KMS Update Kawananakoa Middle School

Lillian Nguyen has been named a merit award winner in the 22^nd annual Lions International Peace Poster Contest. The theme of this year’s competition was “The Power of Peace.”

              “Peace will only come around when people’s hearts change,” said Nguyen.

              Nguyen’s winning poster was chosen for its originality, artistic merit and portrayal of this year’s theme. She is one of 23 merit award winners chosen from more than 350,000 entries drawn by children ages 11 to 13 from 70 countries.

              As a merit award winner, she will be presented with a cash award of US$500 and a certificate of achievement by the Honolulu Lions Club, local sponsor of the contest.