20070514 Congressman Roscoe Bartlett Announces Art Competition Winners for 2007

Congressman Roscoe Bartlett Announces Art Competition Winners for 2007

For Immediate Release

Contact: Lisa Lyons Wright or Monica DeLong at

May 14, 2007

lisa.wright@mail.house.gov

Washington, DC - Congressman Roscoe Bartlett is pleased to announce the winners from the Sixth Congressional District of the Artistic Discovery Competition for Senior High Students.

Mr. Nicholas Kasnia from Carroll County was named "Best in Show."

"The 2007 Congressional Artistic Discovery Competition for Senior High School students provided a wonderful opportunity for the young people of the Sixth Congressional District to showcase their talents," said Congressman Roscoe Bartlett.

"Congratulations to all the winners of the competition and all of the students who entered the competition for their hard work and dedication to their passion."

Artistic Discovery is a high school art competition coordinated by individual Members of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Best in Show winner Nicholas Kasnia is a student at Century High School in Carroll County. His winning entry will be on display with other district winners in the U.S. Capitol for one year. Congressman Bartlett called Mr. Kasnia to congratulate him as well as the winners in the five categories.

The other winners from the Sixth Congressional District in five categories were:

Photography - Brittany Kline, Middletown High School, Frederick County

Mixed Media - Dhaval Kumar Kalavadia, Winters Mill High School, Carroll County

Computer Generated Art - Soren Dodge, Middletown High School, Frederick County

Drawing - Lauren Sasser, Winters Mill High School, Carroll County

Painting - Emily Benfield, Middletown High School, Frederick County

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