Annual art contest winners announced

The winners of MLGW’s 2021 “Captain Mercaptan” Poster Art Contest have been announced. With the cooperation of Shelby County Schools and the Children’s Museum of Memphis, MLGW received 117 art submissions from students within Shelby County, in four defined categories: Kindergarten - 2^nd Grade; 3^rd - 5^th Grade; 6^th - 8^th Grade; and 9^th - 12^th Grade.

 “Once again, students demonstrated inspiration, creativity and good quality in their submissions. Some of the work was amazing!” said one of the contest’s judges. The judging was based on creativity, originality, and adherence to the contest rules.

 The winners of MLGW’s 2021 “Captain Mercaptan” Poster Art Contest are:

 Kindergarten - 2^nd Grade category winning student: Rudved Deshmukh, 2^nd Grade; Teacher: Ms. Baker; School: Bailey Station Elementary. 

3^rd - 5^th Grade category winning student: Sreshath Darapanent, 5^th Grade; Teacher: Hilary Denny; School: Grahamwood Elementary. 

6^th - 8^th Grade category winning student: Akshay Tammineni, 8^th Grade; Teacher: Carmen Kelsey; School: West Collierville Middle School. 

 

9^th - 12^th Grade category winning student: Olivia Miller, 12^th Grade; Teacher: Mrs. Burford; School: Collierville High School.