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Students with colorful futures

Building upon the success of the annual Essay Contest, in 2016 we launched the Midwest Charter Schools Art Contest for K-5 charter school students from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. In that first year, nearly 2,000 students submitted artwork and shared their plans for the future. Our goal was to encourage kids to be creative and dream big -- and to help inspire adults to keep working hard to help kids turn their dreams into reality. We succeeded and were amazed to receive such an array of diverse ideas and talent!

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Announcing the finalists in the 2019 Art Contest!

We're so proud of all the charter school students who have shared their creative ideas with us through their artwork! They have demonstrated so many unique ways to work together, and we're excited to share those ideas with you!

Thanks to all those who submitted artwork to us! We hope to see more of your creative ideas next fall. Here are the 2019 finalists!

Emilee-Jade Smith

1st Grade
Michigan International Prep School
Elsie, MI

Kamila Nieder

1st Grade
LEARN 10
Chicago, IL

Libbi Barraw

2nd Grade
Concord Academy Boyne
Boyne, MI

Zahra Al Khazraji

4th Grade
Noble Academy Columbus
Cleveland, OH

Eleanor Bourman

5th Grade
St. Croix Central Virtual

MyKajia Gonzales

5th Grade
Francis Reh Public School Academy
Saginaw, MI

Israe Mesbah

5th Grade
Noble Academy Columbus
Columbus, OH

Fatima Fall

5th Grade
Eaton Academy
Eastpointe, MI

Aiyana Todd

4th Grade
Horizon Science Academy - Lorain
Lorain, OH

Shianne Oliver

4th Grade
Francis Reh Public School Academy
Saginaw, MI

JaColby Hadley

1st Grade 
Flagship Charter Academy
Detroit, MI

Aaron Ashley

2nd Grade
Noble Academy Columbus
Columbus, OH

Laylah Kwiatkowski

1st Grade
Michigan International Prep School
Elsie, MI

Haden Cornell-Johnson

2nd Grade
Charlton Heston Academy
St. Helen, MI

Kaila

Kindergarten
Galapagos Charter School
Rockford, IL

Elias Ford, Archer Micklus & Owen Spies

5th Grade
Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School
Eau Claire, WI

Evelyn Torres

4th Grade
Horizon Science Academy Lorain
Lorain, OH

Destinee Wilson & Brianna Craig

3rd Grade
LEARN 10
North Chicago, IL

Safiya Muhammad

2nd Grade
Noor International Academy
Sterling Heights, MI

Stormi Ploe

1st Grade
Concord Academy Boyne
Boyne, MI

Stephone

Kindergarten
Galapagos Charter School
Rockford, IL

Rigdon Nelson

5th Grade
Rock Creek Community Academy
Sellersburg, IN

Brooklyn Jones

4th Grade
Imagine Klepinger Community Schools
Dayton, OH

Izabella Zarzycki

3rd Grade
Concord Academy Boyne
Boyne, MI

Susan Almulaiki

2nd Grade
Bridge Academy East
Hamtramck, MI

Willow Ploe

1st Grade
Concord Academy Boyne
Boyne, MI

Ryann Belcher

Kindergarten
Seven Oaks Classical Charter School
Ellettsville, IN