Enthusiasm for Clairbourn Abounds in Parent Photo Contests

For people who have discovered the warmth, supportive atmosphere, and academic advantages at Clairbourn, enthusiasm runs high. Parents, who enroll for elementary or middle school grades, often remark that they wish they had known about Clairbourn School sooner for preschool and Kindergarten!

So, in order to create more awareness about all that Clairbourn has to offer, and also to teach families how to use the school’s photo-sharing website, a “Clairbourn Around Town” photo contest was held in November and December of 2019. Parents were asked to take and submit off-campus photos that showcase the Clairbourn spirit. The entries were very creative, and both parents and students got in on the action.

Entries to the photo contest included a Big Bear snowman photo, students in Taekwondo class, students eating a cotton candy ice cream treat at MilkCow Cafe, a California coast photo with sea lions, a lakeside photo in Taiwan, and a photo at a local car racing speedway.

Parents took photos at Kidspace, Catalina Island, Dana Point, Huntington Gardens, Big Bear, the LA River, Medieval Times, a Taekwondo academy, a local horse stable, a racing speedway, a violin tutor’s house, lots of local restaurants, and some even packed props in their luggage to take pictures in the Bahamas and Taiwan.

The contest’s first place photo was from a family who sport-fishes in the LA River. They waited for two hours for a carp to be caught so this photo could be taken.

In order to ensure fairness in the judging, a well-respected art teacher from a top private high school in the San Fernando Valley was asked to choose the winning photos. Winners from both contest received coveted new Clairbourn-logo merchandise including insulated water bottles, stadium chairs, plush cougar toys, and the ultimate prize of over-sized and waterproof, outdoor fleece blankets.

The beach photo, above, was taken in the Bahamas over a school break, and the night photo was taken at the LA Arboretum’s Moonlight Forest Lantern Festival.

This was the second photo contest of the school year. The previous contest was held in September and October, and parents were allowed to submit any type of photo of any subject as long as it was taken on campus. Parents sent in charming landscape photos, staged student shots, well-composed abstract photos, and lots of student candids.

The first photo contest of the year asked parents to submit photos taken on campus of any subject.

Overall, the photo contests turned out to be a great community-building activity. It helped more parents know how to use the photo sharing website, and an added bonus was happy family memories and photos were created along the way!

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