Tubbs Jones Honors Congressional Arts Competition Winners

CLEVELAND, May 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones is pleased to announce the winners of this year's Congressional Arts Competition, "An Artistic Discovery."

This year, over 140 students from schools throughout the 11th Congressional District participated in the art competition. Participating schools included Bedford High School, Charles F. Brush High School, Cleveland Central Catholic High School, Cleveland School of the Arts, Euclid High School, Hathaway Brown School, Glenville High School, South High School, Shaker Heights High School, and Warrensville Heights High School.

This year's Grand Prize winner is Joanna Mitchell of Shaker Heights High School. She will be awarded the grand prize of a scholarship to Savannah College of Art & Design and will attend the national awards ceremony in Washington D.C.

"I wish to congratulate Joanna Mitchell on being named this year's Grand Prize winner of the Congressional Arts Competition," said Rep. Tubbs Jones. "I am so very proud of all of our students and their tremendous creativity and talent."

The Congressional Arts Competition is open to all area high school students grades 9 through 12. The annual Arts Competition provides an excellent forum for demonstrating the important role that the arts play in American society, and gives students an opportunity to display their artistic skills. Students must submit their own artwork through their high school. Winners of the competition have their artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol.

The following is a full list of winners from this year's Congressional Arts Competition.

Grand Prize Winner
Joanna Mitchell
Shaker Heights High School

1st Runner Up
Ronise Floyd
Euclid High School

2nd Runner Up
Datwaun Brooks
Cleveland School of the Arts

Placements for all Categories:

Drawing
1st Joanna Mitchell Shaker Heights High School
2nd Ronise Floyd Euclid High School
3rd Jennifer Willrich Euclid High School
Honorable Mention James Lombardo Euclid High School

Collage
1st Shatera Deaver Euclid High School
2nd Allison Lanese Shaker Heights High School
3rd Sharelle Myers Euclid High School
Honorable Mention Andrew Szostak Cleveland Central Catholic
High School

Printing
1st Bria-Marie Scott Cleveland School of the Arts
2nd Harold Hubbard Cleveland School of the Arts
3rd Monique Cotton Cleveland School of the Arts
Honorable Mention Leroy Witherspoon Cleveland School of the Arts

Computer Generated Art
1st Amy Baucco Charles Brush High School
2nd Hailee Britzman Bedford High School
3rd Christina Johnson Charles Brush High School

Photography
1st Datwaun Brooks Cleveland School of the Arts
2nd Marilyn Robertson Cleveland School of the Arts
3rd Erin Harbison Cleveland School of the Arts
Honorable Mention Elizabeth Votruba Hathaway Brown School

Painting
1st Ronise Floyd Euclid High School
2nd Hanna Unger Bedford High School
3rd Ilana Polster Shaker Heights High School
Honorable Mention William Vazquez Cleveland Central Catholic
High School

Mixed Media
1st Joey Schwind Bedford High School
2nd Jennifer Hood Euclid High School
3rd Kashmir Thompson Cleveland School of the Arts

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Source: Office of Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones

CONTACT: Nicole Y. Williams of the Office of Congresswoman Stephanie
Tubbs Jones, +1-202-225-7032

Web Site: www.house.gov/tubbsjones/

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