Hammond’s 125th Anniversary Day Coloring Contest Winners
On April 21, 2009 the City of Hammond, Indiana celebrated its Quasqui Centennial (125th) Anniversary Day. To commemorate this historic day in Hammond’s history, Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. and the 125th Anniversary Day Celebration Committee held the 125th Anniversary Day Celebration Coloring Contest.
This contest was open to all area school children from grades K through 12. There were three different groups in this contest:
  | Grades K-5 colored the Hammond 125th Anniversary logo; |
| Grades 6-8 colored the City of Hammond Flag; and |
| Grades 9-12 colored a picture of Hammond City Hall. |
There were a total of 249 entries to the contest between May and November, 2009.
The winners selected by the 125th Anniversary Day Committee are:
| Victor Alarcon, 4th Grade, Columbia Elementary School |
| Wendy Arredondo, 8th Grade, Clark Middle School |
| Alex Barrios, 10th Grade, Hammond High School |
| Samantha Bernal, 6th Grade, Clark Middle School |
| Katlyn Bonnel, 5th Grade, Jefferson Elementary School |
| Tori Burse, 4th Grade, O’Bannon Elementary School |
| Jacob Carter, 1st Grade, O’Bannon Elementary School |
| Kyle Clifton, 7th Grade, Clark Middle School |
| Kimberly Corral, 8th Grade, Clark Middle School |
| DaYana Galindo, 3rd Grade, O’Bannon Elementary School |
| Domingo Garcia, 10th Grade, Hammond High School |
| Blake Harrington, 2nd Grade, O’Bannon Elementary School |
| Karah Kinney, 2nd Grade, O’Bannon Elementary School |
| Bianca Medina, 7th Grade, Clark Middle School |
| Karina Padilla, 1st Grade, Columbia Elementary School |
| Braden Patterson, Kindergarten, Wallace Elementary School |
| Fernando Plaza, 3rd Grade, O’Bannon Elementary School |
| Alfredo Ramos, 5th Grade, Columbia Elementary School |
| Marlem Romo, Kindergarten, Wallace Elementary School |
The winners will be honored by Mayor McDermott at the time capsule sealing ceremony on Saturday, November 21 at Hohman & Sibley St. in Downtown Hammond. Their art work will be placed in the 125th Anniversary Time Capsule to be opened in the year 2059. The time capsule will be permanently installed in the Hammond City Hall lobby in December.
Click here to view the winners artwork.
