Mill Pond School celebrates smiles

By Elna Seabrooks
Staff Writer
    Students in four categories created prize-winning posters for the National Children’s Dental Health Month Poster Contest. Their work was done to incorporate the theme — “Make me smile.”
    Stacey Ramsey, district art teacher, supervised and guided students during their classes at Mill Pond School in Hodgdon.
    The four categories were by grade — K, 1st and 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 5th and 6th. Each of the four categories, in turn, had 1st-, 2nd- and 3rd-place winning posters that will be entered in the county level contest this month. Then, it’s on to Augusta for the state contest next month. Hodgdon has had a winning poster at the state level for several years.
Contributed Photo
CELEBRATING SMILES — Recent winners of the Mill Pond Elementary School’s Dental Poster Contest hold up their awards certificates. Pictured, from, left in front: Taylor Desrosiers, Hunter Tapley and Braden Dow. Middle row: Duncan Bradshaw, Bobby Ramsey, Bethanie Sanders, Seth Tapley and Emma Drew. In back: Destinee Dhuy, Tabetha Ganzel, J’llyn Goldston, Dylan Oliver, Jamie Lee and Ethan Carter.  Absent was Hunter Scharnick.
    Mill Pond School also celebrated Dental Health Month with “Sugar Out Day” last Friday with enough fresh fruit for every student  through grade 8, thanks to a donation from Shop n’ Save.
    And continuing in the spirit of dental hygiene and health, the Maine Oral Health Program will be providing dental sealants to students in the 2nd and 3rd grade at no cost to their parents.