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National Christmas Tree Display
National Christmas Tree Display Ornaments
These ornaments were designed by members of the Chehalis School District Class of 2035 during the 2024-2025 school year and are this year’s decorations on the Washington State tree beside the National Christmas Tree in President’s Park in Washington, D.C. The designs celebrate the unique culture, landmarks, and history of Washington, bringing a piece of home to the nation’s capital.
This beloved holiday tradition, made possible by the National Park Foundation and the National Park Service, features 59 trees — one to represent each U.S. state, territory, and the District of Columbia as well as the Bureau of Indian Education, Department of Defense Education Activities, and America 250 — adorned with ornaments designed by K–12 students.
James Lintott Elementary was chosen for the honor of representing Washington State this year through a nomination by Sen. John Braun.
The National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony will take place on Thursday, Dec. 4. The National Christmas Tree display is open to the public starting Dec. 6 through Jan. 1, 2026, and is free for all visitors. Ornaments can also be viewed online starting Dec. 6 at thenationaltree.org/ornaments.
Note: Only students whose parents gave permission have their names shared with their ornaments
By Camilla Cherrington
“I drew mountains because I like going outside and our state has lots of mountains. I drew an apple tree because our state has lots of apple trees. I drew a beaver beacuse I like them and we have lots of beavers beacuse of all the water we have.”
By Makayla Goins
“I used a blue background because we get a lot of rain in Washington. I also drew a flag and a Gold Finch. This is our state bird. It is bright yellow and I think it is so pretty. Our state flag is green because we are the evergreen state. I hope you like it.”
By Millee Otten
“I thought about all of the mountains we have in our state like Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Adams. We also have a lot of bushes and trees in Chehalis, Washington.”
By Sadie Hartley
“Deer live in our state. I like a beautiful night. I wanted the stars to be perfect. I also wanted the deer to be black so they would be far away. I wanted them inside the fence. When I see the moon, I see shadows. In our state, we have cool stuff like nature.”
By Eden Sund
“My experience was it was very hard and my design was Mount St. Helens. What inspired me was it was super cool.”
By Aria Angel
“I came up with this design because it reminds me of Washington. I got inspired because the Space Needle is in Washington. And first I started with the background. That’s how I made my art.”
“I really like flowers so I wanted to draw the state flower. The state bird is cool, so I wanted to draw it, too. I drew a river because water is a big part of our state.”
“Before making this ornament, my teacher taught us about Washington state. I made a Gold Finch because we have lots of them in Washington. They are our state bird. I think they are so pretty. I also made our state flag. It is green because we are the evergreen state. We have lots of green trees here. Our state also has George Washington on our flag because our state was named after him.”
“I love all the mountains in our state, so I drew some on my ornament. We also have lots of beautiful evergreen trees. They stay green all year. That is one reason we are the evergreen state. Another thing that makes Washington beautiful is all of the rivers.”
“The Washington trees I’m going to talk about. The trees keep me and everybody alive. If trees were not made, everybody would not be alive. I’m grateful for the trees here in Washington.”
“Gold Finches are beautiful birds. They are very great. They live in Washington.”
“I saw the state flag when we looked at things about Washington and it felt right to put on the ornament. I picked green and yellow for the background because those are the colors on the state flag.”
“I decided to draw the bridge by looking at pictures of the bridge. I felt like the bridge and mountains would be easy to draw.”
“What really inspired me is that I really like trees and sometimes I go on trips. I like nature a lot and wanted to draw it.”
“I put trees on my ornament because the nickname of our state is the evergreen state.”
“I like the beautiful mountains here in Washington. The reason why I drew mountains for my ornament was that I wanted to show the details of the mountains.”
“I chose to draw Mount Rainier on my ornament. I have been to Mount Rainier more than once. I wanted to draw a mountain from Washington.”
“I wanted to do mountains but I also wanted to do the Space Needle. So, I did mountains in the background and I did the Space Needle, too.”