Congressional Art Competition

University School junior Courtney Scott has been awarded first prize in the Congressional Arts Competition and will have her winning entry exhibited at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Courtney’s work, “A Year in a Tree,” will represent the 5th Congressional District in the art display which will open to the public June 14, 2005.

Jeremy McBride '05 received an Honorable Mention. Other students participating in the competition included Jackie Lincoln '06, Sarah Carl '06, and Collin Schenk '07.

The Congressional Arts Competition honors the work of outstanding high school artists from around the country. Each year, Cooper invites all area high school artists to submit their work. One piece is selected by a panel of judges to represent the Fifth Congressional District in the annual art exhibition which is seen by thousands of visitors to Washington, D.C. and the Capitol. The finalists’ pieces are displayed at Cooper’s Nashville and Washington offices.

More than 70 works of art were entered by students from eight area high schools this year.