Circuit Court Clerk, Jacqueline Smith, Calls for Student Artwork

March 1, 2023: The Clerk of the Circuit Court, Jacqueline Smith, Esq. is calling for student artwork from students in Prince William County and the Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park. The Clerk is celebrating Law Day with her 3^rd Annual Artwork Contest.

The contest is open to all local students in grades 1^st – 12^th enrolled in all local schools for the 2022-2023 school year, including private, homeschool, and public schools. The Clerk encourages all students to embark on illustrating the theme, “the Cornerstones of Democracy: Civics, Civility, and Collaboration.” The deadline to submit artwork is Wednesday, April 12, 2023.

Law Day is celebrated every year in the month of May since its inception by President Eisenhower in 1958 to increase awareness about the rule of law in a free society. The Law Day theme, “The Cornerstones of Democracy: Civics, Civility, and Collaboration”, encourages civil discourse and decision making amongst many in the law profession and in classrooms.

An interlacing of civics and art, the Clerk’s 3^rd Annual Law Day Art Contest is intended to be exciting and educational for students and their respective schools to illustrate the “Cornerstones of Democracy” in a creative way. The presentation of artwork and award announcements will be made at the Clerk of Circuit Court’s Law Day Ceremony and Open House on May 3, 2023.

Details and information for the Clerk’s 3^rd Annual Artwork Contest is available at the Clerk of Circuit Court’s website: https://www.pwcva.gov/department/circuit-court and by clicking this link HERE.