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Chicago Tribune
21-06-2025
- General
- Chicago Tribune
Business news: Congressional art competition winner named
The Northwest Indiana Partners for Clean Air honored high school senior scholarship recipients and regional air quality leaders recently at the organization's annual scholarship and awards luncheon at the Hammond Marina, according to a release. The PCA received a record number of applications for its high school scholarship program with very competitive submissions. The PCA Scholarship Committee selected four scholarship winners. Each winner will receive a $2,500 scholarship, totaling $10,000, the release said. This year's scholarship winners are: Paige Hein, Washington Township High School; Brooke Lakin, Michigan City High School; Cavin McNulty, Munster High School; and Kaitlin Shideler, Valparaiso High School. In addition to the scholarship winners, six recipients received awards for voluntary actions to improve air quality in 2024: K&C Trucking Co., Homewood Disposal Services, Metro Ports; Porter County Parks & Recreation and La Porte County each received the Municipal Award and Trailblazers Bike Barn of Hobart received the Mark Siminski Bicycle Award. U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, recently announced that Adam Tenbarge II of Chesterton High School is the winner of the Dist. 1 2025 Congressional Art Competition, a release said. Tenbarge used paint and colored pencils to create his winning artwork, 'Journey Through Indiana,' which captures the varied landscapes of Northwest Indiana. 'The dunes, Lake Michigan and the steel mills define our surroundings,' Janet Bloch, Executive Director of the Lubeznik Center for the Arts and judge of the Congressional Art Competition, said. 'This landscape impacts the way people in our region think, what we value, what we do recreationally, and how we define beauty. The winning submission depicts these various settings under one unified sky.' In partnership with the Northwest Indiana District 1 Firefighter Training Council, the MAAC Foundation recently graduated its newest class of 40 volunteer firefighters representing departments across Northwest Indiana, a release said. The graduation marks the culmination of intensive hands-on and classroom training designed to prepare recruits for service in their local fire departments. The graduates are: Brittany Llanes, Allied Universal; Noah Engelhardt, Michael Gutierrez and Kodi Nowacki; Kyle Caves and Brandon Zimmerman, Cedar Lake; Teagen Janson, Crown Point; Riley Waterman, Dyer; Joshua Bertossi and Patrick Thompson, Griffith; Clayton Buchanan, Julian Childress, Peter Gladstone and Shawn Glenn, Hebron; Matthew Michael, Highland; Jacob Rush and Christopher Stone, Lake Dalecarlia; Terrell Farmer, Kenya Jordan, Brayden Seaton, Kameron Stojakovich and Timothy Whitmore, Lake Ridge; Chris Bynum and Emma Parker, Isabella Fuentes and Sara Sweney, Lowell; Jayden Harvey, Jacob Simpson, Emmanuel Soto and Gavin Tienstra, Munster; Ryan Cogdill and Jason Skeesick, Ogden Dunes; Cameron Tancos, Rensselaer; Lucas Adams, Jermiah Brown and Ravi Fuentes, South Haven; Carmela Gallardo and Crystal Rivera, St. John; and Raymond Gorz and Ho Jonathan Nguyen, Washington Township. The City of Hammond has been awarded funding through the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program for new electric vehicle charging stations, according to a release. The grant will fund charging station infrastructure at the Hammond Sportsplex at 167th Street and Indianapolis Boulevard, and City Hall, 5925 Calumet Ave. Both were chosen for their visibility and frequent use, the release said. The project is part of Hammond's commitment to environmental responsibility, clean energy infrastructure and community well-being. Installation is expected to be finished by the end of 2025, the release said.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Louisiana's Congressional Art winner visits U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KTAL/KMSS) – This week Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, of Louisiana's 4th congressional district, welcomed Louisiana's 2025 Congressional Art Competition winner to the U.S. Capitol. On Thursday, representatives from Speaker Johnson's office shared photos of Grace Rougeau of Leesville, Louisiana visiting the United States Capitol during the 2025 Congressional Art Competition Celebration. Rougeau won first place for her painting, 'Craw-Fever'. The painting will hang in the U.S. Capitol for one year. More Louisiana News The Congressional Art Competition is a nationwide, visual art contest for high school students. One piece of artwork from each congressional district is chosen by a panel of judges to be displayed in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year. Representatives from Speaker Johnson's office say the second, third, and fourth place selections will also be displayed in Johnson's congressional offices. 2025 Louisiana Congressional Art Competition Winners: 1st: 'Craw-Fever' by Grace Rougeau, Faith Training Christian Academy2nd: 'Glow of the Magnolia' by Ava Agee, Airline High School3rd: 'Serene' by Samirah Etienna, South Beauregard High School4th: 'Bayou's Serenity' by EMantyi Mosby, Airline High School Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lyndon sophomore is VT's 2025 Congressional Art Competition winner
RANDOLPH, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) – For 44 years, United States representatives have chosen one young artist from each of their districts to be displayed in the U.S. Capitol. This year, that honor will fall to a high school student from Caledonia County. Vermont's at-large representative Becca Balint announced Friday that this year's winner is Xinyi Cassy Pan, a sophomore at Lyndon Institute in Lyndon Center, Vermont. Xinyi's teacher at the Institute is Elly Barksdale. Representative Balint said, 'As a former teacher, as a mom, as a writer, I know how important it is to foster creativity, a love of the arts in our students, and to make it a continued priority in schools. 'I want to congratulate Xinyi for receiving the Grand Prize for her piece 'Awakening Through New Eyes' in this year's Congressional Art Competition. I'm so impressed by her work, and I look forward to seeing a piece of Vermont every day in the US Capitol.' Artist creates local Vermont mural as part of a 50 state community project Some representatives chose a special theme for the competition within their district, representing a vision or a focus for the following year. In Vermont, this year's special theme was 'Moments of Joy'. Additional awards were given to students from each of the 12 counties of Vermont, as well as several special prizes. Over 100 high school students from across the state submitted artwork to the competition. The Congressional Art Competition was first held in 1982, and its leadership committee was co-chaired by Jim Jeffords, the representative and later senator for Vermont, from its inception until 1995. Artwork is displayed in the Cannon Tunnel connecting the Capitol to the Cannon House Office Building. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Belchertown High School senior wins 2025 Congressional Art Competition
BELCHERTOWN, Mass. (WWLP) – Kaia Couture, a student at Belchertown High School, was inspired by her art teacher to enter the 2025 Congressional Art Competition. 'I feel like a lot of times people feel like that art is just something you're born with being good at,' said Kaia Couture, a Belchertown High School student. For Couture, art became her favorite hobby as a child. Now she's a senior at Belchertown High School with a platform to show off her work. Her prized possession is a painted piece of marbles that came from an art class project. 'It was like a value study with gouache and they had to pay attention to you know lights and darks values,' said Elizabeth Teixeira, Art Teacher at Belchertown High School. Without any doubt, her art teacher knew Couture's piece would fit perfectly as a submission for the contest. Couture spent 2 to 3 weeks working on her artwork for the 2025 congressional art competition. In front of family, friends, and faculty, Congressman Richard Neal announced that she was the winner of the tough competition judged by museum officials and photographers. 'Literally for the first tens of thousands of applicants, and so for the First Congressional District to be honoring Kaia today indicates the keen sense of competition, the achievement. America will have a chance to witness as the work hangs in the candid building underneath the exit entrance ramp of the Capitol,' said U.S. Congressman Richard E. Neal. Couture's piece will be an inspiration to others at a year-long exhibit in Washington, D.C. 'I think it represents the district, just by I mean the teachers in this classroom, the art that's being produced in this classroom. We're constantly having kids join these classes, even if it's just for an elective, they're being put in these art classes, and they're being allowed to create all this great art,' said Couture. Couture will also be flown out to Washington, D.C., to see her work on display at the United States Capitol. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Youngsville Student wins Congressional Art Competition
WASHINGTON () – A local high school student has been recognized for artistic achievement by the U.S. Congress, according to Congressman Clay Higgins (R-La.). Higgins announced yesterday that Cole Ritter, a senior at Southside High in Youngsville, is the winner of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for Louisiana's 3rd District. Ritter's piece is titled 'La Dame Blanche Du Bayou,' which is translated to The White Lady of the Bayou. The color pencil piece features a white egret that seems to be sitting in bayou water with its reflection showing below it. The U.S. House of Representatives sponsors an annual art competition for high school students. The Congressional Art Competition began in 1982 to provide an opportunity for Members of Congress to encourage and recognize the artistic talents of their young constituents. Since then, more than 650,000 high school students have been involved in the nationwide competition. This is Ritter's second time to display his winning work at the U.S. Capitol. Youngsville student honored in Congress, wins art contest Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Youngsville Student wins Congressional Art Competition Trump announces trade agreement with UK Fan sues NFL for $100M after Shedeur Sanders' late draft pick Salt Lake City, Boise seek to skirt laws banning Pride flags by adopting them as city emblems Leonville woman arrested after several drugs allegedly found during traffic stop Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
