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Congressman Knight and Qianjing Mathe, the 2016 first place Congressional Student Art Competition winner with her piece, “Autumn’s Fruits"

2017 Congressional Art Competition Winners To Be Announced Live On KHTS Tuesday Evening

High school students from the 25th Congressional District have spent the last few months working on art pieces that could end up being displayed in the nation’s Capitol Building.


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Congressman Steve Knight, R-Palmdale, will be on site at FastFrame in Valencia along with KHTS AM-1220 to announce the winners of this year’s competition.

KHTS will be broadcasting live from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, where one gifted high school student will have their work selected to be displayed prominently in the nation’s Capitol.

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“The competition is a great opportunity for students in our community to showcase their artistic talent,” said Knight. “I look forward to seeing the outstanding pieces that our high schoolers submit this year.”

The Congressional Art Competition is an annual nationwide competition for high schoolers sponsored by the members of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Students from the Santa Clarita Valley and the rest of the 25th Congressional District, which includes the Santa Clarita, Simi and Antelope Valleys, had until April 26 to submit their artwork.

The competition began in 1982 to provide an opportunity for members of Congress to highlight the artistic talents of their young constituents.

Since then, over 650,000 high school students have been involved with the nationwide competition — each district will choose a winner whose work will be prominently displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year.

The first place winner (and one parent/guardian) in each Congressional District is provided with complimentary airfare to Washington, D.C. to see his or her art displayed in the Capitol Building during an unveiling ceremony.

“My office is more than happy to assist in arranging a variety of tours for the winner and his or her family, including a meeting with me in my Washington D.C. office,” said Knight.

 

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2017 Congressional Art Competition Winners To Be Announced Live On KHTS Tuesday Evening

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About Cody Como

Cody Como has been a member of the KHTS Staff since March 2016. After beginning as a web intern he was promoted to a Staff Writer in the fall of 2016. As a member of the KHTS News Team he has covered local events ranging from Six Flags Ride Openings and School STEAM Fairs to Brush Fires and Floods. A Graduate of West Ranch High School in Stevenson Ranch, Cody is a near lifelong resident of the Santa Clarita Valley. As a member of the production team Cody works to help bring some of the great KHTS On Air Programming to residents.