Three from Lawrence Named Winners in Poster Contest

Editor's Note: The following is a news release that was issued by the Mercer County Clerk's Office.

Mercer County's constitutional officers - County Clerk Paula Sollami Covello, County Surrogate Diane Gerofsky and County Sheriff Jack Kemler - announce the winners of the 2012 elementary school poster contest. 

The “My County” poster contest, sponsored by the Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey to commemorate Mercer County government and promote awareness of Mercer County’s attractions, was open to local fourth-grade students.  

The winners are:

• First Place – Aluen Tomat-Kelly, Lawrence Intermediate School, Lawrence Township
• Second Place – Sean Corcoran, Homeschooled in Lawrence Township
• Third Place – Jacob Stout, Lore Elementary School, Ewing Township
• Fourth Place– Zoe Lang, Lawrence Intermediate School, Lawrence Township
• Honorable Mentions – Alex Micharski, Eric Gutierrez, and Bryan Pullen of Mercerville Elementary School, Hamilton Township

The winners were presented award certificates at a ceremony held on June 4 at the main Mercer County Library branch in Lawrence Township.

The winning posters will be on display beginning in mid-August at the library.

The Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey was organized in 1920 to establish a cooperative effort among county clerks, county sheriffs, and county surrogates to improve services rendered to their respective counties and maintain high standards of these services.