Pan American High School Art Contest

PAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION GRAND BOULEVARD OF THE AMERICAS HIGH SCHOOL ART COMPETITION WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Liberty High School was a competitor in a metropolitan area high school art contest to create country banners 35 countries represented on Grand Boulevard of the Americas. Two winning entries for each country will be made into flags that will be displayed on Grand Boulevard until 2021. LHS was matched in 5 countries against 5 different high schools, submitting 17 total entries. An exhibit of all student work was held at the ArtsTech on Friday, January 8th, 2016.

The following student works were announced as winners Wednesday, January 20, 2016. After the works have been exhibited and photographed, they will be made into flags that will be displayed on Grand Boulevard until 2021.  Of nine possible flags LHS could have won, we won 7! 

Great work!!

Brielle B, Senior – Argentina   http://bbun15-16.blogspot.com/

Madison B, Junior – Belize   http://mbak2015-16.blogspot.com/

Taylor S, Sophomore – Chile    http://taylors15-16.blogspot.com/

Kaitlyn H, Junior – Chile  http://khei15-16.blogspot.com/

Brenna N, Senior – Haiti   http://bnew15-16.blogspot.com/

Sarah R, Senior – Haiti    http://sragan2.blogspot.com/

Logan K, Senior – Paraguay    http://lkes2015-16.blogspot.com/

Pan American Association of Kansas City is co-sponsoring and opening reception for the winning entries at the Kansas City Museum at Corinthian Hall in Friday February 12, from 5pm - 7pm.

There is an exhibit for the United Nations in Washington DC in the planning stages.

Flags should be on display on Grand Boulevard beginning in April and will display for five years.

Below is a photo of our 2-page article in The Bell.