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Winners of The Polish Museum of America
Polish Constitution Art Contest
CHICAGO, IL - Immediate
News Release
Contact Person-Joann Ozog (773-782-2720)
The Polish Museum of America located in Chicago, Illinois held its annual
Polish Constitution Art Contest. This year’s topic was “On the 70th
Anniversary of the death of Maria Curie Sklodowska draw a picture depicting
Madame Curie and one of her accomplishments.”
The contest was opened to
students in grades 6 through 12. Entries came from the following schools:
St. Juliana, Immaculate Conception, John H. Kinzie, Smyser, Lane Tech High
School, John F. Kennedy High School and Steinmetz Academic Centre from the
Chicago area, Conrady Jr. High from Palos Hill, Illinois, St. Bernadette
from Evergreen Park, Illinois, Resurrection High School from Harwood
Heights, Illinois, Nashville Community High School from Dubois, Illinois,
Morgan Art Studio, Maria Konopnicka Polish Language School, Prve’ Sukromne’
Gymnazium from Lucenec, Slovakia and one home school.
The judges were Bohdan
Gorczynski, Director of Exhibits at The Polish Museum of America and Halina
Misterka, Archivists of The Polish Museum of America and Choreographer of
the Lajkonik Dance Group. Criteria that the judges considered were size,
medium used and creativity.
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WINNERS |
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Grade 6-8 |
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1st
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Cynthia Mathews-home
school |
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2nd Place |
Alexander Uzarowicz-Maria
Konopnicka Polish Language School |
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3rd Place |
Andrew Jarzabek-John
H. Kinzie School |
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Honorable Mention |
Karolina Mocarski-Morgan
Art Studio |
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Grade 9-12 |
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1st Place |
Daniel Williams-Prve
Sukromne Gymnazium |
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2nd Place |
Irmina Stec-Lane
Tech High School |
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3rd Place |
Jadwiga Szczechowicz-John
F. Kennedy High School |
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Honorable Mention |
Chawanan Kamchoo-Nashville
Community High School |
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All winning entries, as
well as some of the non-winning entries, will be displayed on the museum’s
float in the Polish Constitution Day Parade held on Saturday, May 1st
beginning at 11:30 a.m. The Parade route is on Columbus Drive from Balboa
northward to Monroe.
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