Photos: Fifth annual Get Lit Writing and Art Contest at WIU
Students shared their work during the fifth annual Get Lit Writing and Art Contest, Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities campus in Moline.
Rowan Smith of Moline High School speaks during the fifth annual Get Lit Writing and Art Contest, Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities campus in Moline.
Students clap after they share during the fifth annual Get Lit Writing and Art Contest, Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities campus in Moline.
Maya Nsougan of United Township High School speaks during the fifth annual Get Lit Writing and Art Contest, Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities campus in Moline.
A student's painting about violence and school shootings is seen during the fifth annual Get Lit Writing and Art Contest, Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities campus in Moline.
Spencer Staffs of Rock Island High School speaks during the fifth annual Get Lit Writing and Art Contest, Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities campus in Moline.
Noelia Avila of Moline High School speaks during the fifth annual Get Lit Writing and Art Contest, Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities campus in Moline.
Students listen to classmates share during the fifth annual Get Lit Writing and Art Contest, Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities campus in Moline.
Students share their work during the fifth annual Get Lit Writing and Art Contest, Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities campus in Moline.
Izzy Dudek of Moline High School speaks during the fifth annual Get Lit Writing and Art Contest, Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities campus in Moline.
Spencer Staffs of Rock Island High School speaks during the fifth annual Get Lit Writing and Art Contest, Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities campus in Moline.
Sara Schutte of Orion High School speaks during the fifth annual Get Lit Writing and Art Contest, Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities campus in Moline.
Izzy Dudek of Moline High School speaks during the fifth annual Get Lit Writing and Art Contest, Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities campus in Moline.
Rowan Smith of Moline High School speaks during the fifth annual Get Lit Writing and Art Contest, Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities campus in Moline.
Maya Lothridge of Moline High School shares a painting about climate change during the fifth annual Get Lit Writing and Art Contest, Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities campus in Moline.
Ava Saucedo-Serra of Moline High School speaks about their drawing during the fifth annual Get Lit Writing and Art Contest, Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities campus in Moline.
Lune Lopez of Moline High School speaks during the fifth annual Get Lit Writing and Art Contest, Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities campus in Moline.
Christine Leihsing of United Township High School speaks during the fifth annual Get Lit Writing and Art Contest, Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities campus in Moline.
Noelia Avila of Moline High School speaks during the fifth annual Get Lit Writing and Art Contest, Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities campus in Moline.
Ian Smiddy of Riverdale High School speaks during the fifth annual Get Lit Writing and Art Contest, Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities campus in Moline.
Students share their work during the fifth annual Get Lit Writing and Art Contest, Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities campus in Moline.
Students share their work during the fifth annual Get Lit Writing and Art Contest, Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities campus in Moline.
Aden Baldridge of United Township High School speaks during the fifth annual Get Lit Writing and Art Contest, Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities campus in Moline.
Students share their work during the fifth annual Get Lit Writing and Art Contest, Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities campus in Moline.
Liv Haney of Moline High School speaks during the fifth annual Get Lit Writing and Art Contest, Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities campus in Moline.
Autumn Reese of Moline High School speaks during the fifth annual Get Lit Writing and Art Contest, Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities campus in Moline.
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