This holiday season the Child Advocacy Center Christmas Tree is decorated with award winning ornaments from students at Eastside Elementary, Westside Elementary, Auburntown Elementary, Short Mountain, and Woodbury Grammar.
There are also blue ribbons hung from the Child Advocacy Center Christmas tree. The ribbons are in honor of the children who will be victims of child abuse today. In the United States, before this day is over, 3 children will die as a result of child abuse. At least one of them will be a baby that is less than a year old. The other two will not have celebrated their 5th birthdays. Today, more than 510 other children will be physically abused. Another 270 children will be sexually abused. In total, over 2,700 children will be abused today in America.
This day is no different than any other day. Child abuse is an American epidemic. Children die every day. Children are injured every day.
A blue ribbon is the international symbol for Child Abuse Prevention. The color blue has been chosen to represent the bruised and battered bodies of the thousands of children that are abused every day. It serves as a constant reminder that all of us have a responsibility to help keep children safe.
The Child Advocacy Center is pleased to announce that the following students were winners in the Christmas Tree Ornament Contest:
Short Mountain:
Robyn Arbaugh, Austin Bogle, Rave Cagle, Andrew Ellis, Brooklyn Gunter, Kayla Hale, Evan Kellerman, Ana Lawson, Jesse Self, Lauren Simmons, Lela Taylor, Tori Tate, Johnna Summers, Erika Taylor, Makayla Underhill, Ray Waycaster, Chris Young
East Side:
Caleb Bryan, Trent Bynum, Kelby Cantrell, Christian Davis, Caren Fox, Courtney Jackson, Shelley Nicholson, Erin Scott, Leeann Scott, Tamra Seiber, Weston Slatton, Emily Taylor, Rachel Thilhawer, Kelsey Wilson, Tryleigh York, Jasmine Young,
Auburntown:
Catie Adams, Haley Armstrong, Carly Brown, Chloe Fann, Kirsten Garrison, Rachel Hale, B.J. Helton, Luke Jakes, Zoey Layhew, Kelsey Logan, Shellby Parker, Holly Prater, Austin Cole Ramsey, Maleah Scott, Shelby Seamans, Alyeah Sisco
West Side:
Brody Adams, Reston Campbell, Hunter Cook, Dillon Corley, Drew Corley, Gia DeYoung, Karina Fann, Michelle Gomez, Sloane Gragg, Turner Gragg, Katie Hickman, Sarah Hickman, Brittany McCoy, Brandon Miles, Jonathan Mitchell, Mary Neall, Lindsey Ozlanski, Nathan Poteete, Julianna Shau, Sam Schau, Daisy Taylor, Marion Wallace, Kelsie Willis, Lane Willis,
Woodbury Grammar:
Jessie Arnold, Hannah Farnsworth, Hannah Freewall, Elizabeth House, Mabelle Jones, Johnathan Harold Melton, Jr., Justin Prater, Meghan Wilmouth,
The Child Advocacy Center is a non profit agency that serves child abuse, child sexual abuse and drug endangered children. For additional information, please contact Amanda Burks at the Cannon County Child Advocacy Center at 563-9915.