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VFW Auxiliary Post 1012 announces scholarship winner
COURTESY OF VFW AUXILIARY POST 1012
Eloise Jean-Marie, a Medford resident and junior at Arlington Catholic High School, was named as the Medford VFW Auxiliary Post 1012 first-place winner of the 2020-21 Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest.
Under the sponsorship of Medford VFW Auxiliary 1012, Jean-Marie will advance to state level competition held by the Department of Massachusetts VFW Auxiliary.
Students must submit an original two- or three-dimensional piece of artwork. Digital art, photography and jewelry are not accepted. The entry must have been completed during the 2020-21 school year and the application must include a teacher or supervising adult’s signature.
KHS students inspired by VFW art contest
Star Courier
Two Kewanee High School artists drew from their own patriotic inspiration to win the recent VFW Auxiliary Post 8078 Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest.
The contest, held nationally, recently recognized the works of two local young artists, Chloe Gruszeczka and Katelyn Witte, who won first and second place respectively in the local competition.
Gruszeczka s work is of a flag-ingrained eagle swooping from above. For first place, she received a $75 gift certificate.
Gruszeczka said she left her comfort zone of portrait work to come up with a concept that best embodied the patriotic theme of the art contest. She said she normally chooses a natural subject and doesn t have to put much thought into it other than making it look real.