Congratulations to 12th grader Katherine Kong for winning first place for the second year in a row in the ACS Christmas Card Art Design Contest. Her original art design is being featured on the cover of our school’s annual Christmas card that several thousand families and friends will receive in the mail by Christmas.
In addition to Katherine, four other students were recognized for their outstanding designs: 2nd place – Noelle Thompson (9th grade); 3rd place – Aine Dorsey (8th grade); 4th place – Summer Scott (10th grade); and 5th place – Shelby Einwechter (12th grade).
Thirty-seven students in Ms. Mirakian’s 8B Art Class and high school students in Art Appreciation and Art Workshop submitted cover art designs for the contest. A faculty-staff panel of judges selected the winners, who were recognized and presented with award ribbons during Upper School chapel on December 9.
Katherine’s card design, done with markers, colored pencils, and metallic pen on card stock, captures a quiet night scene of the Virgin Mary with the baby Jesus lying in the manger and incorporates the message spoken by the angel to Joseph in Matthew 1:21 — “She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
“This is the fourth year we have held this Christmas card art contest and the designs just keep getting better and better,” Ms. Mirakian said. “This contest gives our students an opportunity to discover and develop their God-given artistic abilities and to understand how art can be a powerful medium to share the gospel message.” All of the Christmas card designs will be on display in December and January on a large school bulletin board in the main school hallway adjacent next to the Multi-Purpose Room.
