Two Glendale Unified students recognized for entries in statewide poster contest

Two Glendale Unified students won recognition for their artistic interpretation of the Golden Gate Bridge as part of Sen. Barbara Boxer’s (D-Calif.) California Landmarks Poster Contest.

Maddie Bohman, a sixth-grader at Verdugo Woodlands Elementary, won first place in the sixth to eighth grade category.

Varand Aghakhani, a junior at Clark Magnet High School, won a special mention for his poster in the ninth-grade and up category.

The two posters entered by Glendale’s students were among 1,183 entries from children across California, according to Boxer’s office.

-- Kelly Corrigan, Times Community News

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