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Citizens Bank Pops by the Sea T-Shirt Design Competition
Nick Glaser with art teacher Jennifer Finan and fellow student and honorable mention Circle Yuan all from St. John Paul II High School
ach year, in preparation for the Pops, the AFCC puts out a public call to student artists across the region, from 5th through 12th grade, seeking original artistic creations for the official commemorative T-shirt design. The winning design is worn by volunteers on the day of the concert and is available for purchase during the show. For the second time in three years, Nicholas Glaser a senior at St. John Paul II High School in Hyannis, has had his original artwork chosen as the design for the AFCC’s Citizens Bank Pops by the Sea T-shirt. Over the past four years, Glaser’s submissions have placed in the top two; his 2015 piece was featured on the T-shirt for the 30th Annual Citizens Bank Pops by the Sea. He has been the recipient of several awards, including the Scholastic Art Award gold and silver keys and two Federal Junior Duck Stamp Awards; he was also highlighted in Cape Cod Art Magazine last year as a young emerging artist. Glaser was recently accepted into the Rhode Island School of Design and plans on pursuing a career in the arts. “I have been interested in art ever since I can remember,” he said. “I have always wanted to be an artist and have put my time and effort into making that happen.” Sponsored by the Coca Cola Bottling Company of Cape Cod, the competition rewards Glaser with a cash award and a donation to the art department at St. John Paul II High School. Barnstable High School junior Marc Korab and Falmouth High School senior Jackson Chorches, who placed second and third in the competition, will also receive cash awards and donations to their respective school’s art department.
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The following students earned honorable mentions in this year’s competition: Barnstable High School sophomore Liam Sives; Barnstable High School sophomore Lillian Duchesney; Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School sophomore Madison Brun; Falmouth High School senior Colton Lubbe; St. John Paul II High School senior Circle Yuan; St. John Paul II High School junior Lila Baker; St. John Paul II High School freshman Gabriela Francescon; and Falmouth High School senior Kevin Shimansky. Rana Murphy and honorable mention Madison Brun, a sophmore at Upper Cape Cod Reg. Tech. School
Jackson Chorches placed third a senior from Falmouth High School
This program is generously underwritten by Coca Cola
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