Ten Charles County Public Schools students were recently named winners in the Charles County Public Schools 2015 Holiday Card Contest.
Rei Razo, a junior at Westlake High School, was named the grand prize winner of the contest. As the grand-prize winner, Razo receives 50 copies of his card and an enlargement of his artwork.
The contest is held annually and first-, second- and third-place winners are chosen at the elementary, middle and high-school levels. Winners are selected for their artwork by a panel of Charles County Public Schools staff members.
First place contest winners are Kaila Washington, a fifth-grade student at T.C. Martin Elementary School; Moriah Emrick, an eighth-grade student at Piccowaxen Middle School; and Jada Carlisle, a sophomore at St. Charles High School. First-place winners also receive 50 copies of their cards.
Second place winners are Rilee Beavers, a third-grade student at Martin; Brooke Walko, a seventh-grade student at Piccowaxen; and Chinazam Ojukwu, a junior at Maurice J. McDonough High School.
Third place winners are Anya McCullough, fifth-grade student, Martin; Natalie Fox, a seventh-grade student at Milton M. Somers Middle School; and Joshua Nwadeyi, a sophomore at St. Charles.
Charles County Public Schools provides 26,300 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 36 schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.
