Sarah Reeves of Martindale (center) displays her award winning photograph that earned her the Congressional Art Competition Award, presented to her by U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (right). Sarah’s art teacher, Debra Flynn is on the left. (Courtesy photo)
STAFF REPORT
A Lehman High School student has been honored with the Congressional Art Competition Award for a photograph of her grandfather’s rusty antique truck.
Sarah Reeves of Martindale, daughter of Jay and Carol Reeves, was presented the award by U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett at a ceremony last week. Reeve’s senior concentration portfolio, “Rural America” depicts images from her life growing up in Central Texas.
“There’s something comforting and purely Texas about Sarah’s photo of her grandfather’s old Ford pickup truck,” said Rep. Doggett. “I appreciate that she seized an opportunity to share such a special piece of her life, and look forward to visitors from all over the country having the opportunity to view what this talented young woman has captured on film.”
Reeves, who will attend the Art Institute in Austin this fall to pursue photography, will receive two free plane tickets to travel to Washington, D.C. to attend an awards ceremony on June 22. Her photograph will hang in the U.S. Capitol for the next year.
Her art teacher at Lehman is Debra Flynn.
Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation. Since it began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated.
