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Woodland Hills student wins 2008 Congressional Art Competition
Washington, D.C. - April 28, 2008 - U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14) tonight presented Manami Kitazawa from Woodland Hills High School with the First Prize in the 2008 Congressional High School Art Competition for the 14th Congressional District of Pennsylvania. Her artwork, which will be displayed in the United States Capitol for one year, is an intricately detailed charcoal drawing depicting a blue jean jacket hanging on a coat rack. Her work was selected out of a collection of 50 entries from 10 high schools in Pennsyl-vania’s 14th Congressional District.
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The second place prize went to Crystal Flora from Northgate High School for her untitled acrylic painting. |
| The third place prize went to Pamela Patton from Sto-Rox High School for her pastel composition entitled “Snow Bound.” |  |
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The fourth place prize went to Alyssa Haynes from Penn Hills High School for her pencil and white colored pencil composition entitled “African Wildlife Collage.” |
| The fifth place prize went to Alyssa Savatt from the Sto-Rox High School for her acrylic painting entitled “African Couple.” |  |
“These young people are clearly very talented, and they obviously worked long and hard on the artwork they submitted,” Congressman Doyle said. “I’m very proud to represent these talented young artists and their families.”
The winners were announced and recognized at an awards ceremony held tonight at the University of Pittsburgh’s Frick Fine Arts Building in Pittsburgh.
The competition was again sponsored by the Congressional Arts Caucus of the United States House of Representatives. This was the fourteenth year in a row that Congressman Doyle has hosted such events. All of the public and private high school students within the 14th Congressional District were invited to participate in this competition.
The judges awarded the following 12 students Honorable Mentions for their artwork:
| 1) Brittani Taylor Taylor Allderdice High School “A Pocket Full of Poppies” Acrylic Paint |
7) Jamie Reitz South Allegheny High School “The Heat of Pittsburgh Mills” Mixed Media |
| 2) Shelby Fogal Taylor Allderdice High School “Just Lion on a Rock” Colored Pencil |
8) Daniel Brown Sto-Rox High School “Bird on a Chair” Colored Pencil |
| 3) Ryan Dunlap Carrick High School “Glass Sphere” Digital Photography |
9) Joanna Krause Woodland Hills High School “Still Life/Pencil” Pencil/Graphite |
| 4) Joseph Kameen Central Catholic High School “Water Pitcher” Acrylic Paint |
10) Allie Solomon Woodland Hills High School “Self Portrait” Acrylic |
| 5) Crystal Flora Northgate High School “Medusa” Acrylic Paint |
11) Kevin Brown Woodland Hills High School “Man on the Moon” Pastel |
| 6) Stacie Giancola Penn Hills High School Untitled Colored Pencil |
12) Krystal Waldschmidt Northgate High School Untitled Pastel |