Thomas County Middle School students recently competed in the state competition for The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Junior American Citizens annual competition.  This year’s theme was “100th Anniversary of World War I—Service on the Homefront.” TCMS had sixteen first place winners from the regional competition who advanced to state. Of those sixteen who entered, fourteen entrants won first place at the state level and will advance to the Southeastern United States Competition to be held later this month.

The following students placed first in state and will advance to the Southeastern United States Competition:

5th Grade, Group 1

Banner: Walker Cobb, Charlie Emmett, Trip Wilson

Poem: Lawerance Skipper Lippert

Short Story: Dolan Cleveland

5th Grade, Group 2

Photo Essay: Gatlyn Majors

Poem: Ki’Mya Malcolm

Short Story: Ashlyn Ingram

Banner:  Hannah Bernard, Bridgett Cook, and Avery Turnbull

5th Grade, Group 3

Poem: Ken Williams

6th Grade, Group 1

Poster Libby Stewart

Stamp Harrison Johnson

6th Grade, Group 2

Poster: Daisy Smith

Stamp: Bailey Maroney

Poem: Mikayla Voyles

Short Story: Garrett Landing

6th Grade, Group 3

Poem: Austin Bass

Pictured below are first place state DAR winners seated on the front row from left to right:  Charlie Emmett, Walker Cobb, Trip Wilson, and Skipper Lippert.  On the second row from left to right is Gatlyn Majors, Ki’Mya Malcolm, Ashlyn Ingram, Dolan Cleveland, Libby Stewart, Ken Williams, and Daisy Smith.  On the back row is Bailey maroney, Mikayla Voyles, Garrett Landing, and Austin Bass. Not pictured is Harrison Johnson, Hannah Bernard, Bridgett Cook, and Avery Turnbull.