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The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, May 22, 2019, Page 5A Kiwanis of Dougherty student art awards luncheon Best of Show winners in this year’s Kiwanis Club of Dougherty Student Art Contest were (from left) third place, Malik Jones, 11th grade, Dougherty High School; second place, Justice Craig, 12th grade, Dougherty High School; and first place, Nathaniel Bryant, ninth grade, Westover High School. Special to the Ledger By David Shivers The Kiwanis Club of Dougherty County recently wrapped up its 39th annual Student Art Contest with a luncheon honoring winners at the Hilton Garden Inn on May 6. Awards were presented to first-, second-, and third-place finishers in the competition, which included entries from sixth through twelfth grades in public and private schools in Dougherty and Lee counties. Also named were middle and high school “Schools of Dis tinction.” During the event, a segment was devoted to honoring the late Dr. Gray Fountain, a co-founder of the club’s student art contest in 1980. A special plaque was accepted on behalf of the Fountain family by two of his daughters, Juby Philips and Toy Fountain. “Daddy loved Kiwanis,” said Toy Fountain of her father, who was also instru mental in establishing Kiwanis of Dougherty’s scholarship foundation. Named as Schools of Distinction were South west Georgia Home School Association and Dougherty High School. Accepting those awards were Darlene Butler and Samantha Fields, respectively. Recipients received cash prizes. They were: middle school, first place, $35; second place, $25; third place, $15; high school, ninth grade, first place, $75; second place, $50; third place, $35; tenth through elev enth grades, first place, $100; second place, $75; third place, $35. Best of Show winners earned $250 for first place, $150 for second place, and $125 for third place. A total of $1,585 was awarded. Art contest co-chairs Kristin Caso and Barbi Fisher presented the fol lowing honors: Best of Show: first place, Nathaniel Bryant, ninth grade, Dougherty High School; second place, Justice Craig, 12th grade, Dougherty High School; and third place, Malik Jones, 11th grade, Westover High School. Sixth Grade: first place, Grace Ramsey; Lee County Middle East, second place, Timiyah Brown, Deer field Windsor School; third place, Chloe Ann Wiggins, Deerfield Windsor School; honor able mentions, Sloan Odom, Lee County Mid dle West, and Colleen Hood, Deerfield Wind sor School. Seventh Grade: first place, Ann Willard, Southwest Georgia Home School; second place, Ester Yoon, Southwest Georgia Home School; third place, Anna Willard; honorable mentions, Jayden Perkins, Lee County Middle West, and Anna Willard. Eighth Grade: first place, Tristan Hatfield, Southwest Georgia Home School; second place, Tyler Miller, Albanh Middle School; third place, Asia Barnes, Radium Middle School of the Arts; honorable mentions, Kay Lee Wil son, Lee County Middle West, and Genevieve Lanier, Deerfield Wind sor School. Ninth Grade: first place, Yaz Johnson, Westover High School; second place, Laila Harris, Dougherty High School; third place, Phoebe Smith, South west Georgia Home School; honorable mention, Katy Goodpas ture, Deerfield Windsor School. Tenth Grade: first place, Tre’mia Hawkins, Westover High School; second place, Jakerius Stubbs, Westover High School; third place, Josh Lomogdang, Deerfield Windsor School; honor able mentions, James Tennyson, Deerfield Windsor School; Gracie Eubanks, Lee County High School; Cassandra Lopez, Deerfield Wind sor School; and Vanessa Beltram, Dougherty High School. Eleventh Grade: first place, Natalie Wood- all, Lee County High School; second place, Malik Jones, Westover High School; third place, Christopher Fuen- tes, Dougherty High School; honorable men tions, Getheyn Ellerson, Dougherty High School; Autumn Hart, Deerfield Windsor School; and Ja son Williams, Westover High School. Twelfth Grade: first place, Gracie Swan, Deerfield Windsor School; second place, Amber Williams, Lee County High School; third place, Timothy Williams, Westover High School; honorable mentions, Quaddarion Sheddrick, Dougherty High School; Hakiria James, Dougherty High School; and Annie Ma rie Armstrong, Deerfield Windsor School. Four of the local con test winners went on to place in the Georgia Dis trict Art & Music Show case held at Lee County High School in April. They were Dougherty High School senior Justice Craig, third place in Best of Show, which earned her a $1,000 scholarship from the Georgia Kiwanis Dis trict Foundation; Anna Willard, first place, seventh grade, and Tristan Hatfield, second place, eighth grade, both from Southwest Georgia Home School Associa tion; and Nathaniel Bry ant, third place, ninth grade at Dougherty High School. Finnicum MOTOR COMPANY “ Where a handshake still means something ” Quality pre-owned vehicles at affordable prices! Finnicummotorcompany.com 229-446-9960 JOHNNY BROWN Candace Shirley Graduates from Berry College Special to the Ledger Berry College recently welcomed its newest class of graduates for 2019. Candace Shirley of Al bany, GA., earned a BS degree in Management. Nationally recognized for academic excellence and as an outstand ing educational value, Berry is an indepen dent, coeducational, comprehensive liberal arts college of approxi mately 2,100 students. For more than a century, the college has offered an exceptional education that balances intellectual exploration, practical learning, and charac ter development. Its 27,000-acre campus is the world’s largest. Visit www.berry.edu. Submitted Photo LCMS-E FBLA and TSA Members Volunteer at the Aspire Art Fest Students in Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) and Technical Student Association (TSA) at LCMSE volunteered at the Aspire Art Festival that was held on April 27, 2019 from 4 pm - 8 pm. The event was held at the Albany Museum of Art. Aspire hosted the event in support of children’s mental health awareness. There were activities such face painting, finger painting, paint balloon pop, life-size art activities, toddler crafts, creative station and color powder relay race. The event was free and was open to the community. The students assisted with various activities throughout the day. Mrs. Nicole Mallory is the LCMSE advisor for FBLA and TSA. 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