GILBERT, SC - Celebrating peaches and Lexington County Peach Festival, Michelin Tire Company annually sponsors the Peachy Art awards for students at Gilbert public schools.  With help and leadership from art teachers at Gilbert High, Gilbert Middle, Gilbert Elementary and Gilbert Primary Schools, students express their talent; and winners receive $35 for first place awards, $25 for second place awards, and $15 for third place awards.   On June 2, Randy Crutfield from Michelin joined Jill Sharpe, Peachy Art Committee Chair, in honoring this year’s art winners and presenting their awards. 

This year’s winners from Gilbert Primary School:
Kindergarten:  Jesus Zavala, 1st place; Camryn Sox, 2nd place; and Sydney Keisler, 3rd place.
1st grade:  Lydia Roxburgh,1st place; Colden Harman,2nd place; and Marena Fleming, 3rd place.
2nd grade: Bryan Crowell,1st place; Jose Aguilera, 2nd place; and Drayton Smith, 3rd place. 

This year’s winners from Gilbert Elementary School:
3rd grade: Connor Lundy, 1st place; Ethan Oswald, 2nd place; Gabriel Martinez, 3rd place; and Megan Sooter, Honorable Mention.
4th grade: Danica Myers, 1st place; Nathaniel Oxendine, 2nd place; Autumn Bradley, 3rd place; and Amanda Burroughs, Honorable Mention.
5th grade:  Emily Pilot, 1st place; Peri Ward, 2nd place; and Hunter Caughman, 3rd place.    

This year’s winners from Gilbert Middle School:
6th grade:  Megan Bajuscik, 1st place; Douglas McGill, 2nd place; and Samantha Jonas, 3rd place.
7th grade:  Travis Dubose, 1st place; Dakota Hollman, 2nd place; and Callie Gunter, 3rd place.
8th grade:  Beth Sanders, 1st place; John Davis, 2nd place; and Santana Brown, 3rd place.

This year’s winners from Gilbert High School:
Freshman Class:  McKenzie Keisler , 1st place; Kayla Black, 2nd place; and Brad Keisler, 3rd place.
Sophomore Class:  Justin Long, 1st place sophomore; Henry Hutto, 2nd place sophomore; and Nikki Abbott, 3rd place, sophomore.
Junior Class: Laken Wooten, 1st place;  Carissa Galloway and Paul Mullins, 2nd place; Brittany Ditmar, 3rd place.
Senior Class:  Jessica Taylor, 1st place; Alec Bruner, 2nd place; and Kat Crawford, 3rd place.

For more information about this year’s festival, visit the festival’s official website  www.lexingtoncountypeachfestival.com.

Gilbert Primary School winners, left to right: Drayton Smith, Jose Aguilera, Jesus Zavala, Colden Harman, Camryn Sox, and Marena Fleming with Randy Crutfield from Michelin Tire Corporation.

Randy Crutfield from Michelin Tire Corporation with Gilbert Elementary School winners displaying their art work, left to right:  Back row: Emily Pilot, Hunter Caughman, and Peri Ward; Middle row: Amanda Burroughs, Danica Myers, Nathaniel Oxendine, and Autumn Bradley; Front row: Megan Sooter, Connor Lundy,  Gabriel Martinez, and Ethan Oswald.

Randy Crutfield from Michelin Tire Corporation, back row far left and Jill Sharpe, Peachy Art Contest Committee Chair, back row far right join Gilbert Middle School winners, left to right:  standing:  Santana Brown, John Davis, and Beth Sanders; kneeling and seated, left to right:   Dakota Hollman, Samantha Jonas,  Douglas McGill, Callie Gunter, Megan Bajuscik, and Travis Dubose.

Randy Crutfield from Michelin Tire Corporation with Gilbert High School Freshmen art winners, left to right: Brad Keisler, Kayla Black, and McKenzie Keisler.

Gilbert High School art winners with Randy Crutfield from Michelin Tire Corporation, left to right;  Carissa Galloway, Nikki Abbott, Henry Hutto, Paul Mullins, Laken Wooten, and Brittany Ditmar.

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