Missing Children Poster Contest

The Washington State Patrol partnered with the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Governors office, and Senator McAuliffe’s office to promote Missing Children Day on May 25, 2005. The event was held at Lakes Elementary School in Lacey Washington to promote awareness for missing children around Washington State. Students in the 5th grade at Lakes Elementary School participated in a poster contest titled “Bringing Our Children Home,” sponsored by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The winners of the contest are displayed below along with the description of the poster (as the child wrote it) and a little bit about each child.

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Mrs. Adam's Class Winner	Mrs. Felix's Class Winner
Kyndra Zoesch was chosen as the poster winner in Mrs. Adam’s class. Kyndra will be 11 years old in June. Here favorite things to do are drawing, reading and dancing. She also loves animals and has 6 pets at her house including 2 dogs, 3 cats and a turtle. Kyndra’s poster shows a picture of the world with parents and children holding hands around it. This represents all of the children in the world that will be found, not just those in Washington State. These children are reuniting with their families. Congratulations Kyndra.	Lakishmi Panjini was chosen as the poster winner in Mrs. Felix’s class. Lakishmi is a student who is very helpful. She loves reading and watching funny movies. She loves her family, including her older sister. Lakishmi’s poster it titled “Hope is Falling From the Sky,” it is meant to represent the emotions a family goes through when someone is missing. In the beginning, a family is happy and then when someone is missing they experience despair. In the picture, the stars stand for hope, the heart means love, and the rainbow means that everything will be back to normal soon, and all the children who are missing today will return home safely and unharmed tomorrow. Congratulations Lakishmi.
Mr. Pontius' Class Winner	Miss Weston's Class Winner
Danny Gauthier was chosen as the poster winner in Mr. Pontius’s class. Danny is 11 years old and has two brothers and one sister. He enjoys skateboarding, biking, and blading. He also likes to play basketball, baseball, soccer and football. Danny’s poster is about an Eagle bringing a child home. The eagle stands for watching over us, and the flag is a symbol of freedom and bravery. I drew a tree house to show that children don’t hide and house shows the home of the child. Finally the fireworks are a symbol of honesty and family. Congratulations Danny!	Kelcey Wenger was chosen as the poster winner in Miss Weston’s class. Kelcey is 10 years old. She comes from a big family with 4 brothers and two sisters. She likes to dance and spend time with her family. She also enjoys shopping and spending time with her friends. Kelcey’s poster shows a girl thinking about how her mom would feel if she was missing later down the road. The pole has a picture of a missing girl that shows how much people care about her and want her to come home. The girl in the house crying is supposed to show all missing children that people do miss them a lot and want them to return safely. Congratulations Kelcey.