Contact Cheryel Carpenter at 817-459-6404
December 10, 2004

The Mayor and Arlington City Council will present the winners of the Fourth Annual Animal Essay Contest during a special recognition ceremony on December 14.

Student winners will be recognized at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 14, in the Council Chamber at 101 W. Abram St. A reception for the winners will occur at 6 p.m. in the City Hall Lobby, just prior to the recognition ceremony.

The Animal Essay Contest was open to elementary students residing within Arlington’s city limits in grades 3, 4, 5 and 6. Students were asked to share their ideas for a model animal services center. This year, the City of Arlington received 733 essay entries.

The panel of judges included members of the City of Arlington Animal Services Center Advisory Board and school board members from Arlington, Mansfield, and Kennedale independent school districts. The contest was sponsored by the City of Arlington Neighborhood Services Department - Animal Services Division and Arlington City Council Members Joe Bruner and Sheri Capehart. The Star-Telegram and PAWS 2005 are also sponsors.

The top three winners in each grade level will receive U.S. Savings Bonds. First place winners will receive $500 savings bond, the second place winners will receive $350 savings bond and the third place winners will receive $150 savings bond.

For more information about the Animal Essay Contest, contact Animal Services Manager Mike Bass at 817-451-3436.

First Place: Jana Marie Gigliotti, Larson Elementary, Arlington ISD

Second Place: Jane Mai-Ling Maas, Larson Elementary, Arlington ISD

Third Place: Lucy L. Lin, Butler Elementary, Arlington ISD

First Place: Christopher Priester, Sherrod Elementary, Arlington ISD

Second Place: Kelly Michelle Baugh, Sherrod Elementary, Arlington ISD

Third Place: Sawyer White, Moore Elementary, Arlington ISD

First Place: Quinten Plumer, Miller Elementary, Arlington ISD

Second Place: Quang (Peter) Ngo, Fitzgerald Elementary, Arlington ISD

Third Place: Isaac Koene, Sherrod Elementary, Arlington ISD

First Place: Robert King, Williams Elementary, Arlington ISD

Second Place: Austin Reyes, Academia Christian Academy