THOMASVILLE- This year’s theme for the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Junior Citizens Contest was “Sparkling in the Stars with the 50th Anniversary of the NASA Space Shuttle Program.”

Several Cross Creek students participated in this year’s competition and placed in the local level. First Place winners at the local level will be submitted in progression for the state, Southeastern Region, and national levels of competition. Student entries were banner, stamp design, poem, short story, poster, digital, graphic novel and community service.

Third-grade students earning recognition:

Banner

First Place: Jake Boyett, Wil Griffin, Foster Burnette, Riggs Taylor, Piper Tillman, Topanga Fulghum, Lilly Bramblett

Second Place: Davis Lipsey, Hailey Shifferd, Raelyn Cooper, Barrett Sowell, Skylar Pinkins, Kaylee Rankin, Charleigh Hurst

Third Place: Piper Knight, Hutch Clark, Jackson Dalton, Riley Flumerfelt, Gracie Rowland, Royalty Wyche

Honorable Mention: Avery Barber, James Eubanks, Colton Love, Boden Reynolds, Meredith Mata

Poster

First Place: Micah Thomas

Second Place: Boden Reynolds, Dallas Parmer

Third Place: Jake Boyett, Avery Barber

Honorable Mention: Bre’anna Davis

Stamp

First Place: Wilder Howard, Mackenzie Munford

Second Place: Deacon Brooks, Gracie Rowland

Third Place: Mattison Haymons, Avery Barber

Honorable Mention: Violet Sowards, Raelyn Cooper, Hutch Clark

Digital

First Place: Wilder Howard, Aubrey Baillargeon

Second Place: Rebecca Jane Lackey, Gracen Rose Warren

Third Place: Parker VanHeiningen

Graphic Novel

First Place: Piper Knight, Nicholas Zambrano

Second Place: Oden Leeks

Poem

First Place: Victoria Torres

Second Place: Parker VanHeiningen

Third Place: Hudson Padillo

Community Service

First Place: Miss Taylor’s and Mrs. Fykes’s classes

Fourth-grade students earning recognition:

Poster

First Place: Leland White, Callie Rigdon

Second Place: Noah Ruh

Third Place: Abigail Bone

Stamp

First Place: Londyn Noble, Sadie Bannister

Second Place: Warren Pierce

Third Place: Micayla Herring, Emree Reneau

Honorable Mention: Callie Rigdon

Poem

Second Place: Star Pringle

Third Place: Riley Lamos

Honorable Mention: Londyn Noble

Graphic Novel

First Place: Brooklyn Mitchell, Lilly Timm

Short Story

Second Place: Tristan Mitchell