7. School Student¹s Art to Hang at U.S. Capitol Building
Maharishi School 10th grader Tye Huggins won first place in the 2007
Congressional Arts Competition, and his winning photo will be on
display for
a year in a passageway in the U.S. Capitol Building.
In addition, a drawing by Maria Aalto, which by virtue of earning a
second-place award, will hang in Iowa Congressman Dave Loebsack¹s
office for
a year.
There were 90 works entered from Congressman Loebsack¹s district. In
addition to the winners, four Maharishi School students received
honorable
mention. Mr. Huggins and Ms. Aalto both received an honorable mention
for a
second work, and Mira Moore and Tahra Wilkins also received honorable
mention. Their art will be hung in the Iowa District Offices of
Congressman
Loebsack.
The students learned their photography skills from teacher Carolyn
Waksman
and their art skills from teacher Greg Thatcher.
This was the 25th year of the contest, with students from all 435
congressional districts nationwide submitting work.