INDIANAPOLIS - Forty-five Indiana high school students showcased their talents as state finalists in the Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance eXceL Awards competition March 14 at the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center on the University of Indianapolis campus.
Perspective was the topic for the 2008-2009 competition. Students entered their creative interpretation of Perspective in one of six categories: writing, music, two-dimensional art, three-dimensional art, video or performance.For the 20 years of the competition, Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance has sponsored and administered it, awarding more than $600,000 to Hoosier students. This year, the company presented six first-place winners with $3,000 each. Second-place contestants received $2,500 and third-place entrants were awarded $2,000.
The local 2008-2009 Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance eXceL Awards State Winner was Tara Gnagy, Manchester Junior-Senior High School, writing first place for "Auschwitz".
