CORN FESTIVAL
SHOW WINNERS

OUR 2023 SHOW WINNERS

BABY PHOTO WINNERS

TWINS

1st Place: Finn & Graham McFarland
2nd Place: Griffin & Madison Persak

6-12 months (Girls)

1st Place:  Reagan Holliday
2nd Place: Francesca Barry
3rd Place: Elizabeth Mae
Honorable Mention: Audrey Cockream  &  Raelynn Sabrina Slater

6-12 months (Boys)

1st Place: Weston Kleisner
2nd Place: Nash Ingram
3rd Place: Maxwell Mitchell
Honorable Mention: Maverick Morrall  & Artemys Mann

13-23 months (Girls)

1st Place: Nora Jorstad
2nd Place: Laela Niklas
3rd Place: Cora Kopczick
Honorable Mention: Scarlett Heath & Anastasia Blecha

13-23 months (Boys)

1st Place: Noa Hall
2nd Place: Masai Blandon
3rd Place: Wesley Ellison
Honorable Mention: Lincoln Grabowski

2 years (Girls)

1st Place: Haven Tondini
2nd Place: Koralynn Loveall
3rd Place: Ivy Brandt
Honorable Mention: Autumn Bruss

2 years (Boys)

1st Place: Gavin Punke
2nd Place: Caiden Amburn
3rd Place: Houston Cockream
Honorable Mention: Brockton Watson

3 years (Girls)

1st Place: Olivia Corwin
2nd Place: Tayah Anderson
3rd Place: Evie Roseland
Honorable Mention: Emma Bruss

3 years (Boys)

1st Place: Hawk Stott
2nd Place: Trentavious Johnson
3rd Place: Henry Jurasits

4 & 5 years (Girls)

1st Place: Collins Sandeno
2nd Place: Gracelyn Struck
3rd Place: Mackenzie Hill
Honorable Mention: Fiona Punke & Scarlett Day

4 & 5 years (Boys)

1st Place: Lane Light
2nd Place: Logan Punke
3rd Place: Brooks Underhill
Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter their child into this year's Baby Photo Contest. Please note as the entry states, one of the areas in which we vote is on the appropriateness of the photo. Therefore, if the photo is a xerox copy, have others in the photo or the subject being too candid as in a car seat or shopping cart, those photos no matter how cute are not able to be selected. We believe everyone's baby is truly the cutest baby & the decision at times is a very difficult one. Everyone works hard to make this contest run smoothly from collecting the entries to our vast panel of judges. Reminder, please be kind as this is all in fun. Happy Corn Festival!

2023 SCARECROW STROLL RESULTS

Best Youth Organization

Winner: Quatro Leafers 4H Club
Scarecrow Name: Scaredy Crow

Best Business

Winner: Floral Design Morris
Scarecrow Name: Gretchen

Best Use of Theme

Winner: The Polson Family
Scarecrow Name: A Deep Dive into Tradition

Best Organization

Winner: Morris Lion’s Club
Scarecrow Name: Lion Pride

Best Individual/Family

Winner: Austin Neill
Scarecrow Name: Tray Da Shawn and Jack “Crackerjack” Crow

Most Creative

Winner: That Perennial Place
Scarecrow Name: Zea Mays

People’s Choice

Winner: That Perennial Place
Scarecrow Name: Zea Mays

Pre K – 2nd Grade

Winner: Mrs. Munsell’s Kindergarten (ICS)
Scarecrow Name: Pete the Scarecat “Pete the Cat & His Four Groovy Buttons” 

3rd – 5th Grade

Winner: Ms. Reed’s 5th Grade (Saratoga School)
Scarecrow Name: Harry Potter

6-8th Grade

Winner: Ann Sims 6-8th Grade ELA Classes (Gardner Grade School)
Scarecrow Name: Auggie “Wonder”

PIE EATING WINNERS

Ages 5 & 6

1st Lucas Tondini
2nd Vivian Ramos

Ages 7 & 8

Brexton Wyke

Ages 9 & 10

JJ Borgstrom

Ages 11 & 12

Damon Blan

CRACKERBOX DERBY WINNERS

Derby Class:

Hope
Lyndsey
Cooper

Plastic Class:

Reece
Blake
Sophia

Rubber Class:

Jake
Everett
Silas

Precision Class:

Reece
Carter
Gianna

MIDDLE SCHOOL MARCHING BAND RESULTS

Class A

1. Central Middle School

Class B

1. Reed Custer Middle School

Class C

1. Coal City Middle School

Best Overall Grade School

Central Middle School

Best Drumline

1. Central Middle School
2. Minooka Junior High School
3. Coal City Middle School

Best Hornline

1. Central Middle School

Best Drum Major

1. Reed Custer Middle School

Best Flags/Auxillary

1. Central Middle School
2. Reed CusterMiddle School

HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND RESULTS

Class AA

1. West Aurora High School

Class A

1. Morris Community High School
2. Coal City High Schoo

Class B

1. Reed Custer High School

Class C

1. Gardner Area Band

Class D

1. Serena High School

Best Overall High School

West Aurora High School

Best Drumline

1. West Aurora High School
2. Minooka High School
3. Morris High School

Best Hornline

1. West Aurora High School
2. Minooka High School
3. Morris High School

Best Drum Major

1. Reed Custer High School
2. Coal City High School
3. West Aurora High School

Best Flags/Auxillary

1. West Aurora High School
2. Reed Custer High School
3. Coal City High School

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