[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5676-5677]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   2015 CONGRESSIONAL ART COMPETITION

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, over the weekend, I was 
thrilled to be at the Winkler Gallery of Fine Art in DuBois, 
Pennsylvania, for the 2015 Congressional Art Competition awards 
ceremony for my congressional district.
  The Congressional Art Competition began in 1982 to recognize and 
encourage artistic talent among U.S. high school students. This year, I 
had the honor to serve as cochair of the annual national competition.
  Madam Speaker, this year, I was blown away by the quality of work and 
the levels of creativity by the students in Pennsylvania's Fifth 
Congressional District.
  This year's first place winner, determined by an independent panel, 
is Leah Kleiner of Waterford, Pennsylvania. Leah, whose work is titled 
``Little Brother,'' attends Fort LeBoeuf High School in Erie County.
  I am looking forward to hosting Leah in Washington this summer and 
displaying her award-winning work in the Halls of the Capitol Building.
  This year's second and third place winners are Bethany Stoddard of 
DuBois and Madelyn Ostermann of Summit Township, respectively. Natalie 
Haupt of Oil City and Caitlin Cesa of Sandy Township both received 
honorable mentions.

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  I would like to congratulate all of this year's winners and thank 
everyone who participated in this fun and exciting competition.

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