The contest, which was open to students between kindergarten and first grade, asked participants to blend their knowledge of music signs, symbols and musical instruments with their creative drawing skills.
Patel was honored for her accomplishment at Tuesday night's Board of Education meeting along with several other Little Ferry students who were runners-up in the competition.
The runners-up included:
- Gabriela Reyes
- Sarah Selim
- Jennifer Phan
- Sara Munoz
- Lynda Hayes
- Alyson Olivieri
- Yoomee Fujimura
- Luca Davi
- Lily Schwedhelm
- Zara Patel
- Sky Kim
- San Antonio
Memorial Middle School music teacher Lynda Hayes submitted the students' entries.
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