NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. — Fort Wayne Newspapers recently held its Design An Ad contest for surrounding middle and high school art students. The contest allowed students to compete in varying age groups ranging from 4th grade – 12th grade. They were tasked with the challenge of creating a newspaper ad for one of the 49 participating businesses. All ads were hand-drawn and full color. Students were judged on their originality, composition, and workmanship.
There were 50 schools that participated and 3,000 ads were submitted. A panel of judges then narrowed the field down to 147 finalists, placing five Manchester High School students in third-place or better. These students were then honored at an awards ceremony at IPFW and recognized for their artistic achievements. The students that represented MHS were:
3rd Place: Elizabeth Sisco (9th grade), Company: Master’s Heating & Cooling
3rd Place: Kiera Hatfield (9th grade), Company: Sweet Aviation
3rd Place: Caleb Stout (9th grade), Company: Parker Service
3rd Place: Alexander Newell (12th grade), Company: Harbor Assisted Living
2nd Place: Mya Carter (11th grade), Company: Drug & Alcohol Consortium