It is that time of year when ARN hosts its annual Memorial Day Art Contest for Zionsville!
This year, the students of ZMS and ZWMS both particiapted!
The flyer invited the community to the gallery opening!
And the back highlighted the cash prizes!
After two months of planning, coordinating with teachers, and planning a program the night arrived!
The refreshments were set and the art was arranged!
The art drew quite a crowd of parents and students.
The art was set up in the chapel this year which helped the flow.
Many people took a look around to see all the competition!
Students had to be present to win, so they were eager for the program to start!
It was great to see young and old attendees engaging with the art.
The Memorial Day theme makes the time investment very emotional.
Once the program began, everyone found a seat.
The house was packed!
Sadie Cohen sang the National Anthem to start out the program.
She did a great job! Such a big voice for such a small girl - she didn't even use a microphone!
Veteran speakers moved us with their touching remarks.
The conveyed their deep sense of loss and the importance of holding Memorial Day sacred.
The flag folding ceremony is always educational and heartfelt.
The flag used this year was a burial flag of one of the veteran speaker's son.
After the ceremony, the awards for the winning art were given.
Three honorable mentions winners, as well as first and third place winners were present!
Our first place winner with her art! Congratulations!
She was the second place winner last year!
The veteran speakers really enhanced the program this year.
The art was really well-thought out and the students seemed very committed.
The remembrance of Memorial Day is a mission of the funeral home.
We hope to keep this tradition going and possibly expand to other schools.
What a special night!
