TCMS students won many awards in The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Junior American Citizens annual competition. There were seventy-eight winners from Thomas County Middle School for the Thomasville chapter. Twenty-eight of those winners took first place and will advance to the state competition in January.
This year’s topic is “Sparkling in the Stars with the 50th Anniversary of the NASA Space Shuttle Program.” Students were able to compete in the following categories: poster, stamp design, photo essay, banner, digital art, poem, short story, graphic novel, or community service.
The following students placed in the competition:
5th grade
Poster: 1st Place - Isabel Jenkins, Jace Mills, Cooper Keve
2nd Place - Guthrie Sprague, Maci Elkins, Gunner Parker
3rd Place - Ellis Robertson, A. J. Trammell, Willa Porter
Honorable Mention - Preston Maisto, Emma Love
Stamp: 1st Place - Ryland Strickland, Simeon Sturrup, Ronan Dukes
2nd Place - Sadie Fletcher, Carson Beasley, Roxie Woodfin
3rd Place - Lydia Hugans, Eisley Herron
Poem: 1st Place - Ethan Thompson, Lauryn Martin
2nd Place - Blake Cleveland
3rd Place - J. P. James
Short Story: 1st Place - Ruby McInnis, Jude Harper
2nd Place - Kollin Bradshaw, Alysia Barnes
3rd Place - Sadie Fletcher, Ashlyn Schie
Honorable Mention - Emmett Shifferd
Pictured below are all fifth-grade winners.
Pictured below are fifth-grade winners who placed first in their respective categories and will move on to the state competition in January.
6th grade
Banner: 1st Place - Lyra McLain, Alice Westberg, Khloe Barrow
1st Place - Brooklyn Blodgett, Natalie Vidal, Blake Knisley, Niya Johnson, Sophia Barfield
2nd Place - Kaylah Metcalf, Keggan Thorton-Smith, Mariangelis Ortiz
2nd Place - Cheyenne Dean, Emma Brannen, Vina Le, Kinsley Benfield, Whitney Smith
3rd Place - Davis Amaro, Jaron Miller, Kye Gainous, Mason Williams
3rd Place - Josh Eaton, Alejandro Diego, Charlie Duplantis, Ian Fielding, Rafael Rios
Honorable Mention - Daniel Sherrod
Poster: 1st Place - Journee Moore, Payten Lohmueller, Hayes Paracca
2nd Place - Abbie Griffis, Riley Powe, Rosie Cooper
3rd Place - Ella Grace Horne, Sierra Craig
Honorable Mention - Kara Colon, Armiyah Reese
Stamp: 1st Place - Diya Patel
2nd Place - Cullen Harrell, Charley Hiers
Poem: 1st Place - Zhengkun Xue, Mariangelis Ortis
2nd Place - Brett Smith, Olaysia Gaston
Short Story: 1st Place -Emma Smith
Pictured below are all sixth-grade winners.
Pictured below are sixth-grade winners who placed first in their respective categories and will move on to the state competition in January.
7th grade
Stamp: 1st Place - Mi’Yauni Wilson
Poster: 2nd Place - Domalik Mitchell
8th grade
Stamp: 1st Place - Leeland Lamos, Kate Thedford
Pictured below are all seventh and eighth-grade winners.
Pictured below are seventh and eighth-grade winners who placed first in their respective categories and will move on to the state competition in January.
