Third, fourth and fifth grade students at Washington Elementary collaborated with the Washington Historical Society for an art contest in honor of the school's, and the township's, namesake. Art teacher, Peggy Grandstaff, gave the students a portrait of George Washington and had the students reproduce it in the medium of their choice. All of the completed projects were anonymously hung at the museum for the families to see and to be judged by Historical Society volunteers. Twenty-seven semifinalists were chosen and each received a certificate and a pizza lunch and treats at the museum. The top three winners also received a U.S. Savings Bond. Pictured above are: Ron Gordon, left, Historical Society treasurer and Jim Holcomb, society president. Front from left, McKenna Petack, second place winner; Katie Vega, third place and Jarrett St. John, first place. The contest was funded by the Washington Historical Society's Virginia Bond Memorial Fund.

(Observer photo by Debi Martone)

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