Maria Estevez, a North Point High School student, is the overall winner of the 2012 Charles County Fair art contest. Her artwork will be displayed as the cover of the upcoming Charles County Fair Guide. She was chosen in July as this year's winner by the Charles County Fair Board and Charles County Public Schools.

The following students were named overall winners in their grades for their artwork produced during the 2011-12 school year:

  • Garrett Simmons, T.C Martin Elementary School;
  • Dawson Ethington, J.C. Parks Elementary School;
  • Renee Bunn, Parks;
  • Zariah Gray, Parks;
  • Jaxson Vayro, Parks;
  • Mikayla Johnson, Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School;
  • Mackenzie Higdon, Milton M. Somers Middle School;
  • Mirian Miralda-Cantoral, Somers;
  • Kylie Mindick, Somers;
  • Desiree Sutton, Westlake High School;
  • Maria Estevez, North Point;
  • Kaneisha Brightwell, Westlake; and
  • Reahsmiey Steven Chheng, Westlake.
Teachers from each school selected one winner per grade level during the 2011-12 school year for the contest. One student is then chosen as the overall winner for their grade level in June.

The Charles County Fair is Sept. 13-16 at the fairgrounds located in La Plata. For more information on the fair, visit http://www.charlescountyfair.com/.

Charles County Public Schools provides 26,700 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 35 caring community schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.

The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Dr. Patricia Vaira, Title IX Coordinator and Section 504 Coordinator (students), or Keith Hettel, Section 504 Coordinator (employees/adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, Maryland 20646; (301) 932-6610/870-3814. For special accommodations call (301) 934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event.