Metro News Release

For immediate release: May 2, 2006

Metro announces winners of 2006 Student Poster Contest

Posters depict the theme " Metro: Opening Doors for 30 Years"

Metro announced the winners of its 2006 Student Poster Contest, including the Poster of the Year and Metro Employee Choice Award, at a reception for the student artists, their parents and teachers at Metro headquarters on Friday, April 28.

David Hong of Stonewall Jackson High School in Manassas, VA, created the 2006 Poster of the Year, which illustrates the contest theme, “Metro: Opening Doors for 30 Years.” Myong Sook Kim, of Fairfax High School and the J Art Studio in Annandale, VA, won the Metro Employee Choice Award.

Metro awarded four grand prizes, one each for the primary (grades K-3), elementary (grades 4-6), junior (grades 7-9) and senior (grades 10-12) divisions. First, second and third place prizes also were awarded to students in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia in the following categories in each jurisdiction: primary, elementary, junior and senior.

The Poster of the Year will be displayed in Metrorail cars and Metrobuses later this year. The Poster of the Year and grand prize posters will be showcased on the Metro Web site, www.MetroOpensDoors.com. In addition, all winning posters will be displayed at Metro Center in the fall once school reopens.

The winners are as follows:

POSTER OF THE YEAR 2006
David Hong, Stonewall Jackson High School, Manassas, VA

METRO EMPLOYEE CHOICE AWARD
Myong Sook Kim, Fairfax High School, Fairfax, VA

GRAND PRIZE
Primary - Justin Jang, Colin Powell Elementary School, Centreville, VA
Elementary - Hannah Kang, Bull Run Elementary School, Centreville, VA
Junior - Min Hyung Lim, Cooper Middle School, McLean, VA
Senior - Myongsook Kim, Fairfax High School, Fairfax, VA

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Primary Division
First Place, Coumba N’Diaye Gueye, EL Haynes Public Charter School, Northwest, DC
Second Place, Damonte Bonner, Meyer Elementary School, Northwest, DC
Third Place, Betel Asfaha, Meyer Elementary School, Northwest, DC

Elementary Division
First Place, Crystal Springer, Meyer Elementary School, Northwest, DC
Second Place, Precious Hudson, Meyer Elementary School, Northwest, DC
Third Place, Josselyn Saravia, Marie H. Reed Elementary School, Northwest, DC

Junior Division
First Place, Abijah Swingon Stokes, Benjamin Banneker High School, Northwest, DC
Second Place, Brittany Booze, Kramer Middle School, Southeast, DC
Third Place, Ikechukwu Umez-Eronini, Hardy Middle School, Northwest, DC

Senior Division
First Place, Mia Jackson, Rock Creek Academy, Northwest, DC
Second Place, Brianna Lynne Bourne, Benjamin Banneker High School, Northwest, DC
Third Place, Miles Gwira, Benjamin Banneker High School, Northwest, DC

MARYLAND
Primary Division
First Place, Matthew Early, Friends Community School, College Park, MD
Second Place, Jennifer Staines, Montrose Christian School, Rockville, MD
Third Place, Christina Calderon, Montrose Christian School, Rockville, MD

Elementary Division
First Place, Natalie Pogar, Joan Reynolds Art Studio, Derwood, MD
Second Place, Jiyoung Hong, Montrose Christian School, Rockville, MD
Third Place, Basem Magd, The Beddow School, Fort Washington, MD

Junior Division
First Place, Amanda Pursel, Joan Reynolds Art Studio, Derwood, MD
Second Place, Theresa Price, John F. Kennedy High School, Silver Spring, MD
Third Place, Magalys Lnoa, John F. Kennedy High School, Silver Spring, MD

Senior Division
First Place, Victor Pozhidayev, John F. Kennedy High School, Silver Spring, MD
Second Place, Sergio Herrera, Parkdale High School, Riverdale, MD
Third Place, Victor Miranda, Parkdale High School, Riverdale, MD

VIRGINIA
Primary Division
First Place, Justin Jang, Colin Powell Elementary School, Centreville, VA
Second Place, Jenny Lee, Centreville Elementary School, Centreville, VA
Third Place, Adalberto Avilla, Hybla Valley Elementary School, Alexandria, VA

Elementary Division
First Place, Hannah Kang, Bull Run Elementary School, Centreville, VA
Second Place, Jung Hyun Lee, Bull Run Elementary School, Centreville, VA
Third Place, Sharon Kwon, Centre Ridge Elementary School, Centreville, VA

Junior Division
First Place, Min Hyung Lim, Cooper Middle School, Great Falls, VA
Second Place, David Hong, Stonewall Jackson High School, Manassas, VA
Third Place, Vi T. Duong, Bishop O’Connell High School, Arlington, VA

Senior Division
First Place, Yulim Hong, Fairfax High School, Fairfax, VA
Second Place, Myongsook Kim, Fairfax High School, Fairfax, VA
Third Place, Sein Jung, Centreville High School, Clifton, VA

News release issued on May 2, 2006.