Joanna Vivaldo from the Community Resource Center, Nesrine Zigha from the French-American School, Jayla Larkins from Holy Name CCD, Maria Damiani from Isaac Young Middle School, Charlotte Geary from Rye Neck Middle School and Erin Schade from Saints John & Paul School have taken the first step to becoming internationally recognized artists by winning their local competitions in the Lions International Peace Poster Contest.
The winners were honored Nov. 7 at a special presentation at the Larchmont Village Center. Volunteer Tyler Gavin covered the event for LMCTV, and the episode aired Nov. 7. The winning posters will be displayed at area libraries.
The Peace Poster Contest is an annual worldwide competition for children age 11 to 13, encouraging them to express their vision of world peace through art. This year’s theme is “Journey of Peace.” Last year, more than 600,000 entries from all over the world competed, with the winning art entry from Taiwan.
A winning poster from each school was selected by a panel of judges, which included Mary McDonnell, Carey Mills Federspiel and Laura Saravia Bott. Criteria was based on originality, artistic merit and portrayal of the contest theme, “Journey of Peace.” The winning posters will advance through the district into the international competition, with the international winner to be announced at a United Nations event in the spring.
In addition to the winners, the following students received honorable mentions: Betzaida Lopez and Edison Miranda from the Community Resource Center, Julia Stiker and Charlie Pellerin from the French American School, Elizabeth Jordan and Will Cureton from Holy Name CCD, Eva Uribe and Kevin Montufar from Isaac Young Middle School, Lucia Monreal and Maya Wintermantel from Rye Neck Middle School, and Bhani Sahni and Jack Schweter from Saints John and Paul School.
The Larchmont Mamaroneck and New Rochelle Lions worked with Leilani Yizar from the Community Resource Center, Victoria Rolett from the French-American School, Catherine Francese from Holy Name CCD, Claudia Cassone from Isaac Young Middle School, Trisha Appel from Rye Neck Middle School and Angela Howard from Saints John and Paul to bring this contest to the community and provide these students with the opportunity to share their visions.
