TCMS students won many awards in The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Junior American Citizens annual competition.  There were sixty-two winners from Thomas County Middle School for the Thomasville chapter.  Twenty-three of those winners took first place and will advance to the state competition in January. 

This year’s topic is “The 200th Anniversary of the Santa Fe Trail: Moving the Stars and Stripes Westward.” 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

Poster: 1st Place - Lyra McLain, Serenity Ivey

2nd Place - Brooklynn Blodgett

3rd Place - Kara Colon, Mariangelis Ortiz

Honorable Mention - Riley Powe

Stamp: 2nd Place - Euland Barron, Gavin Edenfield

3rd Place - Abbie Griffis

Poem: 1st Place - Brett Smith

2nd Place - Sam Knight, Nick Taylor

Short Story: 1st Place -  Emma Smith, Annabelle Dunn

2nd Place - Khloe Barrow, Janiya Ivey

Honorable Mention - Mya Copeland

6th grade

Banner: 1st Place - Sophie Rehberg, Kenley Reneau, Kaylei Mainprize, Ellie Kate Youngblood

1st Place - Brennan West and Kassie White

2nd Place - Reagan Davis, Kyndall Hughes, Adeline Finch, Jordan Kelly, Greyson Law

2nd Place - Jayleigh Rex, Cassidy Root, Henry McInnis

3rd Place - Kaylee Bennefield, Raul Gaspar, Kai Curry, Madison Holton

Poster: 1st Place - Taylor Mitchell, Kelsey Brinson, Brennan West

2nd Place -  Millie Wilson, Ally Ballard

3rd Place - Harley Henderson

Stamp: 1st Place - Daniel Thompson, Graham Gaines

2nd Place - Amanda Trautman, Brooklyn Herring

3rd Place - Aaron Irvin, Kassie White

Poem: 1st Place - Amanda Trautman, Raylynn Fykes, Claire Garbett

2nd Place - Lucy Nestale, Brianni Brown

Short Story: 1st Place - Kolleen Barber

2nd Place - Dev Patel

3rd Place - Amya Jones

7th grade

Stamp: 1st Place - Joseph Anderson

3rd Place - Parker Strickland

8th grade

Stamp: 1st Place - Anna Argo, Bree Taylor

2nd Place - Kimber Lane, Emma Vealey

3rd Place - Alyssa Basham

Pictured below are fifth-grade students who placed in the local contest. Pictured seated from left to right are Lyra McLain, Serenity Ivey, Brooklyn Blodgett, Kara Colon, Mariagelis Ortiz, Riley Powe, Euland Barron, and Gavin Edenfield. Standing from left to right are Abbie Griffis, Brett Smith, Sam Knight, Nick Taylor, Emma Smith, Annabelle Dunn, Khloe Barrow, Janiya Ivey, and Mya Copeland.

Pictured below are sixth-grade students who placed in the local contest. Pictured standing in the back from left to right are Jordan Kelly, Jayleigh Rex, Cassidy Root, Kai Curry, Taylor Mitchell, Kelsey Brinson, Ally Ballard, Harley Henderson, Daniel Thompson, and Graham Gaines. Seated on the second row are Sophie Rehberg, Kaylei Mainprize, Brennan West, Kassie White, Reagan Davis, Kyndall Hughes, and Adeline Finch.  Seated on the third row from the back from left to right are Amanda Trautman, Brooklyn Herring, Aaron Irvin, Raylynn Fykes, Claire Garbett, Lucy Nestale, and Brianni Brown.  Seated in the front are Kolleen Barber, Dev Patel, and Amya Jones.

Also pictured from sixth-grade local winners seated from left to right are Ellie Kate Youngblood, Greyson Law, Henry McInnis, and Kaylee Bennefield.  Standing in the back are Raul Gaspar, Madison Holton, and Millie Wilson. Not pictured is Kenley Reneau.

Pictured below are seventh-grade students who placed in the local contest. Pictured on the left is Joseph Anderson and on the right is Parker Strickland.

Pictured below are eighth-grade students who placed in the local contest. Pictured from left to right are Anna Argo, Bree Taylor, Kimber Lane, Emma Vealey, and Alyssa Basham.

Pictured below are all first-place local winners who will move on to the state DAR competition.  Pictured from left standing are Kassie White, Taylor Mitchell, Kelsey Brinson, Daniel Thompson, Graham Gaines, Amanda Trautman, Claire Garbett, Raylynn Fykes, and Kolleen Barber.  Seated on the second row are Lyra McLain, Serenity Ivey, Brett Smith, Emma Smith, Annabelle Dunn, Sophie Rehberg, and Brennan West.  Pictured seated in the front are Joseph Anderson, Ana Argo, and Bree Taylor.  Not pictured are Kenley Reneau, Kaylei Mainprize, and Ellie Kate Youngblood.