Five District 47 Students Win Local Art Contest

Submission by District 47/ CAPTION: Douglas Automotive owners Doug and Janet McAllister presented awards to this year's art contest winners on May 24. Pictured (from left): Ben Sosnowski (4th grade, Coventry Elementary), Valentina Camacho (3rd grade, Coventry Elementary) and Kahrsten Geary (Immanuel Lutheran, 1st grade). Back: Emiliano Camacho (5th grade, Coventry Elementary) and Allie Burke (5th grade, West Elementary). Not pictured: Katherine Lossev (2nd grade, Coventry).

CRYSTAL LAKE, IL - Out of approximately 300 entries, five District 47 students were selected as winners of this year’s Douglas Automotive art contest.

The contest, which kicked off in mid-February and is now in its eighth year, was open to all Crystal Lake area youth in grades 1-5. Below are this year’s winners:

Best in Class:

• Kahrsten Geary (1st grader, Immanuel Lutheran)
• Katherine Lossev (2nd grader, Coventry)
• Valentina Camacho (3rd grader, Coventry)
• Ben Sosnowski (4th grader, Coventry)
• Allie Burke (5th grader, West)

Best in Show:

• Emiliano Camacho (5th grader, Coventry)

The creative and colorful artwork submitted was in keeping with this year’s theme of “Imagine a car that looks like an animal.” Professional graphic designers reviewed the submissions and selected five finalists per grade level. Winners from each grade level (“best in class”) and an overall winner (“best in show”) were then chosen by Douglas Automotive owners Doug and Janet McAllister.

Each winner received $50 and will have his or her artwork framed and displayed at Douglas Automotive in Crystal Lake for one year. The artwork will then be returned to each student as a special keepsake.