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Pittsburg student wins T-shirt design contest
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The winning T-shirt design came from Annette Mora, a 5th grader last year at Westside Elementary School, and shows students around the globe holding hands. - photo by Courtesy Photo
PITTSBURG, Kan. — Communities In Schools of Mid-America has announced the winner of its T-shirt design contest to support its 25th Anniversary campaign, and out of more than 60 schools across Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Oklahoma, not only the first-place design but the two runners up were all students from Pittsburg. “We are excited to have the opportunity to include our students in the final events leading up to the end of our 25th Anniversary year,” Development and Events Manager for CIS of Mid-America Jessica Peña said in a press release. “It is amazing to see the talent of our students and the meaning that CIS has to them.” Students in elementary through high school submitted T-shirt designs that describe their experience with CIS in their school.