The Vinton Parks & Recreation Department once again held its annual essay contest for kids in grades 1st through 5th. Essays were submitted and then judged by several volunteers from the community. Judges viewed each entry prior to seeing the names of the child. First place winners were presented with a rose for their mom from Nature’s Corner Flower Shop and their award winning essay was laminated.

Winners were as follows:

1st Grade Boys................................ 1st Grade Girls

1st Place Zach Dickinson.................1st Place Brynn Wilden

2nd Place-Tie Dylan Long................2nd Place Haley Crane

2nd Place-Tie Jack Beauchamp........3rd Place-Tie Madeline Blais

3rd Place Sully Riley.........................3rd Place-Tie TyaLee Moore

 

2nd Grade Boys................................2nd Grade Girls

1st Place Hudson Sallee...................1st Place Olivia Primrose

2nd Place Austin Noe.......................2nd Place Rayleigh Stander

3rd Place Alex Bramow....................3rd Place Addyson Chvala

 

3rd Grade Boys..................................3rd Grade Girls

1st Place Brant Dickinson..................1st Place Athena McCauslin

2nd Place Noah Cornell.....................2nd Place Maggie Elwick

3rd Place-Tie Thomas Jessen.............3rd Place Meeka Gardemann

3rd Place-Tie Bradley Scholl

 

4th Grade Boys................................4th Grade Girls

1st Place Owen Novotny.................1st Place Jade Coots

2nd Place Logan Tharp....................2nd Place-Tie Tori Schoch

3rd Place Jaxson Rule......................2nd Place-Tie Lacey Stout.................................................3rd Place Molly Haisman

 

5th Grade Boys..................................5th Grade Girls

1st Place Austin Douglas...................1st Place Emma Miller

2nd Place Kaden Kingsbury...............2nd Place-Tie Katie Murdock

3rd Place Lucas Farmer .....................2nd Place-Tie Isabel Mullinex

............................................................3rd Place Emma McDaniel