TCMS students won many awards in The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Junior American Citizens annual competition.  There were thirty-three winners from Thomas County Middle School for the Thomasville chapter.  Sixteen of those winners took first place and will advance to state competition in January. This year’s theme was “100th Anniversary of World War I—Service on the Homefront.”  Students were able to compete in the following categories:  poster, stamp design, photo essay, banner, poem, short story, or community service.

The following students placed in the competition:

5th grade, Group 1

Banner:   1st Place -  Walker Cobb, Charlie Emmett, and Trip Wilson

2nd Place - Ari Drakeford, Madison Nixon, and Annalia Small

Poem: 1st Place - Skipper Lippert

Short Story: 1st Place - Dolan Cleveland

2nd Place - Natalie Carlisle

5th grade, Group 2

Banner:   1st Place - Hannah Bernard, Bridgett Cook, Avery Turnbull

Poster:   1st Place - Meghan Moncrief

2nd Place - Lydia Glass

Photo Essay: 1st Place - Gatlyn Majors

2nd Place - Emma Barrow

3rd Place - Nathan Jarrett

Poem: 1st Place - Ki’Mya Malcolm

2nd Place - Janiece Severance

3rd Place - Sariah Mango

Short Story: 1st Place - Ashlyn Ingram

2nd Place - Danyelle Curry

3rd Place - Wyatt Pritchard

Honorable Mention - Kennedy Warren

5th grade, Group 3

Poster: 3rd Place - Hunter Lindquist

Poem: 1st Place - Ken Williams

2nd Place - Logan Carroll

6th grade, Group 1

Poster: 1st Place - Libby Stewart

Stamp: 1st Place Harrison Johnson

2nd Place - Kristopher Wilhelm                            

6th grade, Group 2

Poster: 1st Place - Daisy Smith

Stamp: 1st Place - Bailey Maroney

2nd Place - Jordan Coaker

3rd Place - Emmanuel Rios

Poem: 1st Place - Mikayla Voyles     

2nd Place - Shelby Wilbourn 

3rd  Place -  Ashley Parparian

Short Story: 1st Place - Garrett Landing

6th Grade, Group 3

Poem: 1st Place - Austin Bass

Pictured below are first place recipients who will move on to the state competition in January. From left to right on the back row are: Bailey Maroney, Mikayla Voyles, Daisy Smith, Garrett Landing, Harrison Johnson, Austin Bass, Libby Stewart, and Meghan Moncrief. On the second row from left to right are Avery Turnbull, Ki'Mya Malcolm, Bridgett Cook, Dolan Cleveland, Charlie Emmett, Ken Williams, and Walker Cobb. On the bottom row, left to right are: Trip Wilson, Ashlyn Ingram, Gatlyn Majors, and Skipper Lippert. Not pictured is Hannah Bernard.

Pictured below are all fifth grade winners.

Pictured below are all sixth grade winners.