APS Winter Card Contest Winners Honored

2015 Winter Card Winners with MJC and Board — *The winners of the APS Winter Card Contest were honored by Superintendent Dr. Meria J. Carstarphen and the Atlanta Board of Education, at the December meeting of the Board.*

Four Atlanta Public Schools students have been selected as winners of the APS Winter Card Contest, and were honored recently by the Atlanta Board of Education and APS Superintendent Dr. Meria J. Carstarphen.

More than 100 students throughout the school district submitted drawings and paintings, and Dr. Carstarphen and her senior staff narrowed the list to four. The student designs were then converted into the school district’s official greeting cards.

The winning entries were created by:

First Place – Elizabeth Mori, North Atlanta High School

2015 Winter Card Winner (Elizabeth Mori, North Atlanta HS, 1st Place) — *Elizabeth Mori*

Second Place – Pierce Mower, Parkside Elementary School

2015 Winter Card Winner (Pierce Mower, Parkside ES, 2nd Place) — *Pierce Mower*

Third Place – Kamryn Smith, Scott Elementary School

2015 Winter Card Winner (Kamryn Smith, Scott ES, 3rd Place) — *Kamryn Smith*

Fourth Place – Colin Forsyth, North Atlanta High School

2015 Winter Card Winner (Colin Forsyth, North Atlanta HS, 4th Place) — *Colin Forsyth*

“The contest is critical because it gives every student who chooses to participate the opportunity to use visual art to communicate an idea and cultivate their voice as they express themselves,” said APS Fine Arts Coordinator Dr. Betsy Eppes. “We have very creative and talented students throughout our school district.”