THOMASVILLE- 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

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

7th grade

Stamp: 1st Place — Mi’Yauni Wilson

Poster: 2nd Place — Domalik Mitchell

8th grade

Stamp: 1st Place — Leeland Lamos, Kate Thedford