Lawrence Students Among Essay/Picture Contest Winners

A pair of Lawrence Intermediate School students were among those recognized by the Zonta Club of Trenton/Mercer and the Mercer County Commission on the Status of Women as winners of its recent picture/essay contest.

Brianna Seals and Mira Ryu, both sixth-graders, were among those honored with a certificate and a Barnes and Noble gift card in a ceremony at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System.

The International Day of the Family Picture/Essay contest, “What My Family Means to Me,” was held for students in grades K-8 in the county. The pictures and essays highlighted the important role family plays in the lives of the children.

Other winners included: Samaree Roberts, Grade K, Wilson Elementary School, Hamilton; Elisa Soliz, Grade 1, Robbins Elementary School, Trenton; Jessica Quituizaca, Grade 1, Wilson Elementary School, Hamilton; Alani Diaz, Grade 2, Franklin Elementary School, Trenton; Tae Mae, Grade 3, Wilson Elementary School, Hamilton; Josephine Abraham, Grade 3, Trenton Catholic Academy; Nia Reed, Grade 4, Trenton Catholic Academy; Darriel Knox, Grade 5, Franklin Elementary School, Trenton; Ashanti Ross, Grade 6, Trenton Catholic Academy;  and Morgan Rhodes, Grade 7, Trenton Catholic Academy.

Maureen Mutinsky and her 6th-grade language class at Lawrence Intermediate School received special recognition for their outstanding submissions.

Marygrace Billek, director of the Mercer County Department of Human Services, and Mary Brandt, president of the Zonta Club of Trenton/Mercer, presided over the ceremony.