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Mayor Slay Announces Winner of 2013 Holiday Card Design Contest
Winner and finalist honored at a reception in City Hall in the Mayor’s Office.
This article is 12 years old. It was published on December 11, 2013.
The winner and finalists of Mayor Francis G. Slay's annual Holiday Card Design Contest were honored today at a reception in City Hall in the Mayor's Office. Twelve-year-old Hannah Haaland from St. Stephen Protmartyr School submitted the winning design, which will be used as Mayor and Mrs. Slay's 2013 holiday cards.
Mayor Slay presented each student will a certificate of achievement, and Bissinger's Handcrafted Chocolate provided a complimentary gift for each of the finalists.
"I'd like to thank all the students for submitting an entry to my Annual Holiday Card Design Contest," Mayor Slay said. "One of my favorite holiday traditions is going through the design entries, and every year, it's very difficult to narrow down the entries to the top 10. I congratulate Hannah for winning this year's contest, and Mrs. Slay and I are proud to use her design on our 2013 holiday card."
Children 12 and under who live or attend school in the City of St. Louis were invited to submit a design for consideration in the 13th annual contest. Mayor Slay received 437 contest entries. The winners are as follows:
Grand Prize Winner
Miss Hannah Haaland, 6th grader at St. Stephen Protomartyr School
1st Runner-Up
Miss Allison Grierson, 2nd grader at Kennard CJA Elementary School
2nd Runner-Up
Miss Morgan Murphy, 4th grader, home schooled
Honorable Mention
Miss Jessica Anne Lawrence, 3rd grader at Woerner Elementary School
Miss Destiny Davis, 6th grader at Confluence Academy – Old North Campus
Mr. Amel Bucuk, 1st grader at Premier Charter School
Miss Isabella Ford, 3rd grader at Kennard CJA Elementary School
Miss Aaliyah Barsh, 2nd grader at Stix Early Childhood Center School
Mr. Kevin Hickey, 5th grader at St. Roch School
Miss Lauren Bieg, 6th grader at St. Stephen Protomartyr School
A poster containing the top 10 card designs is on display at City Hall as well as in the photo gallery below.
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Department:
Office of the Mayor
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Topic:
Children and Teens Activities
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