Rutherford Weekly - Shelby NC
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ISSUE NO. 7 • February 16, 2023 ISSUE NO. 7 • February 16, 2023 • • RutherfordWeekly.com • 828-248-1408 RutherfordWeekly.com • 828-248-1408 WE WILL BUY WE WILL BUY YOUR CAR TODAY! YOUR CAR TODAY! ©communityfi rstmedia A U T O S A L E S www.mooresautos.com t 345 South Broadway, Forest City 828-245-8067 LOCAL LOCAL POSITIVE POSITIVE NEWS NEWS Al Always ways Griffith Rutherford Chapter of National Society Griffith Rutherford Chapter of National Society Daughters of the American Revolution winners Daughters of the American Revolution winners of Junior American Citizens (JAC) Contest of Junior American Citizens (JAC) Contest Our 31 st Year • Over 25,000 Weekly Readers The theme for this year's contest was "The 200th Anniversary of the Santa Fe Trail: Moving the Stars and Stripes Westward". Students from 3rd through 8th grades in public, charter, private and homeschools were invited to enter. The students in grades 3rd through 5th could choose to compete in such contest areas as designing a stamp, drawing a poster, producing original digital artwork, writing a poem, writing a short story, producing a banner, submitting a photo essay, or conducting and writing about a community service project that was completed by November 2022. Those students in 6th, 7th and 8th grade could compete in such contest areas as writing a poem, writing a short story, submitting a photo essay, producing original digital artwork, drawing a poster, producing a banner, or conducting and writing about a community service project. This year the contest received 577 entries by 645 students. The judges evaluated same type entries at the local school level. Those 1st-place winners were judged against their peers from other schools. Recently the Griffi th Rutherford Chapter sent, for statewide judging, 18 entries which were completed by 75 students. Again, this year the Griffi th Rutherford Chapter submitted excellent entries, which included entries in 7 of the 8 categories. Those entries winning 1st place at the statewide JAC judging level will continue on for judging at the Southeast Division Level. If they win fi rst place there, the entries will go to National JAC judging in Washington, D.C. All 1st-place winners at the Chapter Level of judging were sent on to the NCDAR State JAC judging. The results of the JAC Contest School judging at Cliffside Elementary: 3rd Grade- Stamp Design 1st Cayden Cosner, 2nd Kylee Rollins, 3rd Dominic Pruett, Honorable Mention Anthony Sutton and Kaylee Lopez; 4th Grade-Stamp Design 1st Braylee Price, 2nd Ciara Early, 3rd Lucy Jones; Honorable Mention Catalina Walker and Jenny Tallent; 5th Grade- Stamp Design 1st, Honorable Mention Lisha Martinez, LJ Wilkins, Zoey Cash, and Raleigh Goode. The result of the JAC Contest School judging at East Rutherford Middle School: 7th Grade- Poem Honorable Mention D'Azia Jackson. The results of the JAC Contest School judging at Ellenboro Elementary: 4th Grade- Stamp Design 1st Keyani Bush, 2nd Natalie Beheler, 3rd Brandon Greene, Honorable Mention Hannah Loper, Adalynn Conard; 5th Grade- Stamp Design 1st Matthew Girdler, 2nd Madison Hudson, 3rd Mariana Monsant, Honorable Mention Ja'Niah Mooney and Jerzi Newton. The results of the JAC Contest School judging at Forest City-Dunbar Elementary: 3rd Grade-Stamp Design 1st Zoei Cole, 2nd Mariah Carson, 3rd Island Jenkins, Honorable Mention Thorin Metcalf, Presley Morrow, Kennie Parrales, and Kenzie Gilbert; 4th Grade- Stamp Design 1st Kinsey Stanfi eld, 2nd Anamarie Hernandez, 3rd Kensley Flack, Honorable Mention Amany Duran, Emory Oaks, Baileigh Lovelace, Aaliyah Marzette, Luke Hamilton, and Robin Godfrey; 5th Grade- Stamp Design Honorable Mention Madison Lovelace. The results of the JAC Contest School judging at Forrest W. Hunt Elementary: 5th Grade- Stamp Design 1st Zoe Velasquez- Castellon, 2nd Sayanna Morales, 3rd Addison Walker, Honorable Mention Nayeli Baker-Lara, Itzel Juarez, and Carlos Sauced; 5th Grade- Community Service 1st Justin Adams, Jayla Arrowood, Nayeli Baker-Lara, Anthony Beheler, Dalton Bridges, Sadie Bridges, Allen Broyles, Brantley Burnett, Aniston Cox, Brayden Cruz, Avianna Derisma, Seeley Dula, Jackson Elliott, Ally Fox, Brinley Greene, Armando Hernandez Elias, Jace Hicks, Luke Hill, Karlie Holland, Jerry Hollifi eld, Jacob Humphries, Jesus Jimenez Perez, Gavin Jolley, Shelby Jones, Teagan Jones, Itzel G. Juarez, Ancel Juarez- Aragon, Tenzley Keeter, Jackson Lane, Kelsey Lester, Natalie Littlejohn, Madelyn Mayse, Na'Layah McMahon, Kailee Melton, Sayanna Morales, Aaliyah Mosely, Blakelei Owens, Kailiyah Payne, Logan Phillips, Juan Ponce, Dawson Pratt, Alexis Pruitt, Maddox Radford, Kira Rice, Carlos Sauceda-Contreras, Bailee Shade, Kaleb Smith, Charles Snyder, Isabella Suits, Zoe Velasquez-Castellon, Michael Velazquez, Addison Walker, Jamyus Webster, Nevaeh Wharton, and Zaylee Wilson. The results of the JAC Contest School judging at Harris Elementary: 3rd Grade- Poster Honorable Mention Raelynn F. Stafford; 5th Grade- Poster Honorable Mention Mia Corey, Makayla Short, and Lillianna Peterson, and Honorable Mention Molly Godfrey, Katie Harrill, and Chloe Houser; 5th Grade- Banner Honorable Mention Paxton Trotter, Callie Harper, and Logehn Mathis; 4th Grade- Stamp Design 1st Tyler Harris, 2nd Anna Liese Suarez, 3rd Lorianna Wright, Honorable Mention Wade Jones, Madilin Combs, and Esarah Munoz; 5th Grade- Stamp Design 1st Molly Godfrey, 2nd Adilin Howell, 3rd Blaze Barker, Honorable Mention Yohanna Crosen; 5th Grade- Short Story 1st Graydon Shepheard, 2nd Makenzie Chappell; 5th Grade- Poem 1st Graydon Shepheard; and 5th Grade-Digital Art 1st Waylon Jones. The results of the JAC Contest School judging at Pinnacle Elementary: 5th Grade-Stamp Design- 1st Kurigan Wingo, 2nd Nevaeh White, 3rd Ella Howard, and Honorable Mention Rebecca Ogle, Emaleigh Vance, Alivia Padgett, and Kaleigh Parker. Continued on page 20. WE OUR READERS! WE OUR READERS! Article Provided By: Janet D. Jolly. Photos By: Martha Schatz Forrest W. Hunt Elementary: 5th grader Group 1 Forrest W. Hunt Elementary: 5th grader Group 2