May we have the envelope, please…

The winners of the Department of Pastoral Care’s 2015 Respect Life Poster, Essay and Video Contest have been selected. Students in grades kindergarten through eight illustrated posters, wrote essays or created videos using the theme “Each of Us is a Masterpiece of God’s Creation;” the top contestants in each category were:

Posters

Grades K-2
1st Place: Grace Kennedy, St. Peter School, Point Pleasant Beach, 1st grade
2nd Place: Kaila Castiglione, Trenton Catholic Academy, Hamilton, 1st grade
3rd Place: Sophie Bacso, St. Charles Borromeo School, Cinnaminson, 2nd grade

Grades 3-5
1st Place: Emma Engle, St. Joseph School, Toms River, 4th grade
2nd Place: Grace Bertoldo, Holy Cross School, Rumson, 5th grade
3rd Place: Lexie Croge, Megan Panter, Mary Lambrechts, Riley Phipps, St. Mary of the Lakes School, Medford, 5th grade

Grades 6-8
1st Place: Elizabeth Piatkowski, St. Peter School, Point Pleasant Beach, 7th grade
2nd Place: Amanda McNally, St. Mary of the Lakes School, Medford, 7th grade
3rd Place: Anna Kate Turning, St. Jerome School, West Long Branch, 8th grade
Essays

Grades 3-5
1st Place: Brian Dinnell, St. Leo the Great School, Lincroft, 5th grade
2nd Place: Matthew Colannino, St. Leo the Great School, Lincroft, 4th grade
3rd Place: Paige Jaeniche, Holy Cross School, Rumson, 4th grade

Grades 6-8
1st Place: Emily Gondek, St. Dominic School, Brick, 8th grade
2nd Place: Matteo Buser, St. Charles Borromeo School, Cinnaminson, 6th grade
3rd Place: Alyssa Romano, Sacred Heart School, Mount Holly, 7th grade

Videos

Grades 3-5
1st Place: Trenton Catholic Academy, Hamilton, 5th grade class
2nd Place: Olivia Lechner, St. Joseph School, Toms River, 5th grade
3rd Place: Caitlin Bermingham, St. Leo the Great School, Lincroft, 5th grade

Grades 6-8
1st Place: Gary Fletcher, St. Catharine School, Spring Lake, 7th grade
2nd Place: Faith Masonius, St. Catharine School, Spring Lake, 8th grade
3rd Place: Christopher Kuran, St. Aloysius School, Jackson, 8th grade

See the next issue of The Monitor for the students’ winning posters and essays.