Supreme Court Announces Student Photo Contest Winners
and Invites Public to Law Day Festivities

      Charleston, W. Va. - The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia announces the winners of its second Law Day "Images of Freedom" photography competition. The competition was open to all West Virginia students from kindergarten through high school. "The justices had the fun job of judging the photos, and were impressed with the students’ creativity," Chief Justice Larry V. Starcher said.

      The Supreme Court will display the photographs during the month of May, beginning on Law Day on May 1, at the State Capitol Complex in Charleston. The photography exhibit will be in the East Wing of the main Capitol near the Supreme Court Administrative Office on the first floor.

     Along with the photo display, the Supreme Court will sponsor a variety of Law Day activities at the State Capitol courtyard on May 1. Festivities will include a Legal Information Fair from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with 35 state agencies, law enforcement, law firms and other legal organizations. The Court also will present the Liberty Bell Award to Gov. Bob Wise at 11:30 a.m. ABC sports analyst and West Virginia native Terry Bowden will speak immediately after the award presentation.

      The Law Day schedule is:

9:00 a.m. Live Broadcast of WCHS Radio’s "Ask A Lawyer" with Harvey Peyton
10:00 a.m. Treasurer John Perdue Educational Presentation
11:00 a.m. Music by George Daugherty, the "Earl of Elkview"
11:10 a.m. Speech from April 1912 by Mother Jones
11:30 a.m. Patriotic Singer Eric Guinn
11:40 a.m. Awards Ceremony with Gov. Bob Wise and Terry Bowden
12:20 p.m. Patriotic Singer Eric Guinn
1:30 p.m. Secretary of State’s Office Educational Presentation
2:00 p.m. Irish Step Dancers Katrina Sodaro and Darian Atkins

     The Law Day photography contest winners from the high school division are: Justin Gritt, Calvary Baptist High School, Wellsburg (first place); Brittany McGowan, Brooke High School, Wellsburg (second place); Lacey Johnson, Huntington High School, Huntington (third place). High school students receiving honorable mention are: Monica Harvey, Brooke High School, Wellsburg; Courtney Weaver, Brooke High School, Wellsburg; Matthew Scarfo, Brooke High School, Wellsburg; and Adam Heflin, home school, Parkersburg.

       The winners from the middle school division are: John Brennskog, East Hardy Early Middle School, Baker (first place); Chrissy Wyrick, Spanishburg School, Spanishburg (second place); Derick Eudy, Spanishburg School, Spanishburg (third place). Middle school students receiving honorable mention are: Paul Ball, Tucker Valley Middle School, Parsons; Hope Heckler, Tucker Valley Middle School, Parsons; Emily Shaffer, Tucker Valley Middle School, Parsons; Chelsey Nester, West Preston Middle School, Masontown; Paige Lavender, East Bank Middle School, East Bank; and Steven Mitchell, Tucker Valley Middle School, Parsons. Tommy McQuain of Scared Heart Elementary School in Charleston is the first place winner in the grade school division.

      Organizations or individuals who would like to participate in or have questions about the Supreme Court’s Law Day activities should contact Special Projects Counsel Julie Palas at 304/558-0145 or at juliepalas@courtswv.org . Law Day information is available on the Supreme Court Web site at www.state.wv.us/wvsca/lawday/covercss.htm .

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