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Two Chisum High School art students have taken top honors at a pair of notable art competitions for young people.
Kristen Parson has been selected as the winner of Texasâ 4th Congressional District for the 2021 Artistic Discovery Competition, sponsored by members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Nicky Teichroeb recently earned a gold medal in the UILâs Visual Art Scholastic Event state level competition, one of only 12 students to advance to the state level.
Parson, 16, the daughter of Grant and Sherry Parson of Arthur City, is a junior and has been in CHSâs art program since she was a freshman. She entered this same contest that year and was awarded the Peopleâs Choice Award. Her work hung in the office of then-Rep. John Ratcliffe for a year.
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U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., announced Ella Hunter as the 2021 Artistic Discovery Contest winner. Ellaâs artwork titled âBlueâ will be displayed in the United States Capitol for one year. Ella is a sophomore at Waterford High School and resides in Waterford.
âCongratulations to Ella for winning this yearâs Artistic Discovery Contest. âBlueâ will proudly hang in the halls of the United States Capitol. Each year, I am impressed by the artistic abilities of high school students across Southeast Wisconsin. Ellaâs passion for art and artistic talents are evident in her painting which took nearly three weeks to complete. Thank you to our Artistic Discovery Contest judges, Ella, and all students who submitted artwork,â Steil said in a statement. Saturdayâs ceremony took place at Gateway Technical Collegeâs Burlington campus. Sixteen high school students submitted artwork for the 2021 contest.
Since the pilot competition in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated.
The annual Art Competition is open to all high school students currently living in the First District. The winning submission will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year and viewed by visitors and dignitaries from all over the world.
The deadline for all art submissions is April 23rd, and you can read more about the updated rules and procedures
Once completed, students must submit the Student Release Form along with a digital copy of their artwork to Bergman.Art@mail.house.gov.
Last year’s winner from Michigan s First District was Hannah Brewster from Munising High School for her work titled, “Battleship Row.”