Fitzgerald student wins accounting firm’s annual art contest

Luz Guerrero, a pupil at Fitzgerald Elementary School in North Las Vegas, was named the winner of Johnson Jacobson Wilcox's annual art contest.

The art contest was open to the school's pupils in third, fourth and fifth grade. The children were asked to illustrate why they are proud to be Americans.

Luz, who will be a fifth-grader this fall, was awarded art supplies, and her design was used for the accounting firm's annual Fourth of July cards. The firm also donated $5,000 to the school.

In other youth news:

* Las Vegans Bryan Adams and Ryan Krohn have been selected to participate in the People to People World Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C., next spring. Ryan, 11, will attend the forum March 10-16 and Bryan, 11, will attend the forum March 17-23.

At the forum, attendees earn high school credits while studying American leadership and visiting prominent monuments and institutions, including Capitol Hill, the Smithsonian Institution, Colonial Williamsburg and the National Museum of American History.

Pupils are selected for the forum based on their scholastic merit, civic involvement and leadership potential.

The forum was founded by President Eisenhower in 1956.

* The following teens were recognized as students of the fourth quarter at Foothill High School: Alexis Gillett, junior, art; Kim Thompson, senior, business; Amanda Clark, freshman, English; Nancy Carosone, sophomore, family and consumer sciences; Jessica Wilde, senior, foreign language; Eric Russo, freshman, physical education/health/careers; Lisa Mogren, senior, math; Desiree Burgess, junior, performing arts; Christopher Waitkus, freshman, science; Robert Marzan, junior, social studies; and Alisa Donohue, junior, individualized programs.

* Six young men from the Las Vegas Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America have recently become Eagle Scouts:

Andrew Horn, 18, is the son of Jan and Trent Horn. He is a member of Troop No. 190.

Ryan O. Kurth, 17, is the son of Robert and Cindy Kurth. He is a member of Troop No. 43.

Andrew Ludwig, 17, is the son of Laurie and Roger Ludwig. He is a member of Troop No. 417.

Tyler Putman, 17, is the son of Sally and Stan Putman. He is a member of Troop No. 321.

Scott Karl Snow, 17, is the son of Rebecca Snow and the late Glenn Mason Snow. He is a member of Troop No. 213.

Russell Tonks Jr., 19, is the son of Russell and Cheri Tonks. He is a member of Troop No. 803.

If you know of a worthy candidate for this column, mail information to Youth Spotlight, Las Vegas Review-Journal, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125-0070, or send faxes to 383-4676.