Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of the Eleventh Judicial District held a Blue Ribbon Poster Contest to recognize April as Child Abuse prevention month. The local elementary schools were asked to participate in the art contest. The contest theme was "family".
The Winners of the CASA Blue Ribbon Poster Contest 2010 were from Frankford Elementary and Smoot Elementary Schools.
First Place Winners were:
Dawson Morgan, Age 9 - Frankford Elementary
Emma Coffman, Age 10 - Frankford Elementary
Blaine Yates, Age 7 - Frankford Elementary
Hannah Kelley, Age 7 - Frankford Elementary
Second Place Winners were:
Bailey Withrow, Age 8 - Frankford Elementary
Gabrielle Clower, Age 9 - Smoot Elementary
Hannah Altizer, Age 7 - Frankford Elementary
Lauren Quick, Age 6 - Frankford Elementary
First prize winners received MP4 players and the second prize winners received digital cameras. There were over 50+ entries for the contest and the judges had a very hard time in selecting the winners from all the great entries.
The Mission of CASA of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, WV, Inc., is to train and administer volunteers to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children through the collaboration with social service agencies, legal counsel and other resources to obtain safe permanent homes. The vision of Casa is that all children, residing in the area we serve, will have safe, permanent and nurturing home.
CASA of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit
Jenny Castle, Program Director
Serves Greenbrier & Pocahontas Counties
P.O. Box 1142
Lewisburg, WV 24901
Phone: (304) 645-5437
casa11c@live.com
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ahhhhhh how cute .... I used to be an elementary school teacher ... they're so cute when they're that age ... before they turn into teenagers ... lol ;)
Anyhow, I'm sure all the entries were very good. :)
Thanks for sharing,
Lori Cofer
Lori, you keep on surprising me :) I bet you were a great teacher and the kids were sad that you are no longer a teacher. I wrote this post so the kids can see their pictures on the Internet.
Very cute!
Rebecca, it is so great for you to provide the kids with a place to see their work on the internet! They did a great job.
CASA is a tremendous program.
Joshua..thanks, I know the children will be impressed to see their names.
Mary Kay, I agree the kids will be excited. And, CASA is a definitely a great program.
Rebecca that's nice of you to highlight these childrens' work. I'm sure that their parents are pround adn I hope that the recognize the talent and creativity of these children and such a young age (and act on it).
Rebecca Those kids created amazing posters - they and the program are winners in my book
Charita, I hope so too!
Art, I agree with you both are winners...the kids and the program!