Bicentennial Contest winners at the Des Peres Library have been chosen by children’s librarians from other branch libraries. Four schools were represented by the winners, who could choose to write or make a poster for the contest. The first prize winners will now be entered in the city-wide contest.
First prize in the poster contest for Kindergarten through second grade went to Alice Lowenstein, a student at Neighborhood School. Second prize winner is Michelle (Mickey) Jones, also from Neighborhood School.
In the writing contest, Bruce Krippner (Hamilton Branch 3) won first place; C.T. Stuart (Hamilton Branch 3) won second ; and Daren Gray (Neighborhood School) won third.
In the third to fifth grade poster contest, Karl Schmidt won first place.
The sixth through eighth grade poster contest winner was William Helm, from Hamilton Branch 2. Second , prize went to Andrew Cross from St. Roch’s.
The winning entries will be on display at the Library as soon as they are returned from the city-wide judging.
Originally published in The Paper, February 1976.
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