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Rep. Johnson Honors Local Youth at Awards Ceremony

 Today, Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) hosted an awards reception featuring the 2018 Congressional Art Competition show and winner announcement, recognition of Louisiana’s high school and middle school students of the year, a presentation of the Congressional Award Medal recipients and recognition of the Capitol Hill Challenge participants. Pictures from the event can be downloaded here.

Below you will find a list of this year’s winners.

2018 Congressional Art Competition:

First Place:

“Fishing at Cypress Lake”

Madison Waldron

Haughton High School

Bossier Parish

Second Place:

“Plucked from Southern Crop”

Madeleine Berry

Caddo Magnet High School

Caddo Parish

Third Place:

“Emerald”

Rinkle Bhagat

Homer High School

Claiborne Parish

Louisiana High School/Middle School Students of the Year:

High School Student of the Year:

Sunjay Letchuman

Caddo Magnet High School

Caddo Parish

Middle School Student of the Year:

Ashini Modi

Caddo Middle Magnet School

Caddo Parish

Congressional Award Medal Recipients:

Silver Medal

Gracie Lahey

Bossier Parish

Bronze Medal

Adam Lahey

Bossier Parish

Capitol Hill Challenge Participants:

Participant

Eunice High School

Participant

Plain Dealing High School