Gettysburg, PA.

The Adams County Arts Council wrapped up a successful summer of art enrichment camps with a luncheon ceremony to honor ACAC instructors and the nominees of the Encouragement Award. The award was set up by a local donor who wanted “to support and honor creativity and a-ha moments” demonstrated by selected summer camp students ages eight to fifteen who completed at least one full week of the Adams County Arts Council summer camps.

The students nominated by their instructors for the award this summer were: Aishani Chauhan, Annabel Fredericks, Ben Stone, Blayne Miller, Caleb Sellers, Callie Yardley-Gontz, C C Lebon, Charlette Moreno, Ellie Frey, Ellie Yost, Gia Sabato, Graham Thomas, Jeffrey Luo, Kendal Sease, Kennedy Mitchell, Liam Colbert, Lily Fontaine, Mae Travis, Maya Reinhart-Mitchell, Mina Gibson, Nas Kalathas, Ramona Suehr, Ruby Lancaster, Ruth Worley, Sammie Jones, Sarah Beeman, Sasha Aviles, Shayla Livesay, Sia Kalathas, Stella Coldsmith, and William Yardley-Gontz.

Five winners were selected by ACAC Program Director, Wendy Heiges and committee, to receive a $100 check along with their certificate of recognition. The winners were: Jeffrey Luo, Kendal Sease, Ruby Lancaster, Sammie Jones, and Sia Kalathas

For more information about the award, the summer camps, and other upcoming Arts Council, events, or art classes at the Arts Council’s Arts Education Center, visit www.adamsarts.org or call (717) 334-5006.