FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Danielle Davis/Communications Manager
National Cherry Blossom Festival
danielle@downtowndc.org/202-638-8374
YOUTH ART CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED AND ON DISPLAY IN
COMMUNITY ART SHOW
Washington, DC [March 27, 2014] – The National Cherry Blossom Festival is pleased to announce the
winners of the 2014 Youth Art Contest. The Youth Art Contest and Community Art Show, coordinated in
partnership with the DC Arts & Humanities Education Collaborative was open to all DC public and charter
school students in grades K-12. Students depicted how they would like to “Step Into Spring” with the National
Cherry Blossom Festival through their entries. Congratulations to the following first, second, and third place
winners within four grade categories. The public will now determine the overall winner from these 12 finalists:
Mather Zung
1st Place (Kindergarten)
Watkins Elementary School
1st grade
Elizabeth Mejia,
1st Place (grades 3-5)
Jasia Smith
1st Place (grades 6-8)
Seaton Elementary, 3rd grade
SEED Public Charter School
8th grade
Tyrone McDade
1st Place (grades 9-12)
Friendship Collegiate Academy
12th grade
Cornelius Gilyard
2nd Place (Kindergarten)
Hendley Elementary School
1st grade
Joshua Delaney
2nd place (grades 3-5)
Watkins Elementary, 4th grade
Miranda Pomroy
2nd Place (grades 6-8)
Stuart-Hobson Middle School
7th grade
William Camp
2nd place (grades 9-12)
Eastern High School
11th grade
Tray Johnson
3rd Place (grades 9-12)
Yenci Hernandez-Sanchez
3rd Place (Kindergarten)
Maulana Jenkins
3rd place (grades 3-5)
Paris Whealton
3rd Place (grades 6-8)
Community Academy Public
Charter School — Amos II
Campus, Kindergarten
Community Academy Public
Charter School – Amos I
Campus, 4th grade
Kelly Miller Middle School
7th grade
Friendship Collegiate Academy,
12th grade
The public can view all the students’ creativity and vote on the overall winner at the Community
Art Show at PEPCO Edison Place Gallery, 702 8th Street, NW, going on now until April 24,
Tuesday through Friday from noon to 4:00pm. Voting will also take place on Facebook. The
gallery will have extended school viewing hours for a School Viewing Day on Saturday, April 5
from noon to 4:00pm. The Youth Art Contest and Community Art Show is supported by Pepco
Edison Place Gallery and media partners The Washington Post, WPGC 95.5, and El Zol 107.9.
The National Cherry Blossom Festival is the nation's greatest springtime celebration. The 2014
Festival, March 20 - April 13, includes three spectacular weeks and four weekends of events featuring
diverse and creative programming promoting traditional and contemporary arts and culture, natural
beauty, and community spirit. The 2014 Festival commemorates the 102nd anniversary of the gift of the
cherry blossom trees and the enduring friendship between the United States and Japan.
877.44.BLOOM // nationalcherryblossomfestival.org
@CherryBlossFest // facebook.com/CherryBlossomFestival
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