The Dispute Resolution Center of Montgomery County, Inc. (DRC-MC) is excited to announce the 2026 Conflict Resolution Bookmark Art Contest! This annual contest invites talented young artists to create bookmarks that promote peaceful conflict resolution and bullying prevention practices.
Key Dates:
- Contest Begins: February 1, 2026
- Entry Deadline: March 9, 2026 by 5 p.m.
- Judging: March 24, 2026
- Winners Announced: April 9, 2026 at www.resolution-center.org
- Awards Ceremony: April 2026 (Will be Announced in February 2026)
How to Participate:
Create a Bookmark: Design a bookmark that creatively expresses the theme of peaceful conflict resolution or bullying prevention using the 3”x 9” template attached with this e-mail!
Submit Your Entry: Entries can be mailed or delivered to: Dispute Resolution Center of Montgomery County, Inc., 301 N. Thompson St., Suite 106, Conroe, TX 77301. Entries may also be delivered to the Children’s Section of any branch of the Montgomery County Memorial Library System. All entries must be received by 5:00 p.m. on March 9, 2026.
Awards and Recognition:
Winning bookmarks will be featured on the DRC-MC website and displayed at the Montgomery County Memorial Library branches. One winning bookmark from each grade will be reproduced for distribution across Montgomery County.
Winning artists will receive monetary prizes and teachers of winning artists will have a bullying prevention book donated to their school in their honor.
Call for Entries!
The Dispute Resolution Center of Montgomery County, Inc. (DRC-MC) seeks entries for its 2026 Conflict Resolution Bookmark Art Contest. The contest is open to all Montgomery County students in grades K through eighth.
Categories:
- Level 1 – Kindergarten through Second Grade
- Level 2 – Third through Fifth Grade
- Level 3 – Sixth through Eighth Grade
To Enter:
Submit original artwork drawn on the bookmark size template available on our website or on a 8½” x 11” sheet of paper with the image size being 3” high by 9” wide. Please be sure that the student’s name, age and grade, school or program name, teacher’s name and address, written legibly, are included ON THE BACK of the bookmark entry. Please DO NOT FOLD BOOKMARK. Limit to two entries per student.
Theme:
Bookmark art must reflect a conflict resolution or prevention theme, such as peer mediation, talking things out, apologizing, respecting differences, solving problems together, listening, tolerance, peace building, or alternatives to violence.
Rules/Templates:
English
Deadline:
All original artwork must be received before 5:00 p.m. on March 9, 2026. Faxed or emailed bookmarks will not be accepted.
Awards:
An awards ceremony will be held in late April 2026. Judge Kathleen Hamilton will present awards to the winners. Winning bookmarks will also be displayed at the Montgomery County Memorial Library System, Central Branch.
How To Submit:
Artwork must be mailed or delivered to:
Elaine Roberts, Dispute Resolution Center, 301 N. Thompson Street, Suite 106, Conroe, Texas 77301 or dropped off at any branch of the Montgomery County Library System.
Submitted bookmark art becomes the property of the DRC-MC. The DRC-MC reserves the right to use copies of any art submitted in contest publicity or for any future public awareness promotions.
Questions?
Please call or email with any questions. The DRC-MC may be reached at 936-760-6914 Ext. 2, or at mediate@mctx.org.
About This Contest
Each year, Montgomery County students in grades K-8 have the opportunity to create bookmarks that promote bullying prevention messages and community peacebuilding. Bookmark art must reflect peaceful conflict resolution or prevention themes, such as peer mediation, talking things out, apologizing, respecting differences, solving problems together, listening, tolerance, peacebuilding, or alternatives to violence.
Winning designs are eligible for cash prizes! Plus, the judges select some of the prize winning bookmarks to be printed and distributed to the public.
For more information on the Conflict Resolution Bookmark Art Contest, please contact DRC-MC at 936-760-6914 Ext. 2 or at mediate@mctx.org.
2025 Conflict Resolution Day Bookmark Art Contest Winners
The Dispute Resolution Center of Montgomery County, Inc. (DRC-MC) is proud to announce the winners of its 2025 Conflict Resolution Bookmark Contest.
Level 1 – Grade K
- First Prize: Kaleia Montesa, Lone Star Elementary, Teacher: Stacy Seelbach
- Second Prize (Tie): Navy Williams, The Woodlands Christian Academy, Teacher: Grace Nguyen; Kohen Cook, Lone Star Elementary, Teacher: Stacy Seelbach
- Third Prize (Tie): Thomas Beardshaw, Lone Star Elementary, Teacher: Stacy Seelbach; Walker Wilson, Hines Elementary, Teacher: Emily Rodriguez, Ivory Wilkerson, Creekside Elementary, Teacher: Stacy Ritchie
- Honorable Mention: Valentina Ramirez, Lone Star Elementary, Teacher: Stacy Seelbach; Katherine Boretsky, St. Anthony of Padua, Teacher: Suzanne Ettman; Clara Trevino, St. Anthony of Padua, Teacher: Suzanne Ettman
Level 1 – Grade 1
- First Prize: Evelyn Barts, Gordon-Reed Elementary, Teacher: Toni Sommers
- Second Prize: Oliver O’Beirne, Gordon-Reed Elementary, Teacher: Toni Sommers
- Third Prize: Serianna Johnson, The Woodlands Christian Academy, Teacher: Grace Nguyen
- Honorable Mention (Tie): Collins Locke, The Woodlands Christian Academy, Teacher: Grace Nguyen; Alicia Martinez, Gordon-Reed Elementary, Teacher: Toni Sommers; Caroline Barnes, The Woodlands Christian Academy, Teacher: Grace Nguyen
- Staff Favorite: Yelitza Sotelo, Conroe Adventist Academy, Teacher: Devorah Helm
Level 1 – Grade 2
- First Prize: Ellie Frailey, Lone Star Elementary, Teacher: Stacy Seelbach
- Second Prize: Callie Dooley, Lone Star Elementary, Teacher: Stacy Seelbach
- Third Prize: Mritsa Bashyal, Gordon-Reed Elementary, Teacher: Jennifer Mendez-Saldana
- Honorable Mention (Tie): Maisyn Biggers, Gordon-Reed Elementary, Teacher: Toni Sommers; Siyanda Matshazi, Leading Hearts Academy, Teacher: Paula Matshazi; Kendra Nelson, The Woodlands Christian Academy, Teacher: Grace Nguyen; Caroline Case, Lone Star Elementary, Teacher: Stacy Seelbach
Level 2 – Grade 3
- First Prize: Kherington Shuttleworth, All Nations Community School, Teacher: Jennifer Nespory and Art Teacher: Ruth Ramos
- Second Prize: Jameson Fulmer, Gordon-Reed Elementary, Teacher: Jennifer Mendez-Saldana
- Third Prize (Tie): Hayden Erdman, Lone Star Elementary, Teacher: Stacy Seelbach; Ellie Carter, Lone Star Elementary, Teacher: Stacy Seelbach
- Honorable Mention: Ellie Welch, St. Anthony of Padua, Teacher: Suzanne Ettman
- Staff Favorite: Avni Singh, Snyder Elementary, Teacher: Kathline Lindsey
Level 2 – Grade 4
- First Prize: Claire Greenberg, St. Anthony of Padua, Teacher: Suzanne Ettman
- Second Prize: Audrey Gutierrez, Creekside Elementary, Teacher: Stacy Ritchie
- Third Prize: Sienna Sewell, St. Anthony of Padua, Teacher: Suzanne Ettman
- Honorable Mention (Tie): Isabella Ramirez Villasana, St. Anthony of Padua, Teacher: Suzanne Ettman; Jack Harkness, Gordon-Reed Elementary, Teacher: Toni Sommers; Tris Dyer, The Woodlands Christian Academy, Teacher: Grace Nguyen
Level 2 – Grade 5
- First Prize: Riley Kim, The Woodlands Methodist School, Teacher: Jessica Baust
- Second Prize: Clemi Stewart, Stewart Creek Elementary, Teacher: Karie Shreve-Martin
- Third Prize: Charlotte Johnson, Lone Star Elementary, Teacher: Stacy Seelbach
- Honorable Mention: Alexa Anahi Recinos, Creekside Elementary, Teacher: Stacy Ritchie
- Staff Favorite: Sydnie Ann Mariscal, Wilkerson Intermediate, Teacher: Janeice Robinson; Cristian Navarro, Wilkerson Intermediate, Teacher: Janeice Robinson
Level 3 – Grade 6
- First Prize: Kree Allen, Bear Branch Intermediate, Teacher: Jessica McKinney
- Second Prize (Tie): Cage LaRance, Gordon-Reed Elementary, Teacher: Toni Sommers; Maria Jose Bonfil Moreno, Wilkerson Intermediate, Teacher: Janeice Robinson
- Third Prize: Neva Gaha, Gordon-Reed Elementary, Teacher: Toni Summers and Jennifer Mendez-Saldana
- Honorable Mention: Melissa Becerra, Bear Branch Intermediate, Teacher: Jessica McKinney
- Staff Favorite: Karissa Short, Conroe Adventist Academy, Teacher: Andrea Szynkowski
Level 3 – Grade 7
- First Prize (Tie): Ella Formolo, McCullough Junior High, Teacher: Emily Justice; Ruby Jin, McCullough Junior High, Teacher: Emily Justice
- Second Prize (Tie): Annie Zheng, McCullough Junior High, Teacher: Emily Justice; Francisca Wiesemann Obregon, McCullough Junior High, Teacher: Emily Justice
- Third Prize (Tie): Yijie Chen (Stephanie), McCullough Junior High, Teacher: Emily Justice; Akshara Rachapalli, McCullough Junior High, Teacher: Emily Justice; Hailey Liu, McCullough Junior High, Teacher: Emily Justice
- Honorable Mention: Lorenza Garcia Barrera, McCullough Junior High, Teacher: Emily Justice
Level 3 – Grade 8
- First Prize: Aseema Joshi, McCullough Junior High, Teacher: Dara Owen
- Second Prize: Sophie Koulikova, The Woodlands Methodist School, Teacher: Jessica Baust
- Third Prize: Sofia Verduzco Rojo, Lynn Lucas Middle School, Teacher: Emileigh Dean
- Honorable Mention: Madison Barrios, McCullough Junior High, Teacher: Dara Owen
- Staff Favorite: Brooklyn Beasley, Lynn Lucas Middle School, Teacher: Emileigh Dean
Congratulations!
The DRC-MC may be reached at (936) 760-6914 or at mediate@mctx.org.
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