16 THE COURIER SUN • MAY 15, 2014 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com Whitestone Bridge art contest winners announced BY LIAM LA GUERRE [email protected] @liamlaguerre The winners of the Welcome to Whitestone Civic Association’s Bronx- Whitestone Bridge drawing contest were announced and honored in Councilman Paul Vallone’s offi ce on May 12. More than 300 elementary students entered the art competition, which honored the 75th anniversary of the bridge, but only fi ve were selected as winners. P.S. 79 fourth-graders Athena Koutsothanasis, Mei Jiang and Joanna Li were winners, as well as P.S. 193 fi fthgrader Nicholas Berry and Ellie Choe of P.S. 209. “It was kind of scary, because I didn’t know if I would get it,” Nicholas said about the contest. “I was really surprised that I was able to win.” The art competition challenged Whitestone elementary schools students to draw — in any form — a version of the bridge on an 8.5-by-11 sheet of paper. They also had to include a reference to the 75th anniversary in their artwork. Each winner received a City Council citation from Vallone, a $50 check from Welcome to Whitestone and a $10 gift card from Dunkin’ Donuts. The winners were judged by Devon Michael O’Connor, founder of Welcome to Whitestone, MTA’s Director of Bridges East Raymond Webb and Vallone. All of the entries in the contest will be on display in the Queens Library’s Whitestone Branch for the public to view. Five elementary school students were winners of the Welcome to Whitestone Civic Association’s Bronx-Whitestone Bridge drawing contest. Better Health Starts Today The Number of Asthma-Related Hospitalizations is Higher in South East Queens than Anywhere in New York City. We Can Help. For More Information or to Schedule an Appointment, Call 718-206-6742 Free Newsletter Subscription THE COURIER/Photo by Liam La Guerre 8900 Van Wyck Expressway, Jamaica, NY 11418 • www.jamaicahospital.org
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