Overall winner, Lillie Pike, received a certificate and $100.00 and she will be there to flip the switch to turn on the Christmas lights at the courthouse before the parade. (l. to r.) County Judge Jeff Arey, Pike, Justice of the Peace J.R. Walters.
The Saline County Courthouse announces the winners of the annual 5th Grade Essay Contest. The essay theme was “Pretend you are a Christmas tree. Write a story from the Christmas tree’s point of view.”
The contest is open to all 5th grade students in Saline County. A winner is chosen from each school (pictures below) and one overall winner is chosen (picture above). Winners at each school receive a certificate and $50.00 cash. The overall winner is awarded a certificate, $100.00 cash, and gets to flip the switch at the courthouse to turn the lights on before the Christmas parade. The contest is completely funded by J.R. Walters, Justice of the Peace for District 12.
The lighting ceremony will be aired on KATV Channel 7, December 3rd at 6:00 p.m. Click to see details about the Saline County Christmas Parade in historic downtown Benton.
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- Jennifer Mendoza
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- Catie Hill
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- Zoey Nugent
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- Bella Guzman
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- Lilly Sherrell
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- Madison Douglas
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- Kennedy Lyles
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- Kylie Lawson
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- Sadie Ledbetter
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- Landon Gaston
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- Olivia Crawley
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- Hanna Beth Anderson
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- Angelica Olivo-Rodriguez