To get students involved in marking the 375th anniversary of Stratford’s establishment in 1639 the town’s celebration committee and the Chamber of Commerce organized an art contest for elementary, middle and high school students with the theme ‘My Stratford Neighborhood.’
The contest was coordinated with Brian Frazier of Stratford public schools and Sara Voccola, an art teacher at Stratford High. Winners have been selected and the artwork from the contest is now hanging in Town Hall outside the town clerk’s office.
Drawings, paintings, mixed media collages and photography were accepted. The winners are:
Grades K-2
1st prize — Lauryn Wright, Chapel Street, age 8, grade 2
2nd prize — Abigail Bonoff, Second Hill Lane, age 6, kindergarten
Honorable Mention — Laura Micu, Nichols, age 6, grade 1; Megan Stack, Second Hill Lane, age 6, grade 1; Emilia Hevenstone, Stratford Academy, age 6, grade 1, Bella Meneo
Grades 3-4
1st prize — Faith Sanfratello, Chapel Street School, age 9, grade 3
2nd prize — Faith Cushing, Second Hill Lane, age 9, grade 4
Honorable Mention — Julia Karwacki, Nichols, age 10, grade 4; Thomas Micu, Nichols, age 9, grade 4; Gabriella M. Sannino, Chapel, age 9, grade 3
Grades 5-6
1st prize — Jessica Maldonado, Lordship School, age 11, grade 6
2nd prize — Amandine Sime, Second Hill Lane, age 10, grade 5
Honorable Mention — Tyree Hall, Stratford Academy, age 12, grade 6; Riley Matto, Stratford Academy, age 11, grade 6; Helen Lefever, Stratford Academy, age 11, grade 6
Grades 9-12
1st prize — Samantha Feliciano, Stratford High School
2nd prize — Maggie DeCapua, Stratford High School
Honorable Mention — Destiny Acevedo, Stratford High School; Tiffany Carofano, Stratford High School