CES Christmas Essay Contest Winners Honored At Christmas Tree Lighting

Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at 4:07 PM

The City of Lawrenceburg sponsors the annual Christmas Essay Contest.

Photo by Central Elementary School.

(Lawrenceburg, Ind.) - Nine Central Elementary School students were recognized by the City of Lawrenceburg for their highly entertaining and heartfelt essays.

Each holiday season, the City of Lawrenceburg sponsors the annual Christmas Essay Contest for CES students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades.

This year’s topic was “What is the one thing you want for Christmas and why?”

After reading through over 300 submissions, Mayor Kelly Mollaun selected the following winners.

3rd Grade

Jace McAllister – 1st Place
Violette Mamoran – 2nd Place
Dylan Carr – 3rd Place

4th Grade

Jacqueline Gilmour – 1st Place
Giovanni Wang – 2nd Place
Zaden Adelsperger – 3rd Place

5th Grade

Isaiah Smith – 1st Place
Ryot Knue – 2nd Place
Mackenzie Scott – 3rd Place

The essay winners were recognized on Sunday at the annual Christmas Tree Lighting at Civic Park.

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