Seal

In 1968 Rush celebrated its 150th Anniversary and held a student contest searching for a Rush Sesquicentennial Seal. The contest was open to all students living in Rush. The official seal was to be used on all Sesquicentennial stationery, plates, coins and other items that were to be sold at headquarters.

A committee selected the winning seal at a meeting of the steering committee. Sesqui Chairman Clarence Gruschow appointed Mrs. William Padgett, Mrs. Harold Weather, the Rev. George Vogt, Thomas Morrell and Jack Fox to make the selection.

The winner of the contest was Lorie Judge, the eleven-year-old daughter of Mrs. Evelyn Judge of W. Rush Road. Lorie was a sixth grader at Monica Leary School. Her hobbies were roller skating and stamp collecting. She was a member of the 4-H Club for three years. An outstanding art student, Lorie had attended art gallery classes in Rochester. Sesqui Chairman Clarence Gruschow presented Lorie with a $25 bond at the general meeting of Rush Sesquicentennial, Inc.

Lorie's seal design depicted the Honeoye Creek Falls at Veterans Park in Rush, a well known landmark to Rush residents.

Seventeen-year-old Roth High School senior Susan Tummonds of Rush-Scottsville Road received a $10 cash prize as a runner-up for her entry, and 13-year-old Susan Hills of Jeffords Road, an eighth grader at Burger Junior High, received a $5 cash prize for her submission. Lastly, Miss Kathleen Sand, a pupil at St. Agnes High, received an Honorable Mention and a souvenir stock certificate.

The seal is a composite of the top three prize winning designs.