TCMS students place at DAR competition

Published 9:41 am Monday, February 10, 2025

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

This year’s topic is “Sailing with the Stars and Stripes to Celebrate the 250th Birthday of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.” 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:

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5th grade

Poster: 1st Place – Sylvia Nguyen

2nd Place – Andrew Woods

3rd Place – Brayton Hooks, Emree Reneau

Honorable Mention – Jillian Blodgett, Noah Ruh, Kasey Barrow

Poem: 1st Place – Elizabeth De Leon Perez

2nd Place – Braylee Stegall

Short Story: 1st Place – Jillian Blodgett,

Graphic Novel: 1st Place – Lily Timm

6th grade

Banner: 1st Place – Colton Cooper, Erik Hancock, John Knuckles, Milo Lindsey, Auden McLaurin; Skyler Covington, Addie Dean, Eisley Herron, Sarah Stewart, Gift Johnson

2nd Place – Erik Garcia-Reyes, J.B. Lattay, Ellis Robertson, Aamira Williams, Annabelle Tillman; Ander Oliveto, Knox Warren, J.L. West, Sky Prescott, Cooper Keve

3rd Place – Elizabeth McGregor, Addie McVay, Taelynn Moody, Ozie Thompson

Honorable Mention –

Poster: 1st Place – Mackenzie Fallin, Jace Mills, Ella Roberts

2nd Place – Isabel Jenkins, Blake Beckham

3rd Place – Sadie Fletcher, Sean Zinck

Honorable Mention –

Stamp: 1st Place – Lillie McCormick, Kyleigh Parrish

2nd Place – Ryland Strickland, Erin Curry

3rd Place – Jane Nestale, Lauren Graham

Honorable Mention – Gary Hilburn

Poem: 1st Place – Jacqueline Gasque, Lauryn Martin

2nd Place – Ashlyn Schie

3rd Place – Keerstine Cheatem

Short Story: 1st Place – A. J. Trammell

2nd Place – Blake Cleveland

Graphic Novel: 1st Place – Emmett Shifferd, Reagan Jones

2nd Place – Preston Maisto

3rd Place – Harris Palmer

Community Service: 1st Place – Cameron Artz, Erik Hancock, John Knuckles, J.C. Young, John David Young, Milo Lindsey; Kyndall Lamb, Lauryn Martin, Elizabeth McGregor, Sadie Dowdy, Ashlyn Schie, Sarah Stewart, Ava Weier

2nd Place – Ander Oliveto, Asa Oliveto, Sky Prescott, Brayden Greene, Cooper Keve, Simeon Sturrup

3rd Place – Jeremiah Bush, Liam Willey

Digital: 1st Place – Gunner Parker

7th grade

Poster: 1st Place – Lyra McLain

2nd Place – Khloe Barrow

3rd Place – Kealon Heald

Community Service: 1st Place – Annabelle Dunn, Lyra McLain

8th grade

Stamp: 1st Place – Sophia Godwin

3rd Place – Madison Holton

Community Service: 1st Place – Brian Cauley, Benjamin Bailey, Holten Dennard

2nd Place – Claire Garbett, Brennan West, Kassie White