Hugh Mercer Elementary
Second-grade Pumpkin Run winners are:
First place--Sarah Rigual and Zachary Horn
Second place--Jillian Battista and Angel Reza
Third place--Andrea Williams and Flynn Jones
Fourth place--Bryelle Jackson and Dylan Lenze
Fifth grade--Margaret Rowe and Jason Stinchcomb.
First-grade Turkey Trot winners are:
First place--Sara Beringer and Daylen Bumbrey
Second place--Piper Kingsley and Da'shea Smith
Third place--Siena Salafia and Mickens Laurore
Fourth place--Lauren Holland and Timothy Ford
Fifth place--Carley Coghill and Ty McDonald.
The following students won the Barnes and Noble "Why I Love To Read" contest: Catherine Blossser, Teniyah Randolph, Katelyn Boyd, Margaret Rowe, Stephen Carella, Bella Kimball, Liam Pillsbury, Olivia Stewart, Scarlett Allen and Noelle Patrice Ingram.
Annie McFarland's artwork appeared in the January 2013 issue of Highlights magazine.
Second-graders chosen to be Patriot Singers are Diamond Beanum, Manuel Murcia, Jada Cunningham, Imari Brooks, Katelyn Boyd, Scarlett Allen, Tremon Adams, Jade Brown, Jocelyn Coffman, Jack Bowles, Bryelle Jackson, Olivia Stewart, Bella Kimball, Andrea Williams, Savon Foster, Sara Rigual, Elaina Lacovar, and Zachary Horn. These students auditioned to participate and sing patriotic songs on the morning announcements.
--Cindy Hurley