Catholic grade schools in Springfield including Blessed Sacrament, Cathedral, Christ the King, Little Flower, St. Agnes, St. Aloysius and St. Joseph submitted artwork from kindergarten through eighth-grade students for judging.

The Judges' Choice Award went to Allison George from Christ the King School. First-place ribbons were awarded to Merrie Kelley (Blessed Sacrament), Erin Schweska (Christ the King), Kelsey Cutler and Kate Killian (Little Flower), Madalyn Linderman, Joe Rapacz and Chloe Billingsley (St. Agnes) and Aaleiyah Spaulding (St. Joseph).

A closing awards ceremony and reception for the student-artists and their families will be held at 4:30 p.m. April 12 in the Charles E. Becker Library.

For more information about the exhibit at Benedictine University at Springfield, call Marianne Stremsterfer at (217) 525-1420, ext. 518 or e-mail . The gallery is open from 8 a.m.-9 p.m. on Mondays through Thursdays, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Fridays and from noon-5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.