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New York Mills students were recently honored as part of the annual Veterans Day poster and essay contest. The contest is sponsored by the NY Mills VFW Auxiliary for students in grades 3-6. Above: Fourth grade: Anora Knutson(first place), Emma Felix (second place), Sydney Doucette (third place), Jayden Wood (fourth place), and Ava Marsh (fifth place). Honorable Mentions (not pictured): Jade Wegscheid, Cinsear Bellanger, Declan Terveer, Ariah Whitten, Asher Maunumaki, Ruby Schik, and Ezequiel Valencia. Right: Third grade: Porter Hendrickx (first place), Ren Hoefs (second place), Emma Gebert (third place), and June Schik (fourth place). Bottom right: Fifth grade: Shane Shornack (first place), Zachary Brandt (second place), Hayden Bleichner (third place), Millie Schik (fourth place), Scott Lehmann (fifth place), and Annabelle Bernu (sixth place). Honorable Mentions (not pictured): Drake Green, Ellie Campana, Nolan Uselman, Emily Page, Phoenix Grunwald, Benjamin Geiser, Mila Aschnewitz, Max Geiser, Tate Sneeden, Alia Nelson, Esta Lien, Kylie Weller, Brooklyn Wilhelmi, and Colter Hendrickx. Below left: Sixth Grade: Sydney Jorgenson (first place), Helena Kimber (second place), Jacob Haman (third place), and Aubrey Uselman (fourth place). Honorable Mentions (not pictured): Jordanna Huwe, Brigid Stout, Ezekiel Geiser, and Levi Marsh.