Law Day Celebration
The annual Law Day celebration was held on Monday, May 2 and was presented by the Polk County Bar Association. Law Day has been celebrated on or around May 1 since 1958 when President Dwight Eisenhower signed the proclamation declaring it a day to celebrate and strengthen the American heritage of liberty, justice and equality under the law. The Polk County Bar Association partners with ARAG each year to give Polk County area students a chance to get creative with the law as part of our annual Law Day celebration. Students in grades K through 12 are invited to compete in the visual arts, music, essay and poetry categories.
This year’s theme was “Toward a More Perfect Union: The Constitution in Times of Change.” Numerous Ankeny students from across the district won awards and are mentioned below.
High School Poetry Competition
Emma Smith, Centennial High School
2nd place
High School Essay Competition
Elizabeth Deng, Centennial High School
1st place
Finn Stukerjurgen, Southview Middle School
3rd place
High School Visual Arts Competition
Josie Bishop, Northview Middle School
2nd place
High School Technology Competition
Noah Yeager, Ankeny High School
1st place
Middle School Technology Competition
Aakansha Ganesh, Prairie Ridge Middle School
1st place
Middle School Performing Arts Competition
Lauren Boka, Katelyn Henzi, Camryn Johnson, Abigail Willardson, Cathy Owusu-Awkye, Josefina Willkom, Maia Bredice, Kaley Swanson and Sydney Heithoff, Northview Middle School
1st place
Middle School Poetry Competition
Rosie Howieson, Northview Middle School
1st place
Middle School Essay Competition
Kalyani Bhat, Northview Middle School
1st place
Harrison Jansen, Northview Middle School
2nd place
Martha Willard, Prairie Ridge Middle School
3rd place
Middle School Visual Arts Competition
Hollin Hansen, Southview Middle School
1st place
Eve Russell, Prairie Ridge Middle School
2nd place
Jamie Miara, Lauren Harmon, Ava Barten, Marleigh Munger and Mabelle Way, Northview Middle School
3rd place (tie)
Elementary School Poster Competition
Ainsley Schnurr, Ashland Ridge Elementary
1st place
Jillian Tournier, Ashland Ridge Elementary
2nd place
Thomas Dunne, Northeast Elementary
3rd place
Elementary School Visual Arts Competition
Brinley Feuerbach, Ashland Ridge Elementary
1st place
Jillian Moses and Siena Peddicord, Northeast Elementary
2nd place
Stella Heither and Lia Meyer, Ashland Ridge Elementary
3rd place
Elementary School Coloring Competition
Camryn Taxted, Prairie Trail Elementary
1st place
Elle Evans, Prairie Trail Elementary
2nd place
Kyla Leach, Prairie Trail Elementary
3rd place
Elementary School Essay Competition
Brynlee Moeller, Southeast Elementary
1st place
Elementary School Poetry Competition
Clayton Gardner, Prairie Trail Elementary
1st place
Elementary School Technology Competition
Chatham Beck, Ashland Ridge Elementary
1st place
Madeline Lynch, Northeast Elementary
2nd place
Kaitlyn French, Ashland Ridge Elementary
3rd place