WHHS students among GLCCC Art/Essay Contest winners

ATLANTA - Two West Hall High School 9th-graders are among the winners in the Georgia Latino Complete Count Committee (GLCCC) Art/Essay Contest.

The purpose of the contest was to raise community awareness about the importance of the 2010 Census.

The winners include the following:

Division 1: Grades K-5 (Drawings)

1st Place: Isaac Rodriguez, Habersam YCMA, Chatham County

2nd Place: Larissa Platas, Habersam YCMA, Chatham County

3rd Place: Alexander Hernandez, Habersam YCMA, Chatham County

Division 3: Grades 9-12, (Essays)

1st Place: Raphael Arbeleaz, 11th Grade, Brookstone School, Muscogee County

2nd Place: Cesar Prado, 9th Grade, West Hall HS, Hall County

3rd Place: Lilian Castillo, 9th Grade, West Hall HS, Hall County and Diana Marticorena 9th Grade, Mountain View HS, Gwinnett County

Division 4: Adult, 1st Place (Essays & Video)

1st Place (Essay): Scarlett Flores, Gordon County

2nd Place (Video): Ivan Ortega, Cherokee County

3rd Place: Ana Carolina Gonzalez, Gwinnett County and Lily Chauvin, Cherokee County

There were 29 total entries from across the state and well over 3,000 votes cast online.

The contest was open to all students and adults residing in the state of Georgia regardless of race or ethnicity. All entries were judged by official GLCCC judges and by voters on www.latino2010.org. To see all the entries, please visit www.latino2010.org

The winners will be honored at a luncheon reception in their honor on Saturday in Chamblee.

The "Si Te Cuentan, Tu Cuentas!" Art/Essay Contest was funded in part by the Southern Coalition for Social Justice and the New World Foundation.

For additional information on the news that is the subject of this release contact Maria Duarte or visit www.latino2010.org .

Contact:

Maria Duarte, GLCCC Vice-Chair & Program coordinator for Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO), 404-745-2433, [email protected].

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