Winners announced for poster contest sponsored by Christophers

Published: 2004-07-21

NEW YORK (CNS) -- Emily Burns of Greencastle, Pa., took first place and a $1,000 prize in The Christophers' annual poster contest for high school students for her black-and-white rendering of the world being molded on a potter's wheel. The contest, now in its 14th year, attracted a record number of entries from 2,752 teens across the United States and around the world. "Each year the creativity and the positive messages we see in the thousands of entries give all of us involved a feeling of hope on so many levels," said Dennis W. Heaney, president of The Christophers. Second place and a $500 prize went to Hannah Feist of Wells, Minn., for her photograph depicting a small boy emulating a young man. Annie Kastner of Milwaukee won third place and $250 for her computer-generated image of a mouse being sheltered from the rain. Honorable mentions and a prize of $100 each went to Kristi Bjorkman of Irvine, Calif.; Rachel Faller of Burlington, Mass.; Nic Gober of Interlochen, Mich.; Emily Friend Roberts of Swampscott, Mass.; and Cassandra Ross of Urbana, Ill.

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