Newport High School senior LacyAnn Howard has been announced as a winner of a statewide art award.
Howard won the “Yes I Can!” award from the Kentucky Council for Exceptional Children, a nonprofit organization supporting more than 400 special education teachers and administrators across Kentucky.
“I am very happy with winning the award,” Howard said. “Art is how I express myself. I plan to attend college and major in the field of psychology. I want to be successful and be able to support myself.”
As a Newport High School student, Howard qualified for the Gifted and Talented Program in art.
Howard’s father, Brice Howard, said he was happy for and proud of his daughter.
“LacyAnn is turning into quite an adult,” he said. “I am very happy about her time at Newport.”
Newport High School Assistant Principal Natalie Wolf and Newport High School teacher Kate Neikirk nominated Howard for the award.
“LacyAnn is an excellent and inspiring artist and student,” Neikirk said. “Her artwork not only brings joy to herself but also to others. Her passion is animals, and they are her favorite art subject.”