica Sanborn to finalize the contest details. The council also furnished the poster paper for the contest. There were three divisions: Kindergarten to Grade 2, Grades 3 to 5 and Grades 6 to 8. The students were given until Friday, December 16th to turn in their posters. John Chandonnet, Terry Sylvanus, State Deputy Secretary Ray Sargent and Grand Knight Dennis Breton judged the posters on Monday, December 19, 2022 to determine the winner and runner-up in each division.
The winners of each division received a $50 Walmart gift card; and the runners-up received a $25 Walmart gift card. Each participant received a certificate.
Winners and Runners-Up in each division were as follows:
Kindergarten to Grade-2 Division Winner: Eason Payeur (1st Grade)
Kindergarten to Grade 2 Division Runner-Up: David Doiron (2nd Grade)
Grade 3 to 5 Division Winner: Maxwell Bean (5th Grade)
Grade 3 to 5 Division Runner-Up: Cat Maurice (5th Grade)
Grade 6 to 8 Division Winner: Amelia Rice (7th Grade)
Grade 6 to 8 Division Runner-Up: D.J. Guillemette (7th Grade)
All other participants are listed below by grade:
Kindergarten Autumn Downs Briella Finley Liam Flynn Gretta Eve Griffiths Elise Grondin Sherman Harmon Omar Ibrahim Ronan Lazzara Cassandra Mercier Khali Moen Jordan Morley Tion Tapscott Gwen Waterman
1st Grade Lee Ann Cetrano Xavier Forest Jericho Oliver Pricilla Pais Masua Tapscott
2nd Grade Damon Baker Riley Brooks Andy Cross
3rd Grade Lillian Guillemette Matthew Guillemette Sam Waterman
5th Grade Clara Black Abigail Forest Olivia Gendreau Elijah Guillemette Claire Jazlics Olivia Klosowski Abby Lavertu Luke Michaud Jiney Patel Amelia Smith
6th Grade Nicholas Airey Katelynn Bernat Lillian Doiron Jacob Forest Joshua Forest Natalie Flynn Mackenzie Lavertu Nora Leigh Soowe Merrill Jenna Smith
7th Grade Carter Huff Mia Langtage Emma St. Jean
8th Grade Nolan M. Centola
Acting Principal Erica Sanborn and the faculty were extremely enthusiastic about the Keep Christ in Christmas poster contest and offered much support and encouragement to the students. This was evident by the overwhelming participation in the poster contest by the students at St. Thomas School. It was rewarding to witness the creative talents of each student and how each of them expressed what Christmas meant to themselves and the significance of the birth of Jesus Christ in this joyous season!