Press release from Fort Wayne Community Schools:
Student artwork, essays on display this weekend
Artwork and essays by students throughout Fort Wayne Community Schools will be on display this weekend at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art as part of the annual Fort Wayne Area PTA Council’s Reflections and Citizenship Essay Showcase. The work will be on display from noon-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, and Sunday, Jan. 9.
More than 70 entries from 11 schools will be highlighted, showing the talents of FWCS students. The Reflections competition is open to students in kindergarten through 12th grade. This year’s theme is “Together We Can.” Students expressed themselves through literature, visual art, photography, dance choreography, film and video production, and musical composition. The best projects from each school will be displayed in the showcase before being sent to the state competition later this spring.
School winners of the Citizenship Essay contest will also be on display. The Essay contest is open to students in fourth through 12th grades. This year’s theme is “What Being Free Means to Me.” The essays on display this weekend also will be entered in the state competition.
The event is free and open to the public.
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