TCMS students won many awards in The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Junior American Citizens annual competition. There were forty-five winners from Thomas County Middle School for the Thomasville chapter. Nineteen of those winners took first place and will advance to state competition this month. This year’s theme was “The 400th Anniversary of the Mayflower: Rise and Shine for New Opportunities in a New World.” 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 - Leeland Lamos, Caleb Eaton, Ben Carlisle, Josiah Love, & Abbigail Love
2nd Place - J. P. Rehberg, Caleb Eaton, Beau Brinson
3rd Place - Marla Strickland, Jaleigh Hurst, Garrett Long, Eli Connell, Brenna Wilson
Poster: 1st Place - Riley Slocumb
2nd Place - Keya Patel
Stamp: 1st Place - Bryson Ross
Poem: 1st Place - Thomas Johnson
2nd Place - Chandler Strickland
Short Story: 1st Place - Emma Tillman
2nd Place - Makayla Bass
5th grade, Group 2
Banner: 1st Place - Karson McCutchen, Mae Harrison, Layla Brooks
3rd Place - Parker Strickland, Porter May, Maddox Drake
Poster: 1st Place - Kaitlin Glenn
Stamp: 1st Place - Saige Morris
2nd Place - Braylee Hall
Poem: 1st Place - Aiden Wright
5th grade, Group 3
Poster: 1st Place - Julia James
6th grade, Group 1
Poster: 2nd Place - Grace Nestale
Stamp: 1st Place - Henry Edge
3rd Place - Amelia Finch
Poem: 2nd Place - Anna Duplantis
Short Story: Honorable Mention - Anaya Patel
6th grade, Group 2
Poster: 2nd Place - Sophie Graham
Stamp: 1st Place - Andrew Robertson
2nd Place - Allie Boyett
3rd Place - Ella Harrison
Honorable Mention - Ashton Myers
Poem: 1st Place - Morgan Cullison
Honorable Mention - Christian Nixon
Short Story: 2nd Place - Peyton Cosby
Honorable Mention - Kayla Fielding
Pictured below are all fifth grade winners standing in the back from left to right are Makayla Bass, Saige Morris, Jaleigh Hurst, Emma Tillman, Layla Brooks, Brenna Wilson, and Aiden Wright. Pictured standing on the second row are Thomas Johnson, J. P. Rehberg, Keya Patel, Chandler Strickland, Karson McCutchen, and Abbigail Love. Seated from left to right are Marla Strickland, Mae Harrison, Josiah Love, Maddox Drake, Leeland Lamos, Ben Carlisle, Bryson Ross, and Riley Slocumb. On the front row are Parker Strickland, Eli Connell, Caleb Eaton, Garrett Long, Beau Brinson, and Braylee Hall. Not pictured are Porter May, Kaitlin Glenn, and Julia James.
Pictured below are fifth-grade first place recipients who will move on to the state competition in January. Standing in the back row from left to right are Leeland Lamos, Caleb Eaton, Ben Carlisle, Josiah Love, Abbigail Love, Riley Slocumb, and Bryson Ross. Seated from left to right are Thomas Johnson, Emma Tillman, Karson McCutchen, Mae Harrison, Layla Brooks, Saige Morris, and Aiden Wright. Not pictured are Julia James and Kaitlin Glenn.
Pictured below are all sixth-grade first place recipients who placed in the state competition. Standing in the back from left to right are Amelia Finch, Christian Nixon, Anna Duplantis, and Sophie Graham. Pictured in the front from left to right are Anaya Patel, Andrew Robertson, Peyton Cosby, and Ella Harrison. Not pictured are Grace Nestale, Henry Edge, Allie Boyett, Ashton Myers, Morgan Cullison, and Kayla Fielding.
Pictured below is sixth-grade first place recipient, Andrew Robertson, who will move on to the state competition in January. Not pictured is Morgan Cullison, and Henry Edge.
