St. Thomas School Students Participate in "Keep Christ in Christmas" Poster Contest
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December 14, 2020
95 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 Principal Jesica Rice to finalize the contest details. The council also furnished the poster paper for the contest. There were three divisions: Grades K thru 2, Grades 3 thru 5 and grades 6 thru 8. Arranging the divisions in this manner assured that there would be a proportionate number of participating students in each division. The students were given until Friday, December 11th to turn in their posters. Past Grand Knight John Chandonnet, Grand Knight Terry Sylvanus and Treasurer Matt Pettine judged the posters on Monday, December 14, 2019 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. It is noteworthy to mention that the St. Thomas Council purchased the Walmart gift cards from St. Thomas School to further help the school.
Winners and Runners-Up in each division were as follows:
Kindergarten thru Second Grade:
Winner: Caitlyn Gosling, 1st Grade
Runner Up: Jade Carter, 2nd Grade
Third thru Fifth Grads:
Winner: Anna Brown, 5th Grade
Runner-Up: Ella Tederous, 5th Grade
Sixth thru Eight Grade:
Winner: Ellery Genest, 7th Grade
Runner-Up: Hannah Labbe, 7th Grade
Principal Jessica Rice 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!