Jake wins card prize

Ettalong Public School Year 3 student Jake Alipate has won first prize in a Christmas card competition.

Member for Peats Ms Marie Andrews invited Year 3 students across the electorate to enter a competition to design her Christmas card.

Ms Andrews said 168 entries were received from seven primary schools with Jake's design taking out the winning prize of $200 in books from Scholastic for his school and a $50 Australian Geographic voucher for himself.

Ms Andrews made a presentation to Jake and school principal Mr Bob Bourke during a school assembly on November 13.

"Jake's artwork will now be proudly printed on the front of my Christmas Cards for this year," Ms Andrews said.

"It was an extremely difficult task to judge the competition and I would like to thank the students and their teachers for their efforts."

One student per school will also receive a highly commended certificate and a $10 gift voucher.

Winning students from Peninsula schools were Jarod Weston from Woy Woy Public School, Grace Chapman from Woy Woy South Public School, and Layla Rose Lambeth from Ettalong Public School.

All students who entered will receive participation certificates from Ms Andrews.

Press release, December 8 Marie Andrews, Member for Peats