Booker T. Washington High School students named 2009 winners

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson announced the winners of the 2009 Congressional Art Competition in the 30th Congressional District of Texas on Friday, May 8.  High school students from 10 high schools in the 30th District submitted a total of 51 entries.  All three winners attend Booker T. Washington High School.

Rachel Suggs received first place with her entry, “Under the Table.”  Macey Loureior (“Light”) and Angelica Valdez (“If The Shoe Fits, Put It On”) received second and third place, respectively.

“I congratulate Ms. Suggs, Ms. Loureior and Ms. Valdez for their winning entries, and I thank everyone who participated in this year’s competition,” Congresswoman Johnson said.  “I am proud to represent a District with so many talented and engaged young artists.”

Congresswoman Johnson announced the awards at a reception at the South Dallas Cultural Center.  Each winner received a savings bond from American National Bank of Dallas, and Suggs also received three round-trip tickets to Washington, DC, from Southwest Airlines.  Suggs will participate in the Annual National Art Reception on June 24.

Judges for the contest were Vicki Meek, Managing Director, South Dallas Cultural Center; Emily Cheek, McKinney Avenue Contemporary Gallery; local artist Admiral James Ellison; and Deborah Bigbie of Bigbie Designs.

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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and a senior member of the Science Committee. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas, which, includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Oak Lawn, Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, & South Oak Cliff; all of Balch Springs, DeSoto, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Ferris, Glenn Heights and Ovilla.