Upper Clyde Schools Drawing Competition results

Recently, we set up a challenge for the children in the five primary schools
that fall within our parish bounds:
Wiston, Lamington, Abington, Crawford, and Leadhills.
We were amazed by how many entries we had, and delighted
by the fantastic efforts and talent shown by all the children.
First of all: WELL DONE EVERYBODY - AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK!
As a wee thank you, Nikki the minister visited each school today with a
small surprise... along with presenting the book tokens to each of our winners.

It was incredibly hard to make our decision.
Our team of judges had to work out which overall entry would,
in their opinion, make the best cover for the Christmas edition of our
parish magazine, and pick up a sense of the spirit of Christmas.
Although we hadn't deliberately set out to make sure every school won
something, in the end, our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize winners were from 3
different schools...so, as a bonus, we decided to award best runners up
in the other 2 schools. [We also hadn't anticipated 3 Nativity scenes, but there you go!]
Because there were so many great entries, we also thought it would be a
shame if there wasn't an opportunity for everyone to have a chance to
admire the amazing talents of the children in our area, so...

In December, we're going to have an exhibition of all the work submitted

by the children, in the Church Hall in Abington.  

Once we know the date, we'll get that posted up here, but we certainly
hope to have it up on display 2 weeks before Christmas.

And, after all of that, scroll down for the results.  

Congratulations to:

1st PRIZE: Elen Foley, of Leadhills Primary, for her very eye-catching drawing.

1st prize: Elen Foley, P6, Leadhills Primary

Well done, Elen. All four judges were unanimous in their decision: this really caught our eye and we thought it would make an excellent cover for our parish magazine. The composition of the drawing was very well thought out - a really nice sense of balance. We also liked the angels with their trumpets and halos.
Along with having her drawing feature as our magazine cover, Elen also wins a £20 book token for her efforts.

2nd PRIZE: Charlotte Connor, Lamington Primary

2nd prize: Charlotte Connor, P3, Lamington Primary

Great work, Charlotte. A wee touch of the starry, starry Van Gough sky there, we thought! We also loved the wee kneeling angel holding the candle very carefully.
Charlotte wins a £15 book token.

3rd PRIZE: Zak Cousins, Crawford Primary 

Zak Cousins, P6, Crawford Primary

And another winning entry here, this time by Zak.  

A £10 book token for this great effort. We really liked the huge stars - and the splash of red with the holly berries was very eye-catching: a nice touch!

 

Joint runners up:

Harmony....P4, Abington Primary

Megan McCaskie, P2, Wiston Primary

And, from Abington and Wiston, our runners up were:
Harmony Black from Abington, and Megan McCaskie from Wiston,
who will both receive a £5 book token each.
















ONCE AGAIN - A HUGE BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED OUR COMPETITION!
You've all been stars.