McIntosh freshman wins Georgia Arbor Day Student Art Contest

Elia Holland, Staff

Mar 17, 2026

Lauren Bazone

Freshman Hayoon Kong next to winning piece of art for the 2026 Georgia Arbor Day Student Art Contest.

The Georgia Arbor Day Student Art Contest is a competition for grades K-12 to celebrate trees through art in any medium, according to TreesAtlanta.org. The theme this year was “Oh, the places you will grow!” Out of 360 entries, the winner of the art contest was freshman Hayoon Kong as announced on Feb. 14.

“My inspiration came from reading news articles about environmental issues. It made me think about how important nature and trees are. My experience in the contest was exciting, and I was very happy when I found out that I won,” Kong said.

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Elia Holland, Staff

Elia is a first year staffer who loves to read and write. This year, she would like to write opinions and work her way up to editing for the McIntosh Trail. Holland would like to try her hand at creating layouts and shooting photos and videos for the Trail. Holland’s writing helped her accomplish the highest ELA state test score on her team. In elementary and middle school Elia was awarded with three reading and/or writing awards. She has a pet chinchilla named Moonpie and likes painting on anything but paper and canvas. She is the second child out of her four siblings and even if Holland won’t admit it, she loves them dearly.