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ELMHURST – Out of 330 entries and eight participating Elmhurst grade schools, 11 second-graders were honored for their art in the annual Ruth Strand Poster Contest.
The contest, sponsored by the Elmhurst Heritage Foundation, is dedicated to Ruth Strand, the long-time director of the Elmhurst Public Library and a founding member of the Elmhurst Historical Museum. The contest invites second-grade students to draw a scene from Elmhurst history.
The top three winners of the contest were Jackson Bui of Jefferson Elementary School, Zhihanna Liu of Hawthorne Elementary School and Belinda Ling Ramos of Conrad Fischer Elementary School.
The following second-graders received honorable mentions: Alexa Klein of Hawthorne Elementary School, Grace Abraham of Jackson Elementary School, Brooklyn Nuss of Field Elementary School, Jack Lonergan of Emerson Elementary School, Adeline Harding of Jefferson Elementary School, Aileen Velasco of Conrad Fischer Elementary School, McKenzie Szczepanek of Lincoln Elementary School, and Joe McDonough of Visitation Catholic School.
The poster contest winners were recognized at an Elmhurst Historical Museum reception May 20, the Memorial Day Parade May 25 and an Elmhurst City Council meeting June 1. Winning posters are on display at City Hall, and other poster entries are showcased at the Elmhurst Historical Museum.