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Palmetto
Luna announces winners for COLORES Children's Drawing Contest
COLORES
was organized by Palmetto & Luna, a non-profit organization
with the mission to foster an understanding of the Hispanic
culture by promoting artistic creation and generating spaces
of cultural expression for the community in the state. COLORES
Children’s Drawing Contest 2011 received 285 entries
from Latino Children from 37 different cities across the state.
SC Latino children under 12 years old were invited to submit
a drawing, sketch or painting which depicted their favorite
story, whether it is a fairy tale, a princess story, a folk
tale, a famous story, a family anecdote or a bedtime story.
The contest offered prizes to the top three drawings in two
categories: under 8 years old, and 8-12 years.
The winners of COLORES Children’s
Drawing Contest 2011 are:
Under
8 years category:
First
Place
Dominic
Nunez, 6 years, Hartsville, SC. Favorite Story:
"Lucha Libre: The Man on the Silver Mask" by Xavier
Garza
Second
Place
Ana
Silbertbi Tomas, 7 years,
Williamston, SC. Favorite Story: "It's OK to be different"
by Todd Parr
Third
Place
Jonathan
Alarcon, 6 years, Hardeeville,
SC. Favorite Story: "Chesnut" by C.W. McGeorge
8 to 12 years category:
First
Place
Yaret
Olguin Santos, 10 years, Georgetown, SC. Favorite
Story: "The Invisible Princess"
by Faith Ringgold
Second
Place
Jacqueline
Garcia, 9 years, Georgetown, SC. Favorite Story:
"James and the Giant Peach"
by Roald Dahl
Third
Place
Melanie
Guevara, 11 years, Newberry, SC. Favorite Story:
"Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears" by Verna
Aardema
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