NNPS students show creativity in Clerk's Law Day Art Contest
Published May 28, 2026
Numerous Newport News Public Schools student entered artwork and were honored as place winners as Clerk of Newport News Circuit Court Angela Reason conducted the First Annual Clerk’s Law Day Art Contest this month.
Students from across Hampton Roads submitted original artwork inspired by this year's theme, “Lifting the Curtain on the Rule of Law and the American Dream,” according to Reason’s office.
During her Law Day Open House on May 1, each piece was displayed gallery-style throughout the Newport News Circuit Court for the public to view and vote on. Nearly 300 people voted.
Reason presented each of the winners at their school with a certificate and prizes.
Artwork will be on display in the Newport News Circuit Court and Clerk’s Office through the end of June.
NNPS Place winners
Category: Elementary School (Grades K-2)
- 1st Place: “American is for Everyone” by Sariah Williams, 1st Grade, Carver Elementary School
Category: Elementary School (Grades 3-5)
- 1st Place: “My American Dream #goals” by Alayna Elliott, 4th Grade, Greenwood Elementary School
- 2nd Place: “Justice” by Jany Herrera-Munoz, 4th Grade, Carver Elementary School
- 3rd Place: “Our Military = Justice” by Sofia Mejia Gomez, 4th Grade, Carver Elementary School
Category: Middle School (Grades 6-8)
- 1st Place: “The Art of Law” by Lori Rivera, 7th Grade, Booker T. Washington Middle School
- 3rd Place: “Order In The Court” by Aloni Thomas, 7th Grade, Booker T. Washington Middle School
Category: High School
- 1st Place: “On The River” by Mason Jones, 12th grade, Woodside High School
- 2nd Place: “Dreams Reimagined” by Hafasa Noor, 12th grade, Woodside High School
- 3rd Place: “Eagle” by Jahneya Gray, 10th Grade, Warwick High School
