(left) Memorial's Amy Truong and (right) Rayburn's Montemayor receive their awards.

  Recently, two district art students took home cash prizes from the Culture Shapers Drawing and Sculpture contests. The annual Culture Shapers Visual Arts contest enables student artists to compete for nearly $70,000 in cash prizes in drawing, painting, electronic media, mixed media, photography and sculpture.  
  Memorial sophomore Amy Truong placed fifth out of the 264 entries from the greater-Houston area, bringing home $500 with her portrait drawing titled, The Future?
  From 185 entries in the sculpture category, Rayburn senior Ruben Montemayor claimed fourth place earning him a $1,000 check for his piece entitled Totemayor, a sculptural  self-portrait in the form of a totem. 
  For more information regarding this non-profit organization supporting the arts, visit: www.cultureshapers.com.