Twenty students answered our call for entries in Washington Middle School PTSA’s first-ever Cookie Decorating Fest! Behold an amazing and imaginative variety of holiday symbols, gingerbread people, wildlife, sealife (can you find the octopus?), stained glass windows and more!

The judges picked 10 winning entries and 10 honorable mentions. Congratulations to all! See below.

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  • Entrant #1 – Quinn Sanders, Gr7
    Judges’ Favorite: Most Festive (for Santa with Hat) – tied with #20
  • Entrant #2 – Sula Yogi-Adams, Gr6
    Judges’ Favorite: Messiest Without Being Gross – tied with #14
  • Entrant #3 – Briana Curiel Mar, Gr7
    Judges’ Favorite: Best Use of Sprinkles
  • Entrant #4 – Luna Micheloni, Gr8
    Judges’ Favorite: Best Use of Icing
  • Entrant #5 – Sophia Price, Gr6
    Judges’ Favorite: Best Example of techniques shown in Food Network & YouTube
  • Entrant #6 – Maya Veitengruber, Gr6
    Honorable Mention: Stickiest Looking Cookie
  • Entrant #6 (closeup) – Maya Veitengruber, Gr6
  • Entrant #6 (closeup) – Maya Veitengruber, Gr6
  • Entrant #6 (closeup) – Maya Veitengruber, Gr6
  • Entrant #7 (a) – Daphne Houghton, Gr6
  • Entrant #7 (b) – Daphne Houghton, Gr6
    Honorable Mention: Sweetest Looking Cookie
  • Entrant #7 (c) – Daphne Houghton, Gr6
  • Entrant #8 – Jayden Sinclair, Gr7
    Honorable Mention: Largest Cookie Ever
  • Entrant #9 – Angel E. Leal Juarez, Gr7
    Honorable Mention: Most Traditional – tied with #10
  • Entrant #10 – Juan C. Leal Juarez, Gr6
    Honorable Mention: Most Traditional – tied with #9
  • Entrant #11 – Gayatri Armes, Gr7
    Judges’ Favorite: Most Likely to Be on Pinterest – tied with #18
  • Entrant #12 – Makoto Tsukigase, Gr7
    Honorable Mention: Sportiest Cookie (for football)
  • Entrant #13 – Sonja Wartman, Gr8
    Honorable Mention: Sprinkliest Cookie (for stocking)
  • Entrant #14 – Mohammed Fatty, Gr7
    Judges’ Favorite: Messiest Without Being Gross – tied with #2
  • Entrant #15 – Sa’myiah McGinnis, Gr7
    Honorable Mention: Crunchiest Looking Cookie
  • Entrant #16 (a) – Tegan West, Gr7
    Judges’ Favorite: Most Unique
  • Entrant #16 (b) – Tegan West, Gr7
  • Entrant #16 (c) – Tegan West, Gr7
  • Entrant #17 (a) – Julian Ross, Gr8
  • Entrant #17 (b) – Julian Ross, Gr8
    Honorable Mention: Friendliest Looking Cookies
  • Entrant #17 (c) – Julian Ross, Gr8
    Honorable Mention: Friendliest Looking Cookies
  • Entrant #17 (d) – Julian Ross, Gr8
  • Entrant #18 – Michelle Vo, Gr7
    Judges’ Favorite: Most Likely to Be on Pinterest – tied with #11
  • Entrant #19 – Ione Rawson, Gr6
    Honorable Mention: Tastiest Looking Cookie
  • Entrant #20 – Jaden Meyer, Gr8
    Judges’ Favorite: Most Festive (for menorah) – tied with #1