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Students in grades 3-12 were invited to take photos from within their school district and submit them with an essay of up to 75 words describing the photo and its significance to the community. Photos and essays were judged on the following: subject matter, location, historical significance, pictorial composition, visual appeal, essay and theme. We received over 30 photos from 10 communities. Thanks to the contribution from Parade Magazine, we were able to award one Grand Prize Winner, a 2nd Place, a 3rd Place and 7 Honorable Mention winners. The Chronicle-Telegram’s judging committee is pleased to announce these winners. |
Grand Prize Winner |
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Gravesite of Marshall Merriam
This photograph depicts the gravesite of Marshall Merriam. Merriam was a Revolutionary War Veteran. He fought in the first battle of the war, The Battle of Bunker Hill. He died December 6, 1839 at the age of ninety years, five months, and thirteen days, which was exceptionally old for this period of time. He is buried in River Road Cemetery in LaGrange. Rachel Salyer Grade 10 |
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2nd Place Winning Photo |
Railroad Tracks “This railroad was built in La Grange Township in 1850. When President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865, his wish was to be buried in his home state of Illinois. So his funeral train left D.C. on April 21st and headed west. The train arrived in Cleveland Ohio on April 28th at 7 a.m. for a public viewing. From there, it headed south towards Columbus. It passed through LaGrange at 1:37 a.m. “ Mike Burroughs Grade 10 |
3rd Place Winning Photo |
Sandstone Quarries If you were wondering where this picture was taken; it’s the beautiful sandstone quarries. There are several different sights you can see and some of them are in my community, South Amherst. The whole world gets their sandstone from this one place in Ohio. What is so historical about it is that it has been around since the beginning of time. John Baldwin purchased and paid just the quarries in 1828 $600. That’s the significance of my picture. Significant Sandstone By: Michaela Noel Jeffers Fourth Grade/Mrs. Laubacher Firelands Elementary School |
| See all the photos here. Winners of the contest are listed in order below: |
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| Grand Prize 2nd Prize 3rd Prize HM HM HM HM HM HM HM |
Rachel Salyer Mike Burroughs Michaela Jeffers Evan Smith Shonna Flanigan Kayla Duffin Ryan Thazton Martha Wyar Matthew Hogrefe Rebecca Dunfee |
Keystone High School Keystone High School Firelands Elementary Firelands Elementary Rooselvelt Elementary Firelands Elementary Parkside Intermediate Homeschool Avon Heritage North St. Peter School |
Grade 10 Grade 10 Grade 4 Grade 4 Grade 6 Grade 12 Grade 6 Grade 12 Grade 6 Grade 7 |
| Prizes provide by Parade Magazine are as follows: | |
| Grand Prize: 2nd Place: 3rd Place: HM: |
Camera $75 gift card $50 gift card $15 gift card |