Usha Vance Honors Young Artists In America 250 Bookmark Competition

WASHINGTON, D.C .-Second Lady Usha Vance announced the winners of a nationwide bookmark design competition that invited elementary and middle school students to reflect on what America means to them as the United States prepares to mark its 250th anniversary.

The Bookmark Design Challenge: Celebrating America’s 250th was organized in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and drew submissions from students across the country.

The three winners were Iris Zhang, a first-grader from Fremont, California, in the kindergarten-through-second-grade category; Margaret McCaul, a third-grader from Jacksonville, Florida, in the third-through-fifth-grade category; and Eden Pethel, an eighth-grader from Pendergrass, Georgia, in the sixth-through-eighth-grade category.

Students were asked to create hand-drawn bookmarks exploring themes such as American history and traditions, unity, democracy, community life and aspirations for the nation’s future.

“It was so special to participate in this year’s bookmark design challenge as we celebrate America’s 250th anniversary,” Usha Vance said.

The competition is part of activities leading up to the nation’s 250th anniversary. The winning students will be recognized at a special event during the Great American State Fair, scheduled from June 25 through July 10. (IANS)

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