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Lions award students’ creative visions, works Pictures of Peace From staff reports Dec. 26, 2001 - Students from four Lincoln County schools participated in the 2001-02 Lions International Peace Poster Contest along with some 350,000 others from around the world. The outstanding quality of this year’s entries made choosing winners a difficult task, says members of the Lincolnton Lions Club Peace Poster committee. “I am impressed by the amount of effort exhibited by all our local student,” said Bob Spencer, Lincolnton Lions Club President. After careful consideration, the posters created by the following students were chosen to best exemplify this year’s theme, “Lighting the Path to World Peace:” Lauren Strenke, a sixth-grader at East Lincoln Middle School Joseph Morton, a seventh-grader at Lincolnton Middle School Jordan Rayfield, an eighth-grader at Lincoln Charter School Jennifer Boyle, an eighth-grader at Pumpkin Center Middle School “It’s obvious that these young people have strong ideas of what peace means to them,” said Spencer. “I’m so proud that we were able to provide them with the opportunity to share their visions with all of us.” Their posters will now compete in a district level contest in Charlotte against entries submitted by students in a five-county area, compromising District 31-C, which currently has 38 Lions Clubs. “We hope our local students do well in the district contest,” said Spencer. One district winner will go on to compete in a state contest in Raleigh. Ultimately, one grand prize winner will be selected from 24 international finalists. The grand prize includes $2,500 cash, plus an all-expenses-paid trip for the winner and two family members to New York City for the awards ceremony at Lions Day with the United Nations. The 23 other finalists will each receive certificates and $500 cash. Locally, each of the participating schools will be provided with a wall plaque, and cash awards are given to all first and second place winners by the Lincolnton Lions Club. Works by 16 of Lincoln County students’ posters are now on display in the lobby of the Charles R. Jonas Library, 306 W. Main St.
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