The following students have had their work selected for the VFW Patriotic Art Contest and Exhibition: First Place – Katryna Crowley, who went on to win second place in the state; second Place – Mimi Wang; third Place – Tyler Sansone and Honorable Mention – Stephanie Kariuki, Alexandria Bowden and Kristina Woodward. Also representing Whitman Hanson: Emily Gonzalez, Alex Tobin, Paisley Haskell, Jenna Kimball, Emma Kennelly, Leah Ricciarelli, Kevin Guerney, Kaitlyn Daly, Brie Holmes, Kristina Woodward, Angelina Guiducci, Jason Goveya, Kristen O’Leary, Lily Sullivan, Elana Wood.
The artwork will be on display from May 19-May 21 during the Art in Bloom exhibit in the WHRHS Library. The top five finishers will also be displayed at Mutual Bank in Whitman center.
The work of the first place winner was sent to compete with other first place winners from around the state to represent Massachusetts at the national level.
W-H extended special thanks to Rachel Eaton and the Whitman VFW Ladies Auxiliary for years of commitment to the program.
Tyler Sansone’s work reflects on the poppies of Flanders Field and won third place locally. Courtesy photo
Mimi Wang won second place in the local competition for her depiction of the joy of welcoming a soldier home. Courtesy photo
Local VFW Patriotic Art Contest winner Katryna Crowley’s drawing (above) of a soldier comforting a child won second place in the state competition. Courtesy photo