Godwin Elementary 2nd-grade student Bradlee Hamming was recognized during the school board meeting as the winner who designed the district's annual Christmas card for this year.
"This is one of my absolute favorite traditions for our district," said Rachel Nicks, Executive Director of Elementary Education. "We really enjoy that our students make the cards."
According to Mrs. Nicks, who organized the contest to pick the winning card, each elementary campus and the early childhood center invited students in Pre-K through 2nd grade to participate in the art contest.
"We do this at the beginning of the school year so there is plenty of time to select the design and get them printed," Mrs. Nicks said. "We like to call this Christmas in August."
Schools chose the top piece of artwork for their campus. The artwork from those students was then sent to the staff at the administration office to be judged. After the initial round of voting, two cards had enough votes to be a finalist before Bradlee's was chosen as the winning artwork.
"We had great participation for this contest, and it was hard to choose," Mrs. Nicks said. "But I think Bradlee's card had everything that everyone was looking for in a Christmas card. We really love this tradition."
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