{"id":12938,"date":"2024-12-09T11:38:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T16:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/?p=12938"},"modified":"2024-12-09T11:38:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T16:38:57","slug":"bayside-high-student-wins-design-contest-registration-open-for-african-american-male-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/bayside-high-student-wins-design-contest-registration-open-for-african-american-male-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayside High student wins design contest; registration open for African American Male Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>Bayside High School sophomore Layla Anderson is the winner of the divisionwide design contest for the African American Male Summit.<\/p>\n

Her design will be printed on T-shirts and other materials for the summit. She also received a box of art supplies. A committee reviewed submitted entries from all middle and high schools and Layla\u2019s was selected by a unanimous vote.<\/p>\n

The summit honors the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by empowering young men with leadership skills, future-ready abilities and opportunities for academic and career planning. It will be held at Green Run High School from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. VBCPS male students in grades six through 12 can register through Dec. 20 at https:\/\/bit.ly\/aams2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Layla said she\u2019s doesn\u2019t remember a time when she wasn\u2019t interested in art.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was the artist of the family, so I always got little art kits every Christmas and birthday,\u201d She said. \u201cI learned how to draw by following drawing tutorials on YouTube.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mixed media art is her favorite. Bayside teacher Karen Chiariello says Layla is a very hardworking student in the digital art and media class.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u201cWhen I saw the contest flyer, I thought it would make a great project to supplement our graphic design unit and a great connection to community,\u201d Chiariello said. \u201cI am proud of Layla and her accomplishments. I know she will never forget this.\u201d<\/p>\n

From the start of the project, Layla knew she wanted to reach a large margin of people with the message, \u201cEverybody can be great.\u201d Her design includes handprints of different skin tones.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know that handprints can be symbols for something greater, so I did some research,\u201d she said. \u201cI found that handprints can be a symbol for all of humanity and a way to express a passage to the soul, just as your eyes can be. I thought this was perfect, so I started making some designs.\u201d<\/p>\n

She can\u2019t wait to see her image on the event\u2019s T-shirts.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt makes me proud of myself knowing that something I did may have some sort of significance,\u201d she said. \u201cThat\u2019s what I love about art.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Layla finds out she won the design contest during a surprise visit to one of her classes at Bayside High.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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