Twenty-six teachers from ten Enid elementary schools entered the Second Annual Park Avenue Thrift Christmas Quilt Block Coloring Contest. Margaret Moss, Curator of the Emerging Artist’s Gallery selected an Airplane Quilt Block pattern for this contest. All entries reflected attention to color, design and workmanship, and the judging by Mary Butler, retired teacher and quilter, and Linda Miller, teacher at Lincoln Alternative School, was challenging and spirited.

The winners are as follows:
1st Grade:
1st Prize: Faith George, Coolidge School, Susan States, teacher
2nd Prize: Conner Gray, Hayes School, Sharon Craig, teacher
3rd Prize: Brandon Phillips, Hayes School, Sharon Craig, teacher
2nd Grade:
1st Prize: Juan Gonzales, Garfield School, Brenda Lee, teacher
2nd Prize: Erika Ramirez, Taft School, Janie Pearce, teacher
3rd Prize: Vanessa Vega-Roman, Coolidge School, Christine Harris, teacher
3rd Grade:
1st Prize: Kyra Hearner, St. Paul’s Lutheran, Suzanne Johnson, teacher
2nd Prize: Lexy Tompkins, Taft School, Jenny Gwinnup, teacher
3rd Prize: Allison Collums, St. Paul’s Lutheran, Suzanne Johnson, teacher
4th Grade:
1st Prize: Natalie Holsten, St. Paul’s Lutheran, Suzanne Johnson, teacher
2nd Prize: Cherish, McKinley School, Kelli Tebow, teacher
3rd Prize: Ally Glasgow, McKinley School, Kelli Tebow, teacher
5th Grade:
1st Prize: Amy Lalicker, Hayes School, Cindy Johndrow, teacher
2nd Prize: Andrew King, St. Paul’s School, Wendi Collums, teacher
3rd Prize: Kaylee Morrison, Garfield School, Janet Jones, teacher
Each student wins $100 to give to his or her teacher to use in the classroom, a Cessna Company Coloring Calendar, and a magazine that tells the story of Cessna Aircraft Corporation.
Other prizes include:
First Place: $25 gift certificate from Hobby Lobby, $125 awarded.
Second Place: $20 gift certificate from Park Avenue Thrift, $100 awarded.
Third Place: $15 Braum’s gift certificate, $75 awarded.

Several students received Honorable Mention:
1st Grade:
Zayne Nafus, Hayes School, Sharon Craig, teacher
Nicholas Shelton, Hayes School, Sharon Craig, teacher
2nd Grade:
R.J., Taft School, Jenny Lang, teacher
Isaiah, Taft School, Jenny Lang, teacher
Marissa, Taft School, Jenny Lang, teacher
Amy Brooks, McKinley School, Mrs. Moore, teacher
Yaquelin Encarnacion, Taft School, Janie Pearce, teacher
Arthur James, Garfield School, Brenda Lee, teacher
Ozlyn Shearon, Monroe School, Marilyn Mitchell, teacher
Ashlyn Tipton, Garfield School, Brenda Lee, teacher
Maria Vega, Coolidge School, Christine Harris, teacher
3rd Grade:
Austin A. Hisey, Taft School, Beth Culver, teacher
Sierra Fisher, St. Paul’s School, Suzanne Johnson, teacher
Raychel Harves, St. Paul’s School, Suzanne Johnson, teacher
4th Grade:
Teri Addington, St. Paul’s School, Suzanne Johnson, teacher
Payton Easterly, St. Paul’s School, Suzanne Johnson, teacher
5th Grade:
Meg Bloom, Hayes School, Susan Brinley, teacher
Molly Bloom, Hayes School, Susan Brinley, teacher
Le’Vashe Porter, Hayes School, Susan Brinley, teacher
Josiah Riley, St. Paul’s School, Wendi Collums, teacher
Casey Sims, St. Paul’s School, Wendi Collums, teacher
Each of these students receives a $5 gift certificate from Park Avenue Thrift
Other teachers whose students entered include:
Adams: Donna Gay
Coolidge: Mrs. Gray,
Eisenhower: Karen Boileau
Garfield: Kitty Cooper, Linda Snodgrass
Hayes: Susan Brinley, Hromas,
Hoover: Charleen Brown, Currier
McKinley: Mrs. Moore,
Monroe: Marilyn Mitchell, Mr. Smart
St. Paul’s: Mrs. Evans
Taft: Beth Culver, Jenny Lang, Linda Ridgeway, Sanderson
Each of these teachers will also receive a $25 award to use in their classroom.
In all, Park Avenue Thrift awarded $1,900 to help teachers in their classrooms, and $405 in prize values to students.
Artistic talent, creativity, imagination and craftsmanship are hallmarks of a healthy community. Park Avenue Thrift is dedicated to presenting the art and craft of children in their Emerging Artists Gallery. Any teacher can apply to have a month for displaying artwork. Each teacher selected to display student’s artwork will receive a $100 award.
Margaret Moss is Curator of the Emerging Artist’s Gallery.