Michigan Student Among Top Artists In Poster Contest

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A fifth grade student from Michigan has come in second place in the 2021 National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest. The Michigan State Police Missing Persons Coordination Unit’s Jolene Hardesty told WSJM News last year a statewide contest seeking posters bringing attention to the issue of missing children is held each year. She said the entries sent in by kids statewide are rewarding to see.

“I see their life,” Hardesty said. “I see their creativity coming out. Family is huge. You get to look at the world through the child’s eyes, and it’s really special.”

The top Michigan entry is entered into the national contest. Emily Glassford, a fifth-grade student at Almont Elementary in Almont, was the top pick this year, and she made first runner up in the national contest. Other top entries from Michigan include second place winner Clover Nash, also from Almont Elementary, and third place winner Torey Robbins from Brown Elementary in Saint Joseph.