Tiana Lizama, a Grade 4B student of Tinian Elementary School, topped the 2008 \u201cMy Holiday Greetings to our Visitors\u201d Drawing Contest.<\/p>\n
Lizama won $50 for besting several other entries from Tinian.<\/p>\n
Lizama\u2019s classmate Elton Hofsheneider settled for the second place prize of $30, while another schoolmate, Rosemarie Malicdem, Grade 6A, took third place and $20.<\/p>\n
The announcement of winners was held during the awarding ceremony for the annual Christmas tree decoration contest last Thursday, Dec. 18, at the Paseo De Marianas.<\/p>\n
Grade 5 student Meriden Hocog of Sinapalo Elementary School topped the drawing contest on Rota and went away with the first prize of $50.<\/p>\n
Theora Manglona was second and won $30, while Jana S. Mendiola was third for a prize of $20.<\/p>\n
The winners drew simple images of the things around the islands.<\/p>\n
Lizama\u2019s winning entry has images of a coconut, a house, a lady in her native costume, sun, birds, and other animals.<\/p>\n
The contest was organized by the PDM Promoters Inc., a non-profit organization aimed at making Paseo De Marianas and the Garapan vicinity back to a family oriented place and to make it safe and clean for tourist and the local community.<\/p>\n
It was in coordination with the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs.<\/p>\n
The annual activity drew a huge crowd during the opening on Dec. 3 and the awarding ceremonies on Dec. 18.<\/p>\n
Sonia Siwa of PDM Promoters said they hope to make it more exciting and bigger for next year.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe thank the students for participating in the drawing contest,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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