Mayor Slay Announces Winner of 2013 Holiday Card Design Contest

The winner and finalists of Mayor Francis G. Slay's annual Holiday Card Design Contest were honored today at a reception in City Hall in the Mayor's Office. Twelve-year-old Hannah Haaland from St. Stephen Protmartyr School submitted the winning design, which will be used as Mayor and Mrs. Slay's 2013 holiday cards.

Mayor Slay presented each student will a certificate of achievement, and Bissinger's Handcrafted Chocolate provided a complimentary gift for each of the finalists.

"I'd like to thank all the students for submitting an entry to my Annual Holiday Card Design Contest," Mayor Slay said. "One of my favorite holiday traditions is going through the design entries, and every year, it's very difficult to narrow down the entries to the top 10. I congratulate Hannah for winning this year's contest, and Mrs. Slay and I are proud to use her design on our 2013 holiday card."

Children 12 and under who live or attend school in the City of St. Louis were invited to submit a design for consideration in the 13^th annual contest. Mayor Slay received 437 contest entries. The winners are as follows:

Grand Prize Winner

Miss Hannah Haaland, 6th grader at St. Stephen Protomartyr School

1st Runner-Up

Miss Allison Grierson, 2nd grader at Kennard CJA Elementary School

2nd Runner-Up

Miss Morgan Murphy, 4th grader, home schooled

Honorable Mention

Miss Jessica Anne Lawrence, 3^rd grader at Woerner Elementary School

Miss Destiny Davis, 6^th grader at Confluence Academy – Old North Campus

Mr. Amel Bucuk, 1^st grader at Premier Charter School

Miss Isabella Ford, 3^rd grader at Kennard CJA Elementary School

Miss Aaliyah Barsh, 2^nd grader at Stix Early Childhood Center School

Mr. Kevin Hickey, 5^th grader at St. Roch School

Miss Lauren Bieg, 6^th grader at St. Stephen Protomartyr School

A poster containing the top 10 card designs is on display at City Hall as well as in the photo gallery below.