Keep Allen Beautiful hands out Recycled Art Contest awards

by PegNews wire

The City of Allen and Keep Allen Beautiful sponsor the Recycled Art Contest for grades Kindergarten through 12th every year in conjunction with Allen Recycles Day.

The award ceremony was held this past Saturday, November 1st at 11 a.m. in City Hall Council Chambers. Debbie Stout and Joey Herald, City Council members, along with Pat Buckley and David Buchanan, Keep Allen Beautiful Board Members, congratulated the winners and gave them their prizes.

First prize for Kindergarten through 4th grades were deluxe art supplies, 2nd prize was a $15 Target gift certificate, and 3rd prize was a KAB t-shirt and other KAB goodies. First prize for 5th and 6th grades was an MP3 Player. All participants received Certificates of Participation and had their photo taken with City and KAB dignitaries.

There were a total of 159 student entries from 13 schools. Following are the winners listed by grade level:

(Name - School)

Kindergarten

1. Madalyn Wendland - Marion
2. Kaylee Chien - Kerr
3. Ashley Ford - Boyd

First Grade

1. Abby Weller - Evans
2. Grace Walzel - Green
3. Ethan Zhao - Boon

Second Grade

1. Gage Bloomfield - Vaughan
2. Brooke Buttner - Lovejoy Elementary
3. Paola Posey - Vaughan

Third Grade

1. Anisha Kamat - Green
2. Maureen Speegle - Chandler
3. Avery Haydu - Chandler

Fourth Grade

1. Petro John - Chandler
2. Joanne Tsao - Kerr
3. Madi Carney - Chandler

Fifth Grade Posters

1. Levi Onwuzurike - Bolin
2. Max Bogart - Bolin
3. Zoey Harrison - Bolin

Fifth Grade Sculpture

1. Alex Leonard - Boyd
2. Reagan Thornberry - Boyd
3. Tariq Albusaidyi - Bolin

Sixth Grade Posters

1. Jennifer Tran - Bolin

Sixth Grade Sculpture

1. Nathan Peacock - Kerr
2. Garrett Kelly - Evans
3. Tony Padilla - Evans

Source: City of Allen