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Nine Rancho Pico Junior High students were the recipients of awards at the sixth annual Santa Clarita Arts & Literacy Festival.

The SCV Education Foundation and the city of Santa Clarita sponsor this event featuring stories, theatrical productions, songs, dance and crafts presented by professional artists, authors and entertainers and featuring school groups from throughout the Hart School District. Thousands attended the free family festival staged at the recently opened Old Town Newhall Library.

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As part of the activities leading up to the event, competitions were held in several categories, and Rancho Pico students earned top results. The Rancho Pico students placed first, second and third respectively in Short Story: Danielle Hettinger, Hannah Bushing and Meeru Hahn; Editorial Division, first, second and third, respectively: Colleen Krogh, Scott Kim and Conner Yang and in the Poetry Division, first, second and third, respectively: Ken Singh, Joshua Kim and Adrianne Cuevas.