Some Valentine’s Day Decorating Contest winners from Pell City High School (l-r) Viktoria Weekley, Taylor Bell, Morgan Cochran and Lizzie Clark. 

Gail Benefield with Ami’s of Pell City has organized a Valentine’s Decorating Contest in area schools for several years.

Students were invited to participate by submitting original decorated Valentine’s cards, projects, or poems. They were judged for Best Overall, Most Creative, Most Unique, Most Beautiful, Best Artwork, and Best Original Poem or Verse.

“The contest promotes poetry/verse writing skills, creativity, handwriting skills, family participation, and self-esteem,” Benefield said.

Eden Elementary, Coosa Valley Elementary, Walter M. Kennedy Elementary, Williams Intermediate School and Pell City High School participated.

Winners at Eden Elementary are Gracyn Enzor and Morgan Tolbert, Overall Winners; Dillan Brasher, Best Verse; Bryson Bowman, Best Sport; Most Unique, Adalyn Gilley and Marlee Gulledge;  Most Beautiful, Izzy Smitherman; Most creative Isacc McDonald and Mya; Cutest, Aylin Treptau and Mallie Middlebrooks; Sweetest, Alli Perkins and Rosamary Goulet; Most Comical, Nariah Cole and Annah Sweet; Judges Choice, Jakolby Grayson; Most Colorful, Jakylah Grayson, Kylie Dilgard and Nadia Rice; Best Game, Zac Gray, Parker Everett, Karson Solowes, Ethan Hurst and Rachel Duck; Best Animal, Holland McGaha and Kaitlin Gilley.

Overall winner at Walter M. Kennedy Elementary School is Evan Watson, first grader.

Winners at Williams Intermediate School are Overall Winners Jules Alexander, Abby Vieten and Jazlynn Hutchins; Best Verse, Ella Pearson, Stephanie Chacon, Madison Graham, Ryleigh Gurley, and Payten Clay; Best Poem, Brianna Moore, Gracie Lee, and Ethan W.; Most Unique, David Howell, Emily Ferris, Chloe Elrod and Emily Creel; Most Beautiful, Autumn DeVall, Kyri Martinez, Alana Smith and Sam Sampson; Most Creative, Jason Salisbury, Braylon Ball, Trey Harris and Braxton Tidwell; Cutest, Kira Price; Sweetest, Taegyn Stines, Addison Ashley and Madelyn Surles; Best Painting, Sara Colvert; Most Meaningful, Brooklynn Price and Olivia Eady; Judges Choice, Lilly Seay; Most colorful, Hailey Licciardi and Joseph Gain; Best Graphic, Desyn and Bella Kate Garrett; Most Artistic, Jeffrey Bein, Jackson and Rafaela Leontitsi; Best Candy Gram, Ella Georges; Best 3-D, Ashlyn Helms, Bella Seay, Alayna Webber and Kaylynn Jackson; Loveliest, Madilyn Denny; Best Modern Art, Jesiah Hunter; Best Effort Bre Miller, Ben Glidewell and Kaley Batson; Best Craft, Ethan Whitmire.

Winners at Pell City High School are Brandon Abernathy, Tamera Armstrong, Natalia Bastian, Malorie Bates, Taylor Bell, Hattie Bice, Tatym Bodiford, Rylee Branham, Cara Branscum, Lizzie Clark, Morgan Cochran, Kenzie Cromer,  Chelsey Griffin, Takerra Griffin, Talerriya Griffin, Audrey Herren, Colby Isbell, Amelia Junkins, Alysa Layton, Maddy Martinez, Austin Mays, Seth Moody, Olivia Ogletree, Evon Reeves, Brooklyn Sedlak, Michael Stocks, Megan Storey, Kellyn Taylor, Sierra Weekley, Viktoria Weekley, and Aileen Zubia.  

The Heart of Pell City was the sponsor this year. Each student that participated received a Valentine’s treat.