River Parishes Hospital Young at Art 2010 Overall Winners
1/6/2011
River Parishes Hospital held its annual Young At Art Reception for those student who were selected as monthly winners between the months of December 2009 and November of 2010. Monthly winners and their families were invited to attend the reception. Upon entering the reception, attendees were able to admire the array of local talent in our area as they students’ pictures which were on display around the room.
Tammy Waltz, Community Relations Coordinator, welcomed all of the students and their families and thanked them for taking time our of their busy holiday schedules to help in recognizing our young artists. "We started this program in 2001 because we wanted to invite the community to visit the hospital on a happy occasion, said Waltz. “This has been a wonderful program for the hospital as well as the River Parishes community as we have teachers calling well in advance to ensure a spot for their students to feature their artwork.”
She went on to explain about the program. Each month two classes are featured on the hospital's Wall of Art. Three winners are then selected to win $50 savings bonds compliments of Capital One Bank. At the end of the year, all monthly winners and their families are invited to a reception at which time three overall winners are selected, each receiving an additional savings bond.
"I enjoy being able to meet the students and give them an opportunity to have their drawings displayed for the community," said Waltz. "I often have people stop to admire the pictures when they see me changing the artwork each month. It’s amazing to see how much local talent we have right here in the River Parishes."
Each monthly winner was recognized and given an engraved frame to display his or her art work at home. Then, the overall winners were announced. Emalee Swisshelm, a student at Albert Cammon Middle School, was selected as the 1st place winner. She received a 1st place ribbon and a $150 savings bond. 2nd place went to Sarah Taylor, a student at New Sarpy Elementary School. She received a 2nd place ribbon and a $100 savings bond. 3rd place went to Caroline Cannon, a student at St. Charles Borromeo School, who received a 3rd place ribbon and a $50 savings bond.
In closing, Waltz thanked the students for participating in the program and invited them to judge the pictures that were on display for December. She also thanked the teachers who participated in the program this year, and gave special thanks to Capital One Bank for assisting them with the monthly savings bonds.
Students grade Pre-K through 6th grade are eligible to participate in their program. For more information about the program or to schedule a month, call the hospital’s Marketing Department at (985) 653-4247.
