Missouri – On May 2, 2024, U.S. Representative Jason Smith held a reception in Perryville, Mo., to recognize high school students from Missouri who made it to the final round of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition.
In a recent article, click here, it was announced that two local students were chosen to attend the reception.
At the reception, Natasha Slavik, Dora senior, was rewarded for getting top three with her artwork, ‘Eye of a Tiger’. (Her piece was featured in the previous article.)
The winner of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition was Miah Bressie, Houston High School Senior, for her artwork “Mystique”. As winner of the competition, Bressie was given two plane tickets to Washington D.C. to view her work on display in the U.S. Capitol Building.
Following is a list of the Congressional Art Competition finalists from Missouri’s 8th Congressional District:
The following is a list of the Congressional Art Competition finalists:
- Emily Ritter – West Plains High School
- Makayla Arnold – Festus High School
- Khyla Burch – Mountain Grove High School
- Haley Bartlett – Salem High School
- Madalyn Isabelle Jarrett – Mountain Grove High School
- Lilly Hines – Mountain Grove High School
- Pheobe Sperry – Rolla High School
- Alyssa Watson – Mountain Grove High School
- Natasha Slavik – Dora High School
- Kristen Ely – Houston High School
- Miah Bressie – Houston High School
- Kate Northern – Farmington High School
- Kinsey Owen – Salem High School
- Aurora Melton – Salem High School
- Rylee Coulter – Salem High School
- Bayleigh Whitaker – Salem High School
- Charlotte Fowler – Houston High School
