Small Town Times
April 2018
Kindergartener, Troy, Wins Award
By: Siarah Willenberg
In March, we shared a story about Troy Mack-
Sekutera and Ava Paitz being chosen for the State
Capitol Art Exhibition. This is one of the highest
honors for elementary student
artists.
The highest honor for a Ne-
braska elementary student was
given to Troy. His piece of
artwork Cows at Home was
chosen as the ‘Best of Show’
for the elementary division.
Troy stated the meaning of
his artwork is “A mom and
her baby enjoying a nice day”
and it reminds him of going to
his papa’s and grandma’s
farm. When talking with Troy about what advice he
has for others when doing art, he stated, “You have
to take your time and ask for help.”
We are very proud
of these two stu-
dents who repre-
sented our school at
the state capitol.
Congrats to Troy
for this awesome
honor at only six
years old.
Troy is a kindergar-
ten student and the
son of Justin Mack
and
Mariah
Sekutera.■
Feldman Places in Severe Weather Awareness Poster Contest
By: Mariah Sekutera
Caydence Feldman, a
fourth grade student, was cho-
sen as the third place poster
winner during the Nebraska
Severe Weather Awareness
week. The contest was open to
Nebraska fourth graders and
was centered around how to
be safe during the upcoming
severe weather in spring and
summer. Caydence prepared
her piece of work by thinking
about the different storms and
how they affect Nebraskans.
When asked if she has ever
used her plans before, she
stated “Not really, but I will if
the time ever comes.”
Caydence also said, “Mine
was original. I did it from
scratch. I expressed my very
own feelings on how to stay
safe during severe weather.”
The contest was hosted
by Nebraska Emergency Man-
agement Agency. Caydence
won $75 by receiving third
place. Litchfield is proud of
Caydence’s hard work! ■
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