Rotary Club of Wellington Announces United Nations Peace Ceremony Winners for 2013
The Rotary Club of Wellington has announced its United Nations Rotary Peace Ceremony Contest winners for 2013. The contests were held throughout the Wellington School District. We received 256 Posters, 70 Poems, 35 essays, and 20 Photographs. We had record participation in our contests from the school children from elementary school to high school.
The Peace Poster contest was held for the 4th grade and the winners are as follows: Equestrian Trails Elementary School – student winner- Leah Silverman-teacher- Mrs. Manzello. Leah won $50.00 and was also the overall winner in the elementary schools and also won $75.00. Wellington Elementary School- student winner- Jacob Fink- teacher- Ms. Myers. Binks Forest Elementary School- student winner – Kayla Brusie- teacher- Mrs. Carney. Elbridge Gale Elementary School- student winner- Hailey Feinberg- teacher- Dr. Nicole Crane. New Horizons Elementary School- student winner- Victoria Watson- teacher- Mrs. O’Donnell. Panther Run Elementary School- student winner- Adrianna Garrido- teacher- Mrs. Sosler . Each individual student winner will be awarded $50.00 at the ceremony. Congratulations to all of the poster contest winners and their teachers.
The Poetry Competition was run in the Middle Schools including PoloPark and Wellington Landings. The winner from PoloPark is Warren Lee. The winner from Wellington Landings is LeeAnn Hewitt. Each winner receives $75.00.
The Photography Competition was run in WellingtonHigh School and Palm BeachCentralHigh School. There were 22 photographs entered in the contest and the overall winner is Julianne Schiliro and her teacher is Bobbie Brubaker of WellingtonHigh School. The winning student will receive $150.00.
Finally, the Essay Competition was run in WellingtonHigh School and Palm BeachCentralHigh School. The winner from Palm Beach Central is Ishmam Ahmed and the winner from WellingtonHigh School is. The winner from WellingtonHigh School is Jake Sukienik. Both students will be rewarded $100.00
All students will be honored and will receive their awards at our Peace Ceremony on Saturday September 21, 2013 at 11 AM at the Wellington Rotary Peace Park on Royal Fern Drive (next to the Wellington Library. All families and friends of the contest winners are encouraged to attend. We want to thank all of the teachers and the students who participated in our various contests. Without your support, these contests would not be possible. This is an integral part of our yearly Rotary Peace Initiative in the Wellington Community. We want to take this opportunity to invite the entire Wellington community to our annual ceremony on September 21st.
For Immediate Release- Any questions, contact Bob Salerno of the Rotary Club of Wellington (561) 512-8247 or e-mail: bobultracleaners@comcast.net.