Students from high schools across northern Illinois submitted 26 pieces of art for the 2011 Illinois 16th Congressional District High School Art Competition.
Congressman Don Manzullo (R-Egan) last evening, announced the winners during a reception at the Burpee Museum of Natural History, Rockford.
The winner receives two free airplane tickets to Washington,, DC for the national reception in June. In addition the winning artwork will be displayed in the halls of Congress with other winners for the next year. Winners also qualify for an annual $1,500 scholarship to the prestigious Savannah Center for Art and Design.
This year's first place winner is Michelle Zheng, a junior at Keith Country Day Scholl in Rockford. Michelle's winner piece is an ink drawing entitled "Eye on the Tiger."
Second place went to Lindsay Kurkiewicz of Huntley High School. Third place is Seonghui Park, a senior at Christian Life High School, Rockford.
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