VFW PATRIOT ART CONTEST
TUCSON, AZ: APRIL 8TH SONORAN SCIENCE ACADEMY STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS NATIONAL PATRIOT ART CONTEST, WHICH REQUIRED PATRIOTIC ARTISTIC ENTRIES TO BE JUDGED BY A PANEL OF PROFESSIONALS ON THE ORIGINALITY OF CONCEPT, PRESENTATION AND PATRIOTISM EXPRESSED, THE CONCEPT OF HOW THE ARTWORK RELATES TO PATRIOTISM, THE CONTENT AND HOW IT RELATES TO PATRIOTISM AND CLARITY OF IDEAS, THE DESIGN TECHNIQUE, TOTAL IMPACT OF WORK AND UNIQUENESS.
ON MONDAY, APRIL 13TH, THE STUDENTS WERE AWARDED THEIR PRIZES BY THE VFW’S LADIES AUXILLARY FROM VFW POST 10188 AT A SPECIAL ASSEMBLY HELD IN THE SSA GYM. PRIZES INCLUDED BOTH MONETARY AND OTHER AWARDS OF RECOGNITION. THE FIRST PLACE WINNER, MALIBU SMITH, WILL CONTINUE ON TO THE STATEWIDE COMPETITION TO BE HELD IN PHOENIX NEXT MONTH. FIFTY ONE ENTRIES WILL BE CHOSEN FROM EACH STATE LEVEL COMPETION TO BE ENTERED INTO THE NATIONAL CONTEST TO BE HELD IN WASHNGTON, D.C. IN SEPTEMBER.

1st Place Winner - Malibu Smith
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Fiona Hanlon
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Hannah Olson
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