Coshocton County Board of DD honors contest winners
Winners of the Coshocton County Board of Developmental Disabilities coloring contest are pictured from left: Runner up – Jaelyn McQueen, second grade Ridgewood Elementary; first place – Nathan Adams, third grade Keene Elementary; runner up – Sydney Hennis, third grade Union Elementary; second place – Lydia Loos, third grade Coshocton Christian School; runner up – Sophia Monnier, second grade Warsaw Elementary; runner up – Piper Miller, first grade Conesville Elementary; third place – Lamvi Harmon, first grade Sacred Heart School. Not pictured is runner up Casie King, kindergarten Conesville Elementary. Josie Sellers | Beacon
Winners of the Coshocton County Board of Developmental Disabilities essay contest are pictured from left: Kamryn Miller, fifth grade Coshocton Christian School; Vivian Heddleson, sixth grade Union Elementary; Gracie Sipe, fifth grade Union Elementary; and Rose Seioh, fifth grade Ridgewood Middle School. Winners not pictured are: Jaylynn Hewitt, fifth grade Conesville Elementary; Bridgette Bible, fifth grade Keene Elementary; and Kya Masloski, fifth grade Ridgewood Middle School. Josie Sellers | Beacon
COSHOCTON – The Coshocton County Board of Developmental Disabilities celebrate March as DD Awareness Month with a number of activities including a coloring and essay contest.
The coloring contest was for students in kindergarten through third grade and the essay contest was open to children in fourth through sixth grade. Young artists and writers from Ridgewood Local School District, River View Local School District, the Coshocton Christian School and Sacred Heart participated in the activities.
“We wanted to bring awareness to the kids about different types of disabilities,” said Shannon Shontz, director of education at Hopewell School.
The fourth through fifth graders were asked to write about what they think of when they hear the word disability or what it means to be different and the younger students’ colored pictures showing people with different types of disabilities.
“We really appreciate the teachers taking the time to let the kids do this,” Shontz said. “That really meant a lot to us and you can tell the kids put forth a lot of effort. It was hard to choose the winners.”
Winners in both contests received Wal-Mart gift cards.
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