The International Aviation Art Contest is designed to motivate and encourage children to study aeronautics, engineering and science.

In the 2019 Texas contest, 10 students ages 7 to 16 were named winners. Entries were judged in three categories, according to age and for creative use of the theme in relation to the aviation world. All told, 359 students from 15 schools submitted entries in the Texas challenge of the International Aviation Art Contest.

The 2019 contest theme was “My Dream to Fly” and below are the Texas winners’ entries. 1st,  2nd and 3rd place winners will move on to the National competition.

Diya Vemireddy, Age 9
McCoy Elementary
Irving, Texas
1st place

Akshaya Obilisetty, Age 7
Hobby Center
Dallas, Texas
2nd place

Kashmira Kuloor, Age 9
McCoy Elementary
Irving, Texas
3rd place

Tanishq Verma, Age 9
Hobby Center
Dallas, Texas
Honorable Mention

Maya Hopson, Age 13
Danny Jones
Mansfield, Texas
1st place

Sanjana Anand, Age 12
Hobby Center
Dallas, Texas
2nd place

Chloe Ward, Age 13
Danny Jones
Mansfield, Texas
3rd place

Category III - Ages 14-17

Quanjie Dai, Age 16
Calhoun HS
Port Lavaca, Texas
1st place

Kelly Xu, Age 15
Calhoun HS
Port Lavaca, Texas
2nd place

Yiru Zhou, Age 14
McKamy Middle School
Flower Mound, Texas
3rd place