High school first place Dominique Miller
The Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada Foundation and the Washoe County School announced the nine winners of the 7th annual Taxi-Art Design Contest.
This year, a record 124 students submitted entries from 18 schools. The first-place winners include Academy of Arts, Careers & Technology High School, Dominique Miller; Mount Rose K-8 School, Cooper Sandoval; and Anderson Elementary School, Zariah Frantz.
Students were asked to create a taxi art design representing "Greater Reno-Sparks region and Northern Nevada as a great place to live, work and play."
The first-place winning designs from elementary, middle school, and high school categories were revealed on Reno-Sparks Cab Company taxis at the event and will be displayed for a year.
Dominique Miller of the Academy of Arts, Careers & Technology High School won first place in the high school category. Cooper Sandoval of Mount Rose K-8 School won the kindergarten through 8th grade and Anderson Elementary School Zariah Frantz also were winners.
The nine classrooms with first, second, and third place designs each received $500 checks for art supplies.
Winners were selected by members of the local arts community and the EDAWN Foundation. Students, teachers, family members and community guests attended the press conference award ceremony, held at the Washoe County School District Administration building in Reno.
“The enthusiasm and effort by all 124 students that participated in this year’s competition is to be commended,” said Mike Kazmierski, President and CEO of EDAWN. “Clearly the students embraced the spirit and beauty of Northern Nevada in every piece of art we received. It goes without saying that the arts are a dynamic economic driver which significantly increases our overall quality of life in Greater Reno-Sparks as a great place to live, work and play.
