TCMS students won many awards in The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Junior American Citizens annual competition. There were thirty-eight winners from Thomas County Middle School for the Thomasville chapter, with several of those students placing in multiple categories. Thirteen 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: 2nd Place - Katie Parkerson & Peyton Reneau
Stamp: 2nd Place - Emily Mainprize
Honorable Mention - Aly Youngblood
Poem: 3rd Place - Thomas Buwa
Honorable Mention - Anna Duplantis & Emily Carr
Short Story: 1st Place - Anaya Patel
5th grade, Group 2
Banner:1st Place - Kinsley Howard
Poster: 1st Place - Camren Richardson
3rd Place - Tyzarrious Shaw
Honorable Mention - Kylie Baldree
Stamp: 2nd Place - Reid Dixon
Honorable Mention - Teonni Bethea
Poem: 1st Place - Reid Dixon
2nd Place - Keysean Robinson
3rd Place - Clayton Bernall
Honorable Mention - Chandler Phillippi
Short Story: 1st Place - Caiden Butler
2nd Place - Juan Torres
3rd Place - Jaiden Knight
5th grade, Group 3
Photo Essay: 1st Place Tyson Moore
Poster: 2nd Place - Kaleb Colon
Poem: 1st Place - Tyson Moore
Short Story: 1st Place - Desmond Bryant
2nd Place - Armonei Turner
6th grade, Group 1
Stamp: 1st Place - Emma Kate Griffith
Honorable Mention - Dallas Pitts
Poem: 1st Place - Aiden Miranda
Short Story: 1st Place - Jesse Taylor
6th grade, Group 2
Poster: 1st Place - Harley Layton
3rd Place - Joseph Kimler
Honorable Mention - Andre Williams
Stamp: 2nd Place - Kinley Brinson
3rd Place - Drew Darsey
Poem: 1st Place - Roan Adams
3rd Place - Andre Williams
Honorable Mention - Turner Horne
6th grade, Group 3
Stamp: 1st Place - Payton West
2nd Place - Audrey Keve
Poem: 1st Place - Audrey Keve
8th grade, Group 2
Stamp: Honorable Mention - Jordan Coaker
