Three local student artists flew championship kites at the recent Blossom Kite Festival on the Mall in Washington, D.C. Jorge Ibarrra's Animae kite took first place, Guadalupe Sandoval's Firebird kite took second place and Noah Fell's Nuclear Design kite flew to third place.

Joan Gardiner once again supervised and supported the young kite artists at Teen Saturday at Hill School.

"This year's first prize in the adult category was two round-trip Turkish Airline tickets," said Joan. "I'm confident that it won't be very long before our kids will be flying even higher!"