On Sale Now: The 2024 ‘A Day Without Violence’ Calendars

The art submission from Natalia Engl, an 11^th Grade Student at Ponte Vedra High School (pictured above), and the poetry submission from Nicholas Casillo, an 8^th Grader at Fruit Cove Middle School, were selected as the first-place winners in the 2024 contest.

St. Johns County School District Fine Arts Specialist Joanne Crowder, author and publisher Kristen Paul, Crisp Ellert Art Museum Director Julie Dickover and artist Fran Windeler of Vilano Beach judged more than 600 submissions from St. Johns County students in selecting the artwork and poetry for next year’s calendar.

In the Art Contest, Yiwen Chen, a 7^th Grader at Valley Ridge Academy, won second place and Bristol Howell, an 8^th Grade Student at Fruit Cove Middle School, won second place in the poetry contest.

Those receiving honorable mention include:

Art

Savannah Crowe, Creekside High School, 11^th Grade

Noelle Sinno, Creekside High School, 10^th Grade

Georgie Obie, Creekside High School, 10^th Grade

Ethan Phillips, Valley Ridge Academy, 4^th Grade

Adalynn Flores, Otis Mason Elementary School, 3^rd Grade

Layann Issa, Landrum Middle School, 8^th Grade

Aanya Patel, Freedom Crossing Academy, 8^th Grade

Saryn Vasallo, Beachside High School, 11^th Grade

Jewel Atzori, Island Prep Elementary School, 1^st Grade

Ina Li, Creekside High School, 9^th Grade

Ava Mackie, Beachside High School, 9^th Grade

Poetry

Jonah Gardeen, Fruit Cove Middle School, 6^th Grade

Louisa Ward, Patriot Oaks Academy, 5^th Grade

Marcus Mislivec, Fruit Cove Middle School, 6^th Grade

Kelsey Miller, Fruit Cove Middle School, 6^th Grade

Alene Tanbi, Fruit Cove Middle School, 8^th Grade

Mia Yochelson , Fruit Cove Middle School, 8^th Grade

Shanmukha Patsamatla, Fruit Cove Middle School, 6^th Grade

Riley Hartman, Fruit Cove Middle School, 6^th Grade

Tejaswini Saravanan, Fruit Cove Middle School, 6^th Grade

Marleigh Romine, Fruit Cove Middle School, 6^th Grade

Contest winners will receive special recognition during a St. Johns County School Board Meeting and have their artwork displayed at the Crisp Ellert Art Museum throughout October during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, with 3,000 calendars distributed to classrooms throughout St. Johns County this fall.

“We appreciate all of the St. Johns County Students who entered the contest, our judges and the continued support of the project by the St. Johns County School District, which raises awareness of our prevention work throughout the county,” said Betty Griffin Center CEO Kelly Franklin. “We also appreciate the support of the locally owned print company HARTLEY, which sponsored the production of the calendar for a third consecutive year.”