Anderson County Middle School Student Hannah Dowd was one of six students from around Kentucky selected as winners of the “Communication: Every Word Matters” art contest presented by the Kentucky Center on Deafness and the Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
The contest was open to students in kindergarten through 12th grade from public, private and homeschool environments. The mission was to use the arts as a catalyst to bring awareness about hearing loss and why communication is so important.
The winners’ art was featured on a fiberglass horse displayed at DeaFestival-Kentucky 2012. The horse is currently on display at the Anderson County Middle School as part of its tour to the schools of each of the contest winners.
Winners were selected from three categories: elementary, middle and high school. They are:
· Elementary school – Jimmy Yeley Jr., Brooks Elementary School, Mt. Washington; and Kerwyn Haake, home school, Nicholasville.
· Middle school – Hannah Dowd, Anderson County Middle School, Lawrenceburg; and Jessica Lopez, Paducah Middle School, Paducah.
· High school – Nicole Agro, Greenwood High School, Bowling Green; and Lindsay Culp, Dixie Heights High School, Crescent Springs