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Poppy Poster Contest 2018
The American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Unit 376 sponsored it's first
Poppy Poster Contest in May 2018. It was in both the Oxford Academy
Middle and High Schools. The event was chaired by Terrill Sutton and
Julie Blanford with assistance by art teachers Jon Jankowski and Joni
Eaton. Nine students were poster winners.
Since World War I, the American Legion Auxiliary has been
distributing the red Memorial Poppy to remind Americans that millions
sacrificed their lives and health to keep America free. This poster
theme was to express what the poppy represents, in any art medium. The
goal was to encourage the students to research and learn about the
meaning of the poppy, patriotism, veterans and service, through art.
The Unit 376 ALA Poppy Poster contest was for grades five through
twelve in three levels: Middle School (grades 5-6) Class 1; Middle
School (grades 7-8) Class 2, and High School. There was a first, second,
and third place in each grade category.
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| MS Class 1: Taegan Manwarren - 1st place (5th grade) |
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| MS Class 1: Tiannah Dean-Anderson - 2nd place (5th grade) |
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| MS Class 1: Ella Kelsey - 3rd place (7th grade) |
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| MS Class 2: Jillian Finch - 1st place (7th grade) |
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| MS Class 2: Sara Johnson - 2nd place (8th grade) |
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| MS Class 2: Naiomi Smith - 3rd place (7th grade) |
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| High School: Morrigan Begeal - 1st place (11th grade) |
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| High School: Owen Davis - 2nd place (12th grade) |
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| High School: Collin Williams – 3rd place (12th grade) |
Prizes were gift certificates to three Oxford restaurants: Hoppie's,
The Stadium, and Joe and Vinney's (- student's choice). First place
received $25 gift certificates, second $15, and third - $10 gift
certificates.
Some of the posters were included in the 9th Annual Student Art Show
at 6 On the Square in Oxford, NY. The art show had a reception on May
24, 2018. The winning posters then went on display in the dining hall at
the American Legion Post 376 for viewing during the Sunday Community
Breakfast.
Click to see other winning posters -Poppy Posters 2019 -* Poppy Posters 2021 - Poppy Posters 2022 - Poppy Posters 2023
*No contest in 2020 due to the Pandemic.
Congratulations students!
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