Student Shylah Godwin takes first place in Pumpkin Paint Contest

Home is where the heart is, and what better way to make Robeson Community College home, sweet, home, than with a paint party.

Students had an opportunity to hand paint a pumpkin with any design, style, or colors that they chose on Wednesday afternoon. The activity drew students from multiple programs, including Industrial, Culinary, Cosmetology, and the Early College.

It was perfect weather for students, as they worked to transform the pumpkins into works of art.

The winner of the contest was Shylah Godwin, a cosmetology student, who turned her pumpkin into a strawberry. Second place went to Nakiayla Brayboy, also a cosmetology student, who painted a blue sky and sunflower upon her pumpkin canvas. Third place went to Catherine Ayala Marchand, a student from the RCC Early College, with her depiction of an owl on a branch in the night sky.

“I wish we could have given them all medals,” stated Samantha Oxendine, the director of career and counseling services. “They were all so creative and well done.” 

The pumpkin paint party contest was a part of the First Annual Homecoming Event sponsored by Career and Counseling Services.