Newsroom
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Wakefield Student's Winning Photo Coming to Arlington Windshields
- Public voting determined winner
- Photo of historic Hume School chosen
- Winning entry will be displayed on 155,000 vehicles
ARLINGTON, VA — After a month of voting by Arlington County residents, Maya Giacobbe’s photo of the historic Hume School, now home to the Arlington Historical Society Museum, was chosen as the winning design for the 2011-2012 Decal Design Competition.
Giacobbe, a Wakefield High School junior, was declared winner of the seventh annual decal design competition for Arlington high school students at today’s County Board meeting. Her design will be displayed on the windshields of more than 155,000 vehicles registered in Arlington County.
The competition’s 24 entries were narrowed to four finalists by a panel of Arlington residents. The final four designs were put to a Countywide vote, where Giacobbe’s entry, “Hume, Sweet Hume,” was chosen as the winner. There were 2,697 votes overall. Each of the four finalists received a $500 savings bond from Wachovia.
"We are very pleased with all the truly excellent designs that the students submitted, this year. The winner of this competition is going to have much to be proud of," says Arlington County Treasurer Frank O'Leary.
The other finalists:
- Lizzi Alarcon, a Wakefield High School junior, with her design “Time for Arlington”
- Jeremy Cannon, a Yorktown High School freshman, with his design “Multi-Faceted Arlington”
- Kate Tsagronis, a Wakefield High School senior, with her design “Snow Daze”
Background on Decals
Arlington began requiring local licensing of vehicles in 1949, which took the form of a metal tag attached to the license plate. The first windshield decal was issued in 1967, and decals were first produced with a color image in 2000. In 2002, residents were given the opportunity to vote on the decal image, and in 2005 the Treasurer's Office started the competition for high school students.
Press Contact: Mary Wagoner, 703-228-0093
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