Area students had a sweet start to the New Year when their marshmallow masterpieces were chosen as winners in the 2018 PEEPS® Scholastic Diorama Competition during PEEPSFEST®, the free family festival presented by Just Born Quality Confections and ArtsQuest Dec. 30-31. More than 130 dioramas incorporating PEEPS® candy were created by local school children and were on display during the event, which took place at SteelStacks in Bethlehem.

Kindergarten – 2nd grade

1st: Monocacy Peep – Mrs. Yoder’s 2nd Grade Class from Spring Garden ES

2nd: Manger Scene – Kelsey Bolash from Calypso ES

3rd: What Snowmen do After Dark – Alivia Fisher from Miller Heights ES

3rd grade – 6th grade

1st: 2019 Peeps Drop – Kathryn Kloiber, Olivia Amorim, Catheraine Hanng, and Bridgett Kloiber from Saint John Vianney School in Allentown

2nd: Peeps Theatre – Sierrah Hope Bond from Calypso ES

3rd: Dunk Contest – Patrick O’Keefe and Keenan Michalak from Saint John Vianney School in Allentown

7th grade – 12th grade

1st: Aztec Peeple – Itxel Aguilar and Luna Gonzalez from Saint John Vianney School in Allentown

2nd: Lunar New Year – Anjali Khellawan, Samantha Buffer and Alexandra Rymsza from Liberty HS

3rd: Ye Gallant Peeple – Kaysianna Yeager and Annalise Kloiber from Saint John Vianney School in Allentown

Critics Choice for Best PEEPSonality

12 Days of Peepsmas – Barbara Yurchishin, Maggie Yurchishin, and Evelyn McPoyle from Liberty HS