GILMANTON

The Gilmanton School, in cooperation with the Gilmanton Land Trust and its "Gilmanton's Greatest Views - For Everyone Forever" campaign, organized a field trip for sixth graders to explore special places in the Town.

Following the trip, students submitted poems expressing their ideas on important times and places in Gilmanton. Others submitted photographs of their favorite Gilmanton scenes. At a school assembly on December 19, the students' work was formally recognized. John Dickey, of the Gilmanton Land Trust board of trustees, congratulated the students for their outstanding work.

A selection of the photographs will be exhibited in the Gilmanton Academy Building, and included in a calendar prepared for 2014. The Land Trust found the poems of remarkable merit, and rather than select a winner, chose to specially recognize twelve of the poets for their work — Grade 6: Tommi Butts, Melody Davies, Michael Eisenmann, Abbie Fillion, Jennie Gannon, Joey Laurendeau, and Emily Waite; Grade 7: Mitchell Juneau, Samantha Knowles, Jacob Malburne and Molly Vallee; Grade 8: Victoria Skelley. Photographers receiving awards are: Lauren Dean, Noah Presby, Emily Kordas, Rachel Williams, Cian Brown, and Mariah Gardner.

For more information about the Gilmanton's Greatest Views campaign, check the Gilmanton Land Trust website: www.gilmantonlandtrust.org.

CAPTION — Lauren Dean's photo of Crystal Lake was selected for an award from among the many remarkable pictures taken by Gilmanton students following a field trip to explore the Town's scenic and historic places.