McMorris Rodgers honors artists

McMorris Rodgers Announces Winner of the 2016 Congressional Art Competition

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) announced Dakotah Piekos was runner up in the annual Congressional Art Competition for high school students living in Eastern Washington. Piekos, a senior at SEA-TECH Skills Center in Walla Walla, submitted a photograph titled “The Tree.” Dakotah is the daughter of Ryan Piekos. Her art teacher at SEA-TECH Skills Center is Jeffrey Townsend. First place went to Gonzaga Prep sophomore Sophia DeFelice.

 “I am so proud of all our talented students here in Eastern Washington,” said McMorris Rodgers. “They never fail to impress with their art of all varieties.”

The Congressional Art Competition is an annual competition for high school students across the United States. Each Congressional office selects one winner to display in the tunnel connecting the Cannon House Office Building to the U.S. Capitol traveled daily by members of Congress, staff, and visitors to Washington, D.C.

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