Blue Flame Art Contest Winners Announced

The judges have spoken and the winners of MLGW’s 2018 Art Contest have been announced. With the cooperation of Shelby County Schools and the Children’s Museum of Memphis, MLGW received 148 art entries from 26 schools within Shelby County on four defined categories, Kindergarten-2nd Grade, 3rd-5th Grade, 6th-8th Grade and 9th-12th Grade.

This year's contest asked students to design “Blue Flame,” the newest MLGW Power League Superhero. Every entry needed to include an original image of a Blue Flame superhero and a safety message related to a gas blue flame being a safe flame.

The judges had difficulty choosing the winners since many of the students showed great quality in their work. With judging based on creativity, originality and adherence to the contest rules, the competition produced the following winners:
 

K-2 Grade Student: Tiera Wren, 2^nd Grade, KIPP Memphis Academy Elementary

 

3-5 Grade Student: Romey Walkley, 5^th Grade, Snowden School

6-8 Grade Student: Julian Ward, 6^th Grade, Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School

9-12 Grade Student: Jaylen Mark, 9^th Grade, Central High School

Awards for the winning students and teachers will be presented during the April 17th MLGW Board of Commissioners meeting.