On June 4th, we honored the winners of our annual Editorial Cartoon Contest with a wonderful ceremony at the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site. Our local students always display such talent and creativity through the contest, and this year was no exception.
Cartoons can be a powerful teaching tool and a rich form of expression. They foster critical thinking on complex issues, and they are a gateway into current events and civic engagement. Perhaps most importantly, cartoons help illuminate the importance of free speech and can give a voice to the younger generation of Western New Yorkers.
Here are the winning cartoons:
First Place: Bibi Wokas – City Honors School
Second Place: Lincoln Nayor – Heim Middle School
Third Place: Michael Farley – St. Benedict’s School
Honorable Mention: Ella Dunlop – Heim Middle School
First Place: Grace Lysek – Sweet Home Middle School, Grade 8
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