MBE students express themselves

Each year, the Expressions Arts Competition encourages and fosters creativity in Mountain Brook Elementary School students.

This year’s theme for entries in creative writing, photography, visual arts, video and a new category, instrumental performance, was “I am ... ” Teachers encouraged students to enter by offering bonus points or homework passes.

All students entering the expressions contest were awarded an ice cream treat while preliminary winners were announced in each category at a medal ceremony. Preliminary winners at MBE were automatically entered into the Mountain Brook district contest and judged along with those from the other elementary schools.