Johns Creek Student Wins GDOT Student Art Challenge

JOHNS CREEK, GA -- Alexander envisions a magnetic hanging freeway. Ca’Liyah predicts a flying bus that runs on kudzu. And Highland foresees a vacuum that sucks you up and moves you.

These visions of the future were created by winning student artists for the Georgia Department of Transportation’s Centennial Student Art Challenge – What Moves You? Imagining Tomorrow’sTransportation.

One student from Johns Creek, Alexander Chanoh Lee, is among the winners of the initiative, said Georgia DOT spokesperson Annalysce Baker.

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Georgia DOT challenged students in grades K-12 to write a statement and visually answer the question: What does the future of transportation in Georgia look like to you?

GDOT judges chose a first- and second-place winner in each of the four grade categories for a pool of nearly 300 submissions.

Commissioner Russell McMurry showcased the winning selections at this week's State Transportation Board meeting.

Centennial Art Challenge winners were:

Grades kindergarten through third

• First place: Alexander Chanoh Lee, Magnetic Hanging Freeway
• Second place: Sarah Turner, The Flying Mobile

Grades fourth through sixth

• First place: Highland Roberts, The City Transporter
• Second place: Ca’Liyah Jackson, My Flying Bus

Grades seventh through ninth

• First place: Zoe Beard, Driving Off the Edge
• Second place: Molly Sims, The Mini-Copter

Grades 10th through 12th

• First place: Chris Ali, Art & Creativity
• Second place: Aaron St. Charles, Sleek Car and Anti-Gravity

It was 100 years ago on Aug. 16, 1916, that the seeds were planted for what would grow into the Georgia Department of Transportation. Georgia DOT will celebrate its 100th birthday with a year-long Centennial commemoration that explores GDOT’s role in getting Georgia out of the mud – from the dirt roads of 1916 to the paved roads crisscrossing Georgia in 1939 to today’s modern transportation system.

For more information, visit www.dot.ga.gov/centennial. Along with viewing the award-winning student art entries, you’ll also find an event calendar, decade-by-decade timeline, historical items, videos and more.

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Photo: Alexander Chanoh Lee and his family pose with Georgia DOT Commissioner Russell McMurry. Credit: Georgia Department of Transportation