Our 2019 to 2020 Artwork Contest had hundreds of wonderful submissions from Elementary and Middle Schoolers across the state.
From these submissions, our judging committee, consisting of members of the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council, the Maryland Department of Disabilities, The Arc Maryland, and the Maryland State Department of Education, selected three winners each from elementary and middle schoolers, as well as some honorable mentions.
Winning students and schools were invited to attend Developmental Disabilities Day at the Legislature, where they were honored for their inspiring work on stage by the Maryland Department of Disabilities, the Maryland State Department of Education, and Maryland First Lady Yumi Hogan.
The 2019 to 2020 Artwork Contest winners were as follows:
Elementary School
1st Place:
Ava Dillman, 4th Grade (Pictured below, front left, with classmate Michaela Goodman, front right)
Yellow Springs Elementary School, Frederick County
2nd Place:
Arnav Bantu, 4th Grade
Paramount Elementary School, Washington County
3rd Place (Tie):
Kaisy Custer, 4th Grade
Clear Spring Elementary School, Washington County
3rd Place (Tie):
Haley Akinwande, 4th Grade
Paramount Elementary School, Frederick County
Honorable Mention:
Pre-K through 8th Grade Students
Cedar Lane School and Fulton Elementary School, Howard County
Middle School
1st Place:
Mikayla Gibson, 8th Grade
Easton Middle School, Talbot County
2nd Place:
Aditi Immidi, 8th Grade (Pictured below, right center)
Urbana Middle School, Frederick County
3rd Place:
Sophia Yang, 7th Grade (Pictured above, left center)
Urbana Middle School, Frederick County
Honorable Mention (High School):
Jonathan Getachew, 12th Grade
Project SEARCH at Mount Hebron High School, Howard County
This project was supported, in part by grant number CFDA 93.630, from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects with government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official ACL policy.