Michelle Jackson: State Fair Winner

     Students generally go to the Oklahoma State Fair to ride the Ferris wheel and to eat funnel cake. They play expensive carnival games and occasionally win life-sized stuffed animals. They stroll through the pavilions and buy souvenirs. Michelle Jackson was an exception.
     Michelle, a Grace senior, saw the fair's Expo Eenter competitions as an opportunity and a challenge. She competed in the needlepoint and photography categories, and won. Two of the six photographs she entered received bright red second place ribbons, and her needle and thread project received a sapphire-blue first place ribbon. These awards demonstrate Michelle's exceptional talent and drive.      Michelle uses Grace's ORUEF preparation times to further her creative abilities. With the help of Mrs. Sheth (Grace's librarian and also our needle and thread instructor) Michelle's needlepoint received 2nd place at ORUEF last year. In years past, Michelle has participated in the photography prep time, taking snapshots of animals, landscape, still life, and other subject categories.
     Competitive and hard-working, Michelle plans on submitting both needlepoint and photography entries for ORUEF this year.

story by Melissa Martinek