Local students’ ornaments hanging on D.C. national trees
WASHINGTON, D.C. Artwork by Brown County High School students has decked the lawn of President’s Park and the White House this Christmas season.
Each year, 56 Christmas trees go on display at President’s Park in Washington, D.C., representing all 50 states, the U.S. territories and D.C.
This year, Andi Rogers Bartels’ art students at Brown County High School were chosen to decorate the tree representing the Hoosier state.
Bartels said she was told Brown County had been selected due to its rich art heritage. This is the first time a Brown County school has been selected for this program.
National Park Service
Christmas ornament hanging in President s Park in Washington DC. The cardinal design on the ornament was designed by a Robert L. Bland middle school art student in 2020.
Middle schoolers from Lewis County, West Virginia designed Christmas tree ornaments that are included in the National Christmas Tree display in Washington D.C. It’s part of the America Celebrates annual ornament program, which selects a classroom from each U.S. state and territory to design decorations representing their region.
This is the second year that students from Robert L. Bland Middle school were selected to submit ornaments. Their designs represent West Virginia, with depictions of the New River Gorge, cardinals, rhododendrons and much more state emblems.