VPP Elementary School students Shine in Art Contest

Los Angeles, CA − February 22, 2006 −
View Park Prep Charter Elementary School students recently celebrated over their artwork.

5th grade student Crista Coleman took first place in Los Angeles County’s 2nd District bookmark design contest. The 2005 Bookmark contest theme was “Imagine.”

Students in grades K through eight participated in the bookmark design activity. The contest was held by the County of Los Angeles Libraries and sponsored by Pentel of America (Writing instruments).

During the Board of Supervisors’ January 31, 06 meeting at Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration Yvonne B. Burke, Supervisor for the 2nd district, presented Crista with an award and prizes.

The award presentation aired on channel 58 KLCS at10:00pm on February 1, 2006. In addition, Crista's winning bookmark design will be printed and distributed throughout Los Angeles county libraries!

Aside from Crista’s LA County regional Bookmark contest award, VPP Elementary also features six of the eight local library contest winners. These students were awarded prizes from the View Park Prep library located on 54th Street.

The following are the names of the K-5th grade View Park Prep local bookmark contest winners:

First place, Gr. K-2 Mikayla Wells
Second place, Gr. K-2 Jessica Williams
Third place, Gr. K-2 Tyler Jelks
First place, Gr. 3-5 Crista Coleman (also Regional winner, 1st place)
Second place, Gr. 3-5 Christian Bowdre
Third place, Gr. 3-5 Maya Anderson

“It is a real honor to have so many of our students represent the art program at View Park Prep at the local and regional level,” said Ismael Soto, Art Director at View Park Prep. “The students’ performance in this contest is indicative of the quality of the program and our dedication to the visual arts.”
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About the Inner City Education Foundation
The Inner City Education Foundation (ICEF) is a non-profit operator of charter schools in South Los Angeles. ICEF’s mission is to prepare students to attend and compete at the top 100 colleges and universities in the United States. ICEF’s programs are built around a culture of high expectations and innovative educational approaches developed at the nation’s best college preparatory schools. ICEF currently has three public charter schools, the View Park Preparatory Accelerated Charter Elementary School, the View Park Preparatory Accelerated Charter Middle School and the View Park Preparatory Accelerated Charter High School, which rank among the top schools in Los Angeles. ICEF can be found on the web at www.icefla.org