Heather Crimm, a senior at Coosa Valley Academy in Sylacauga, recently won first place in the annual Third District Congressional Art Contest. Crimm is pictured here with Congressman Mike Rogers and her artwork “Indian Princess,” which will be hung in a passageway to the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

Ben Bellew, a senior at Opelika High School, won second place in the annual Third District Congressional Art Contest. Bellew is pictured here with Congressman Rogers and his artwork “La Pintura de Bonita.

Brea Williams, a sophomore at Opelika High School, won third place in the annual Third District Congressional Art Contest. Williams is pictured here with Congressman Rogers and her artwork “Apply of My Eye".

Chambers County’s Leslie Pinckard, a senior at Springwood School, recently won honorable mention at the annual Third District Congressional Art Contest in Sylacauga. Pinckard is pictured here with Congressman Mike Rogers, along with her artwork “Skitzo Guitar”, which Pinckard created in mixed media.

Other participants in the annual Third District Congressional Art Contest include, left to right, Brittany Cozart, Eric McHargue, Jessica Jarvis, Caitlin Clark, Congressman Rogers, Crissy Cleveland and Mary Cleveland.