Holley fifth- and sixth-graders (front, l-r) Jessica VanTassel and Sean Brooks; (back) Jamie Scharping, Mark Heath, Melanie Gemerek and Julie Brooks created artwork that was selected for the 2004 Disabilities Awareness Art Contest Exhibit in Schenectady next month.

Holley students' art selected in statewide contest

Artwork by six Holley Elementary students has been selected to be part of the 2004 Disabilities Awareness Art Contest Exhibit at the NYS Empire State Plaza in Schenectady from June 7-13. A judging panel selected the artwork from thousands of entries submitted by students across the state. The exhibit's purpose is to give people the opportunity to learn from the students' art how the inclusion of people with disabilities is taking place in New York's communities. The Annual Disabilities Awareness Contest, with this year's theme "Pop the Myths," is coordinated by the New York State Commission on Quality of Care.