This year we were also able to partner with MTV Arts to have a Sensory Friendly viewing of their production of Honk! We had about 25 people join us on March 13th to watch the show in a sensory safe environment. Thank you for this wonderful opportunity, MTV Arts!
We were excited to host our 8th Annual Coloring and Essay Contest for all Knox County Elementary Schools this year and would like to thank the students for helping us celebrate. There were nine hundred and thirty-five students who participated in the coloring (K-2nd grades) and essay (3rd-5th grades) contest with one hundred and eleven classrooms participating county-wide, representing twelve different elementary schools in Knox County.
We are proud to announce the winners of this year’s coloring contest (K-2nd grades): Maezie Stefanik (Fredericktown), Aubree Miller (East Knox), Maren Waibel (Columbia), Addyson Pollock (Pleasant St.), Kennedy Vicars (East), Rowan Kerr (Danville), Jayce Glick (Knox Learning Center), Oliver Alberts (Dan Emmett), Carter Mackie (Twin Oak), Giada Gallo (Centerburg), Zoey Light (St. Vincent de Paul), and Elena Suazo-Faber (Wiggin St.). The winners of this year’s essay contest (3rd-5th grades) were: Hadley Mann (Fredericktown), Rylei Morton (East Knox), Eva Johnson (Columbia), Abigail Puzines (Pleasant St.), Zeb Vanderhoof (East), Kate Gottke (East), Zayden Sapp (Danville), Savannah Byall (Dan Emmett), Lily McCament (Twin Oak), Samantha Jagger (Centerburg) and Keely Booth (Wiggin St.). Also congratulations to Sarah Vance from Danville Elementary for winning the teacher classroom prize this year.
