A Tucson High Magnet School student will have her artwork on display in the U.S. Capitol building for one year.
Carolina Figueroa was named the winner of Congressman RaΓΊl Grijalvaβs 2016 congressional art competition for Arizonaβs 3rd Congressional District.
Her piece, βContoured Happiness,β is a pencil drawing of her cousin.
Figueroa will receive a free trip to Washington, D.C., to see her work hung.
Taking second place was Nicholas Adam Daniels of the Sonoran Science Academy. Stephanie Franco of Kofa High School earned third place.
Catalina Highβs Bahe wins $2K scholarship
The Tucson Branch of the American Association of University Women has awarded a $2,000 scholarship to a Catalina High School senior.
Kayla Bahe plans to attend the University of Arizona to study physiology.
The Louise Hoppy Award has been given by AAUW for the past 25 years to a Native American woman entering college.
Middler-schoolers receive grants for campus, community projects
Southern Arizona middle-schoolers have been awarded grants to undertake projects on their campuses and around the community.
As part of the Junior Changemaker Challenge, students could apply for up to $1,000 in project seed funding.
The Challenge encourages youth to take leadership roles to build skills and the confidence that they can make a difference.
The entries were judged by Changemaker High School students.
Teams of students from the following schools were named winners of the Changemaker Challenge: La Paloma Academy-Lakeside, Roberts-Naylor K-8, AmeriSchools Academy, Desert Shadows Middle School Mesa Club, Mary Belle McCorkle Academy of Excellence, Highland Free School, Walter Douglas K-6 and San Xavier Mission School.
The Boys and Girls Club of Tucson, Jim and Vicki Click Clubhouse, was also awarded seed money.
Green Fields gets βglobalβ award
Green Fields K-12 School is one of 74 high schools in the United States to receive the Top Global Learning School award.
The award recognizes schools with a commitment to fostering global citizenship through intercultural learning, both inside and outside the classroom.
It is presented by AFS-USA, a nonprofit international student-exchange program, and by the National Society of High School Scholars, an international honor society dedicated to highlighting the accomplishments of high-achieving students.
9 UA students get scholarships
from Phi Beta Kappa Association
Nine University of Arizona students are being recognized by the Phi Beta Kappa Association of Greater Tucson.
The association awarded nine $1,000 scholarships based on academic achievement, character and financial need.
The winners are Justice Amarillas, Noe Arroyo-Williams, Tasanee Durrett, Pareena Kaur, Danyelle Khmara, David Setton, Anmol Singh, Katherine Witt and Nayelli Woods.
