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Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36) on Saturday hosted an awards ceremony at Space Center Houston to honor the participants of his 2015 Congressional Art Competition. Babin was joined by NASA Astronaut Kevin Ford in announcing Crosby High School’s Tsz Kwan Ho as this year’s first place winner. Due to her temporary status in the United States as an exchange student, Tsz will be unable to attend the national ceremony in Washington, and has conceded top honors to Deer Park’s Keagan Denney.

“Thank you to all the students who participated in this year’s Congressional Art Competition,” said Rep. Babin. “I could not be more impressed with the level of talent and skill displayed by these young men and women. Congratulations to both Tsz Kwan Ho and Keagan Denney for their outstanding pieces of artwork. Keagan’s inspiring depiction of space exploration will represent the people of our district proudly in the U.S. Capitol.”

Keagan’s artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for an entire year, and he will receive two roundtrip tickets to Washington, compliments of Southwest Airlines, to attend the national Congressional Art Competition ceremony. For more information on the Congressional Art Competition, please click here.

Congressional Art Competition Winners:

1st Place: Keagan Denney, Abeka Academy, Deer Park
2nd Place: JoAnn Chung, Clear Lake High School
3rd Place: Sara Zare, Deer Park High School-South

Honorable Mentions:
• Mikaela Gonzalez, Buna High School
• Kady Wagnone, Crosby High School
• Jenna Heiselbetz, Buna High School

Click here for a gallery of pictures from the awards ceremony.