DRT announces contest winners

Local students recently participated in art and essay contests sponsored by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas and received awards for the top entries.

In January, seventh grade students in Danette Cantu’s class from St. Anthony Catholic School wrote essays on the Canary Islanders and their impact on Texas history.

Additionally, fourth graders from Ms. Casey Fedako’s class at Columbus Elementary and Ms. Kelsey Bohuslav’s class at St. Anthony’s Catholic School submitted artwork for DRT’s Republic of Texas Museum in Austin. These creations depicted historical events from Colorado County prior to 1850.