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Thursday, October 31, 2013

Lyons Club Peace Poster Contest Winners Announced!

,Fifth graders at Home & Edison schools worked very hard on their peace posters for the Lyons Club International Peace Poster Contest this year. The theme this year was " Our World, Our Future" and they captured that theme is a spectacular way! Below are the winners with personal quotes about their own unique vision of peace.

Grand Prize Winner - Edison School
"One thread pulls all the nations together."


Best Display of Theme - Home School
"The people all,around the world and in the cars are giving peace and love to everyone. The flags on the road represent the people from different countries."


Best Use of Color - Home School
"The hands represent the different cultures holding the earth in peace and the flags represent all the different nations."


Most Inspirational - Home School
"The sun represents peace and the dove is pulling the nations together."


Greatest Artistic Skill - Home School 
"The flags are a rainbow because all the countries should group together and become peaceful. I showed day and night because peace should be there all the time, 24 hours a day."



Best Attention to Detail - Home School
"The cars represent people from different countries and religions coming together. The people at the bottom having a picnic represent people from different cultures having fun together and the other people are giving flowers to the soldiers so that they stop hurting people."


Most Unique - Home School
"The earth in the shape of a heart represents love and the people from all around the world are praying together for peace and love."


Most Creative - Home School
"I want all the countries to be equal. The boy is holding up the earth and the signs represent an end to war. The doves are bringing all the flags and little children to the new peaceful earth with no war."


Best Attention to Detail - Edison School
"Peace can make a difference everywhere."


Best Display of Theme - Edison School
"My poster means that the dove is keeping peace in the world and watching over the world."


Most Unique - Edison School
"Music represents peace to me because it's an international language that brings cultures together."


Best Use of Color - Edison School
The people holding hands represent all the different cultures coming together in peace. Rising above them is peace between all the nations."


Most Inspirational - Edison School
"My poster means that all the religions and countries will make peace with each other."


Greatest Artistic Skill - Edison School
My poster means I want everybody around the world to come together as one."


Most Creative - Edison School
"My poster means I want there to be peace throughout the universe. The dove is holding the peaceful nations together to make this happen."
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Fourth Grade Calaveras

Fourth graders drew Calaveras (skeletons) in honor of Dia de Los Muertos.