Winners of peace poster contest announced

Teachers and their winning students, from left: French-American School of New York ”” Laura Anechiarico and Laszlo Somlay; Rye Neck ”” Trisha Appel and Griffin Anderson; Albert Leonard ”” Sarah Glickman and Olivia Moxey; Sts. John and Paul Angela Howard and Shelsey Blanc.

Winners have been announced in the Larchmont, Mamaroneck and New Rochelle Lions Clubs”™ competition to select entries for the Lions International Peace Poster Contest. The worldwide competition for youngsters 11 to 13 years old moves to the United Nations next spring.

Posters were judged on originality, artistic merit and portrayal of the contest theme, “The Future of Peace.”  

By Shelsey Blanc.

Chosen were posters by Griffin Anderson, a student at Rye Neck School, Shelsey Blanc, a student at Sts. John and Paul School in Larchmont, Laszlo Somlay, a student at the French-American School of New York in Larchmont and Olivia Moxey who attends the Albert Leonard Middle School in New Rochelle.

By Laszlo Somlay.

The winners were honored in a presentation ceremony at the Larchmont Village Center.  Honorable mentions went to Liam Farrel and Marin Chevalier from Sts.  John and Paul; Aline Descamps and Esme Colombel from the French American School and Asha O”™Reilly and Oceane Daumassson from Rye Neck School.