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American Legion Announces Contest Winners

By Gary Cooper
American Legion Post 401 has announced the winners of the Post sponsored coloring, safety essay and line drawing contests for 2011. Coloring Contest winner was Sarah Richardson of Kingston, a fifth grade student in Mrs. Weed’s class at the Cambridge School.
Winner of the Safety Essay Contest was Rithvik Kondai of South Brunswick who is a 7th grader at Rutgers Preparatory School, Somerset.  Patriotic Line Drawing Contest winner was Kelly Lalama, a sophomore at North Brunswick High School. Kondai and Lalama’s entries both went on to win the Middlesex County judging.
The Essay Contest was open to students in 6th, 7th or 8th grade. The topic of the essay was “What Safety Means to Me.” The Patriotic Line Drawing Contest was open to students in grades 9 through 12.