Students from across the county again participated in this year’s recycled ornament contest, sponsored by the Miami County Solid Waste District.
The annual contest asks students to create Christmas ornaments using recyclable materials. The contest is judged on creativity, reuse of materials, and recycle-ability of materials.
This year, students from five schools in grades in grades K-8 submitted ornaments, sending in a tree made from upcycled plastic forks, some amazing origami work, a tree constructed from paper towel tubes, and snowmen made of cans, bottles and bottle caps.
The winners are as follows:
Grades K-2
1st place: Brad Hirsh, from Mrs. Renegar’s SEARCH class at Milton-Union, for a bubble wrap candle.
2nd place: Katie Munay, from Mrs. Renegar’s SEARCH class at Milton-Union, for a recycled angel.
3rd place: Caleb Werling, from Mrs. Renegar’s SEARCH class at Milton-Union, for a recycled snowman.
Grades 3-5
1st place: Bryson Wray, from Mrs. Stewart’s 3rd grade class at Cookson Elementary, for a pop bottle sleigh.
2nd place: Ainsley Stanforth, from Mrs. Stewart’s 3rd grade class at Cookson Elementary, for a plastic bottle-top Minnie Mouse.
3rd place: Brooke Davis, from Mrs. Wise’s 4th grade class at Concord Elementary, for a painted CD ornament.
Honorable Mention: Violet Partin, from Mrs. Stewart’s 3rd grade class at Cookson Elementary, for a plastic fork Christmas Tree.
Honorable Mention: Gavin Kalmar, from Mrs. Stewart’s 3rd grade class at Cookson Elementary, for his recycle monster.
Grades 6-8
1st place: Tori Ricks, from Mr. Wick’s class at Troy JHS, for an origami creation.
2nd place: Josie Romick, from Mr. Wick’s class at Troy JHS, for a paper-towel-tube Grinch.
3rd place: Gracie Anderson, from Mrs. Eilerman’s 6th grade class at Covington Elementary, for a light bulb reindeer.
Honorable Mention: Hayden Barker, from Mrs. Eilerman’s 6th grade class at Covington Elementary, for an upcycled hair brush hedgehog.
Honorable Mention: Gunner Kimmel, Mrs. Eilerman’s 6th grade class at Covington Elementary, for a snow globe cross ornament.