Second Lady Announces Patriotic Bookmark Contest for Kids to Mark America’s 250th

Elementary and middle school students can put their creative skills to work in helping to celebrate the nation’s upcoming 250th birthday, Second Lady Usha Vance announced on Tuesday. As part of the Bookmark Design Challenge, Vance asks young artists to create an original, hand-drawn bookmark reflecting what the United States means to them. This can include illustrations of American history and traditions, symbols of unity and democracy, innovation and creativity, ideas about community, or hopes for the nation’s future. Students are welcome to theme “freely and creatively” using whatever art materials they choose, Vance said in a Feb. 17 news release issued by the National Endowment for the Arts....