Whiz Kid: Local 8th Grader Wins Lions Club International Peace Poster Contest

Patch Whiz Kid: Rosie Kelly

School: 8th grader at Northwest Middle School

Accomplishment: Rosie submitted the winning design in the Lions Club International Peace Poster Contest. She won the local contest sponsored by the Taneytown Lions Club, going on to win the District 22W contest (all clubs in western Maryland from Carroll to Garrett), and then the Multiple District Contest for Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia. Her design was judged as best in portraying this year’s theme, "Vision of Peace. "

Key to Awesomeness: Rosie is a girl of few words, but when asked about her keys to awesomeness, she laughed quietly and said, "I don't really know what I do.  I just get bored and start drawing. I like animals. I usually draw them. I have a lot of pets and I like to draw them. My grandmother told me that my great-grandfather used to draw really well and make signs for stores.  My mom can't even draw a squirrel, and… my grandmother can only draw a pig that is a stick-figure." She said she entered the Peace Poster contest because, "I just thought it would be fun to do."