Poolesville High Student Honored as Congressional Art Competition Winner

The office of U.S. Rep. John K. Delaney (D-Dist. 6) of Potomac issued the following news release on Tuesday:

WASHINGTON – Haley Johnson of Poolesville has won the Congressional Art Competition for Maryland’s Sixth District. Johnson was honored in a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol and met Congressman John K. Delaney. Johnson’s photo, titled “Ugandan Child”, was selected as the 2013 Congressional Art Competition winner. Johnson is a student at Poolesville High School.

“We received a number of tremendous entries for this year’s art competition, but Haley’s work stood out,” said Congressman Delaney. “Haley’s photograph is alive with color, dramatic and touching, and captivating to the viewer. Haley is a fantastic representative of the young artistic talent in our district and I look forward to seeing more of her work in the future.”   

The Congressional Art Competition was founded in 1982 to provide an opportunity for Members of Congress to encourage and recognize artistic talent in their districts. Since then, over 650,000 high school students have participated in the nationwide competition. This summer, your art will be displayed along with that of students from other congressional districts in the nation’s capital.