Drawing Kindness: Mesnier 2nd Grader Wins Art Contest

Acting with character isn't easy, but drawing character might be even harder.

Still, second grader Liliana Perez pulled it off with her entry into an art contest organized by Friends of CHARACTERplus, an organization that works to improve public awareness of character education.

The contest—a part of the group's annual fundraiser—asked students from kindergarten through 12th grade to draw a picture that represents one of the character words posted on the wall in their classroom. Liliana chose to draw "Kindess."

Just five winning entries, including Liliana's, were chosen to be made into greeting cards. Packets of the cards can be purchased for $10. The money goes to support Cooperating School District's character education efforts.

Liliana was recognized for her win at Tuesday's Affton School Board meeting.