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Ernest C. Cerino, Jr.
Office of the Mercer County Clerk
609-989-6353

Mercer County’s Constitutional Officers announced the winners of the 2012 elementary school poster contest for the County.  The “My County” poster contest, sponsored by the Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey (COANJ) to commemorate Mercer County Government and promote awareness of Mercer County’s attractions, was open to local fourth grade students. The winners for Mercer County are: 1ST Place– Aluen Tomat-Kelly - Lawrence Intermediate School; 2ND Place – Sean Corcoran - Homeschooled in Lawrenceville; 3RD Place – Jacob Stout – Lore Elementary School; 4th Place– Zoe Lang - Lawrence Intermediate School; Honorable Mentions – Alex Micharski, Eric Gutierrez, and Bryan Pullen - all of Mercerville Elementary School. The winning posters will be on display beginning in mid-August at the main Mercer County Library branch located at 2751 Brunswick Pike in Lawrence Township. Front Left to Right: Aluen Tomat, Sean Corcoran, Jacob Stout, Zoe Lang, Alex Micharski, Bryan Pullen (not pictured Eric Gutierrez) Back Left to Right: County Surrogate Diane Gerofsky, County Clerk Paula Sollami Covello and County Sheriff Jack Kemler

Mercer County Constitutional Officers, County Clerk Paula Sollami Covello, County Surrogate Diane Gerofsky, and County Sheriff Jack Kemler announced the winners of the 2012 elementary school poster contest.  The “My County” poster contest, sponsored by the Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey (COANJ) to commemorate Mercer County government and to promote awareness of Mercer County’s attractions, was open to local fourth grade students.

The winners for are:
1ST Place– Aluen Tomat-Kelly - Lawrence Intermediate School, Lawrence
2ND Place – Sean Corcoran - Homeschooled in Lawrenceville
3RD Place – Jacob Stout – Lore Elementary School, Ewing Township
4th Place– Zoe Lang - Lawrence Intermediate School, Lawrence
Honorable Mentions – Alex Micharski, Eric Gutierrez, and Bryan Pullen of Mercerville Elementary School, Hamilton Township

The winners were presented award certificates at a ceremony held on June 4h at the main Mercer County Library branch in Lawrence Township. The winning posters will be on display beginning in mid-August at the library. The Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey (COANJ) was organized in 1920 to establish a cooperative effort among County Clerks, County Sheriffs, and County Surrogates to improve services rendered to their respective counties and maintain high standards of these services.