Rye Neck Student Creates Winning 'Celebration of Peace' Poster for Lions Club

MAMARONECK, NY — Rye Neck Middle School seventh-grader won the Larchmont-Mamaroneck Lions Club's Peace Poster Contest.

Marc Seemer, with his vision of this year’s theme — “A Celebration of Peace” — was honored during a ceremony at the Larchmont Library on Nov. 18, according to a district spokesman.

“Marc’s artwork stood out due to the airy feeling of his poster’s background,” said his art teacher, Jennifer Dallow, who teamed up with fellow art teacher Trisha Appel to encourage students to enter the competition. “He intentionally did not clutter the background, thus including a peaceful sky to cradle his earth image. He was very focused while working on the poster and I was inspired by his dedication.”

More than 50 seventh-graders from the middle school submitted their artwork in the school-wide competition.

Judges selected Georgia Meyer, Seemer and Moises Tejeida as the three finalists.

Their posters were submitted to judges at the Larchmont-Mamaroneck Lions Club, who selected Seemer as the winner of the local branch contest. His poster will now be submitted to the district-level competition for further judging.

Organizers said the Lions International Peace Poster Contest, for students ages 11-13, has been in existence for more than 25 years. As part of the contest, students’ posters advance through several rounds of competition before an international winner is declared on or before Feb. 1.

Photo caption: From left, Rye Neck Middle School students Georgia Meyer, Moises Tejeida and Marc Seemer. Photo credit: Rye Neck Union Free School District.