Coastal America Art Contest.

• Author: Gallion, Mari
• Position: INSIDE ALASKA BUSINESS

Four Alaskan students were recognized in Washington, D.C., and at the Alaska SeaLife Center for their winning entries in the national Coastal America Art Contest. Casey Lambries, a third grader at North Pole Elementary, won first place in the 3rd-5th grade category with a painting entitled "Whale Song."

At the national level, Kodiak High School student Deborah Bitanga won 2nd place in the 9th-12th grade category with her painting "The Power to Save." Isabel Brown, a second grader from Two Rivers School in Fairbanks, won 2nd place in the K-2nd grade category. Storm Rohrer, a 4th grader at Hermon Hutchens...