FARMINGTON – The annual Halloween window-painting contest was held Oct. 26, sponsored by the Farmington Business and Professional Association and the Farmington Rotary Club. The annual event is open to students from preschool to sixth grade in Farmington schools and Cape Cod Hill School in New Sharon.

Contestants are grouped into five categories: preschool, kindergarten, grades one and two, grades three and four and grades five and six.

Prizes are awarded to each group by the Farmington Rotary Club in the following denominations: first, $10; second, $8; third, $6; fourth, $4; and fifth, $2.

The painting is judged on originality, technique, neatness of painting and area and the Halloween or autumn theme. Judging this year’s contest were members of the Interact Club from Mt. Blue High School.

Students in the JMG class at Foster Vocational Center prepared the paint packets and assisted at registration. The students included free face painting to add to the festivities on the lawn of the Pierce House, where registration took place.

There were 127 children taking part this year. Listed below are the winners in each category:

Preschool, Elijah Guerrette, Jamie Rae Thompson, Maya Farmer, Sylvie Haslan, Cooper Hiltz.

Kindergarten, Kahryn Cullenburg, Gretchen Huish, Molly Harmon, Michael Cilley, Brooke Bolduc.

Grades one and two, Cecilia Dean, Abigail McCarthy, Zeke Robinson, Rebecca Harmon, Shala Harris.

Grades three and four, Courtney Withey, Lexi Daggett, Alex Philbrick, Jordan Kapiloff, Taylor Withey.

Grades five and six, Krista McLatchy, Carrie Close, Chris Titus, Erin Buckland, Sarina Grant.