Art contest: Light of my life
The L.A. Youth teen staff chose these images from more than 200 entries as the winners of our annual art contest. The theme “Light of my life” was inspired by light—daylight, nightlight, lamplight or any light. It could express the sunshine of their life, what they love about a beautiful day or what lights up their life.


First place $75: Nydya Mora, 17, Paramount HS,
Teacher: Mike Zwart.
L.A. Youth thanks the following teachers for getting their students involved in this year’s art contest: Ms. Acosta, Stevenson MS; Mrs. Borrego, Huntington Park College Ready Academy HS (CRAHS); Jackie Craker, Beonton MS (La Mirada); Ms. David, Woodland Hills Academy; Mrs. Hernandez-Camacho, CRAHS; Jim Kern, Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall School; Mrs. Kleinhofer, Environmental Charter HS; Mrs. Moore, Wilson HS (Hacienda Heights); Mrs. Palmiter, Alhambra HS; Paolo Prato, Cleveland HS; Naomi Roth, Marina del Rey MS; Valerie Sutphin, Wilson MS (Glendale); Lisa Marie Valle, East L.A. Skills Center; Mr. and Mrs. Vargas, Elysian Valley Branch; Ms. Vitz, Nimitz MS (Huntington Park); DaLerna Wilcox, Christopher Columbus School (Downey); Mike Zwart, Paramount HS.
L.A. Youth thanks the following teachers for getting their students involved in this year’s art contest: Ms. Acosta, Stevenson MS; Mrs. Borrego, Huntington Park College Ready Academy HS (CRAHS); Jackie Craker, Beonton MS (La Mirada); Ms. David, Woodland Hills Academy; Mrs. Hernandez-Camacho, CRAHS; Jim Kern, Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall School; Mrs. Kleinhofer, Environmental Charter HS; Mrs. Moore, Wilson HS (Hacienda Heights); Mrs. Palmiter, Alhambra HS; Paolo Prato, Cleveland HS; Naomi Roth, Marina del Rey MS; Valerie Sutphin, Wilson MS (Glendale); Lisa Marie Valle, East L.A. Skills Center; Mr. and Mrs. Vargas, Elysian Valley Branch; Ms. Vitz, Nimitz MS (Huntington Park); DaLerna Wilcox, Christopher Columbus School (Downey); Mike Zwart, Paramount HS.