WILMINGTON — The Clinton County Solid Waste Management District recently held a holiday awards ceremony to honor the students who placed first in the 2016 Recycled Christmas Ornament Contest.

Students in kindergarten through fifth grade were asked to make tree ornaments out of recycled or recyclable materials and were encouraged to make their ornament at home with help from family members.

The students first submitted their ornament in their classroom contest where one winner was selected from each participating homeroom. The winning classroom ornaments were then judged by the Clinton County Commissioners to find the top ten winners for the county.

The classroom winners were awarded various recycled-content prizes.

On Tuesday the 10 individual county winners were invited to the Clinton County Courthouse to be formally recognized.

The group of about 70 observed as each county winner placed his/her winning ornament on the courthouse Christmas tree. Clinton County Commissioner Mike Curry, Commissioner-elect Brenda Woods and Solid Waste District representatives Jeff Walls, Dori Bishop and Mark Michael presented the winners with their awards and invited guests for refreshments following the program.

Jeff Walls, SWMD Coordinator, informed the guests that this year’s contest was a huge success, having 72 classrooms participate in the annual competition. Ornaments from both the classroom winners and county winners are on display in the Clinton County courthouse through the holiday season.

The 10 county winners with their grades and schools are:

• Brooklyn Jones, kindergarten, Putman Elementary

• Leighton Hale, first grade, New Vienna Elementary

• Heaven Werner, second grade, Clinton-Massie Elementary

• Sabastian Thomas, second grade Clinton-Massie Elementary

• Abby Prater, third grade, New Vienna Elementary

• Carman Brown, fourth grade, New Vienna Elementary

• Jacob George, fourth grade, New Vienna Elementary

• Jonathan Custis, fifth grade, Holmes Elementary

• Lilly Hoskins, fifth grade, New Vienna Elementary

• Hunter Walls, fifth grade, Wilmington Christian Academy

From left are: front, Leighton Hale, Brooklyn Jones, Heaven Werner, Sabastian Thomas and Carman Brown; middle, Clinton County Commissioner-elect Brenda Woods, Lilly Hoskins, Abby Prater, Jonathan Custis, Hunter Walls and Jacob George; back, SWMD Education Specialist Dori Bishop, Commissioner Mike Curry and SWMD Coordinator Jeff Walls.

http://aimmedianetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2016/12/web1_Group-Photo.jpgFrom left are: front, Leighton Hale, Brooklyn Jones, Heaven Werner, Sabastian Thomas and Carman Brown; middle, Clinton County Commissioner-elect Brenda Woods, Lilly Hoskins, Abby Prater, Jonathan Custis, Hunter Walls and Jacob George; back, SWMD Education Specialist Dori Bishop, Commissioner Mike Curry and SWMD Coordinator Jeff Walls. Courtesy photo