Monday, December 5, 2011

Students Design 2012 London Olympics Mascot Pin Badges

In the London 2012 design competition, ‘Get Set to make your mascot’, students from all over the UK participated. The designs who won the competition will be the official London 2012 pin badges. This competition is one of the London 2012 education programs, Get Set.

Young people from schools and colleges have been invited to design version of Olympic mascot Wenlock or Paralympic mascot Mandeville as representatives of their community or region.

If you are looking for pin badges, then no need to worry. They are available in stores from online London 2012 shop and John Lewis stores. Approximately 2500 competition entries have been received which includes shortlisted designs from each nation and region.

Upcoming designers have included their designs to a judging panel which also includes Olympian Jonanthan Edwards, Paralympic wheelchair basketball player Ade Adepitan and London 2012 Head of Education, Nick Fuller.

Given below is the list of winning students:
• Morgen Hand from Dixons City Academy, Yorkshire and the Humber
• Lauren Linter from Springfield School, South East
• Naaser Butt from St Albans Academy, West Midlands
• Jessica Lewis from Caistor Grammar School, East Midlands
• Elizabeth Siddle from Beauchamps High School, East of England
• Erin White from St Thomas Moore RC Secondary School, North East
• Aiden Shipp from Churston Ferrers Grammar School, South West
• Emma Davies from Stanwell School, Wales
• Amy Shaw from Campbeltown Grammar School, Scotland
• Sophie Roscoe from Neston High School, North West
• Shannon Belvin from St Angela's Ursuline School, London
• Karlann McDermott and Siun Heaney from St Cecilia's College, Northern Ireland

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