Zelie Boudaliez from The French-American School, Avery O’Meara from Rye Neck Middle School and Lena Norville from Saints John & Paul School, have taken the first step to becoming internationally recognized artists by winning the Larchmont Mamaroneck (LM) Lions local competition in the Lions International Peace Poster Contest.
In addition to the winners, the following runners up received honorable mentions: Sonya Huang and Hana Ponikvar from The French American School, Runa Aoki and Avrie Treiber from Rye Neck Middle School and David Alvarez and Rafael Tsuji-Giralt from Saints John & Paul School.
The winners were recently announced at a special Larchmont Library presentation attended by the students, their families, teachers and dignitaries and guests. County Legislator Catherine Parker presented certificates to the winners and runners up in recognition of their accomplishments, New York State Senator Shelley Mayer and New York State Assemblyman Steve Otis also provided certificates.
The Lions International Peace Poster Contest is an annual worldwide competition for children 11-13, encouraging them to express their vision of world peace through art, based on a particular theme. This year’s theme was “Dare to Dream.”
The winning posters will advance through the district into the international competition. The International winner will be announced at a United Nations event in the spring.
The Larchmont Mamaroneck Lions, which is celebrating its Centennial, focuses on supporting existing nonprofit and community service groups by bringing community service leaders together to determine needs, solutions and resources. It is part of Lions Clubs International, the world’s largest service organization of over 1.4 million members.
