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Carroll County Times: Student’s Recycled Sculpture Takes State Grand Prize

Putting in hours during art class and more on her own time, Century High School student Katelyn Schildt transformed a mannequin arm, plastic forks and spoons, broken jewelry and paint into a glittering celebration of love.

Schildt was chosen as the grand prize winner out of 61 entries from 21 high schools across the state in the “Rethink Recycling” Sculpture Contest, which encourages Maryland high school students to create sculpture from materials that would otherwise become waste. Another Carroll student, Taylor Alexander, of South Carroll High School, won first place in the workmanship category…

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