Politics & Government
Rogers High School Senior Wins Congressional Art Competition
Rogers High School senior Angela Salyer won first place in the first annual Congressional Art Competition. See her piece, "Blooming in Spring," on public display in the United States Capitol building.
From the office of Congressman Denny Heck:
Congressman Denny Heck has named Angela Salyer the first winner of the 10th Congressional District Art Competition. Salyer is a senior at Rogers High School in Puyallup and a student of digital photography teacher Pam Sarell.
Salyer’s piece, “Blooming in Spring,” will be on public display in the United States Capitol. It will hang for one year, alongside the winning pieces from every other Congressional District in the United States. An awards ceremony will be held in Washington, D.C. later this year.
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The Congressional Art Competition is a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Since the competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated.
Students from more than a dozen high schools in the 10th Congressional District participated in this year’s contest.
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