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Recently the United Daughters of the Confederacy Ashville Chapter #1488 named the winners of it’s annual Fourth Grade Coloring Contest. Ten schools participated including Ashville Elementary, Eden Elementary, Moody Middle, Odenville Intermediate, Ragland Elementary, Springville Elementary, Steele Junior High, Walter M. Kennedy Elementary, Coosa Valley Elementary.

Four winners from each school received certificates and Alabama flags (provided by the UDC) prize money (provided by the Sons of Confederate Veterans St. Clair Camp #308) and t-shirts (provided by the Alabama Division SCV).

Grand prize winners were: First Place—Madeline Stewart from Kennedy ($15), Second Place—Skylar Glass from Steele ($10), Third Place—Allison Roberson from Moody ($7), and Honorable Mention—Max Pruitt from Kennedy ($5)

These four coloring contest papers were sent on to the state level of the UDC for further judging.

UDC members Thelma Watkins and Jeannette Taylor, and SCV members Ben Hestley, Bill WATKINS, Tommy Vaughan, and Dan Williams visited the 4th grade classes and presented the awards and a short program on Confederate history. The SCV also presented a Confederate History and Heritage Month poster to every 4th grade teacher. All 4th grade students received reproduction Confederate money.

Winners by individual schools are as follows:

Ashville:

First Place- Kyndal Kennedy

Second Place- Cory Seales

Third Place- Macy Paige Brady

Honorable Mention- Angel Del Rio

Steele:

First Place- Skylar Glass

Second Place- Skyler Hardwick

Third Place- Logan Battles

Honorable Mention- Tori Layfield

Ragland:

First Place- Benjamin Briseno

Second Place- Randy Schall

Third Place- Shepard Merritt

Honorable Mention- Jessica Gribben

Odenville:

First Place- Jayln Poythress

Second Place- Katie McDougal

Third Place- Emmy Rains

Honorable- Mention A. J. White

Moody:

First Place- Allison Roberson

Second Place- Cade Jordan

Third Place- Ashley Thompson

Honorable Mention- Christian Archer

Springville:

First Place- Hudson Kersh

Second Place- LeAnna Johnson

Third Place- Annie Jo Yeager

Honorable Mention- Nicholas Reynolds

Coosa Valley:

First Place- Ezra Vaughan

Second Place- Adam  McNutt

Third Place- Hannah Hartman

Honorable Mention- Kenzie Walls

Iola Roberts:

First Place- Liyah Donner

Second Place- Keeton Halverson

Third Place- De’Onta Bush

Honorable Mention- Skylar West

Eden:

First Place- Lee Yeager

Second Place- Celia Miller

Third Place- Braxton Rich

Honorable Mention- Makinley Hamer

Kennedy:

First Place- Madeline Stewart

Second Place- Max Pruitt

Third Place- Harper Bell

Honorable Mention- Madison Ezekiel