Patch Downers Grove, IL --Three students from Community High School District 99 have been named winners of the 32nd annual Congressional Art Competition in the 11th District.
The overall winner, announced by Congressman Bill Foster (D-11) on Monday, was Katie Berendt, a junior from Downers Grove North High School. Her piece, "Breaking Captivity," will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. for the next year, along with other winners from across the country.
Second place was awarded to "Bright Eyes" by Naperville Central senior Mark Irion. Third place went to "Breaking Through" by Downers Grove South junior Egle Keturakyte, and fourth went to "Crash" by South sophomore Sarah Wagner.
Irion's work will hang in Foster's Washington D.C. office, and the pieces by Keturakyte and Wagner will hang in his offices in Aurora and Joliet.
“It’s always a pleasure to see the ability and imagination of our students,” Foster said in a release. “I congratulate all of this year’s participants for showcasing the creativity and talent we have throughout our district.”
Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Since the competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated.
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