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50th Anniversary Art Contest
Open to all Montgomery County Middle School students
March 15 to April 15, 2025 by 11:59 p.m.
2025 Contest Winners
1st Place:
Laura Jin, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School
2nd Place:
Ava Lutgendorf, North Bethesda Middle School
3rd Place:
Jenny Gong, Rocky Hill Middle School
Finalists
Ahyoon Kim, Thomas W. Pyle Leia Baudoin, Rocky Hill Carina Araujo, Barnesville School of Arts and Sciences
Saanvi Lanke, Shady Grove Benjamin Li, Herbert Hoover Piper Russell, Thomas W. Pyle
Arzo Rahimi, Takoma Park
WHAT IS THE RIDE ON 50TH ANNIVERSARY ART CONTEST?
Ride On hosted an art contest to celebrate 50 years of service in Montgomery County. Many riders begin using Ride On as children, utilizing the bus system to travel with family and independently to get to school, activities, and social engagements. Students are encouraged to use their creative thinking and unique artwork to celebrate the past, present, and future of the Ride On bus system. The goal of the contest was to educate students about Ride On and encourage them to use Ride On when traveling in Montgomery County. Winning artwork depicted one or more Ride On services and captured the value that Ride On brings to the community.
WHAT IS RIDE ON?
Ride On, the primary public transportation system in Montgomery County, was launched in 1975 with 20 buses and was designed to provide service in Takoma Park and Silver Spring where large buses could not travel. Today, Ride On has a fleet of 385 ADA-accessible buses. The bus system is one of the busiest, and the second largest in the region, which operates 7 days a week with over 80 routes and 5,425 bus stops. In addition to the standard Ride On bus service operating throughout the county, Ride On services also include Ride On extRa, a limited stop faster service on state Route 355 and in the Shady Grove Life Sciences Corridor, Ride On Flex, an on-demand transit service in defined Rockville and Glenmont/Wheaton zones, and Flash, Ride On’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service which runs along US 29 from Silver Spring Transit Center to Briggs Chaney/Burtonsville. Learn more about Ride On by exploring this website!
PRIZE INFORMATION
1st Place: $100 Gift Card
2nd Place: $75 Gift Card
3rd Place: $50 Gift Card
1st Place Winner will be displayed on all Ride On buses. Top 10 entries will be placed on tour through several County buildings. The school with the most entries received a $500 gift card to Michaels or Target for art supplies.
Winners were announced at the Ride On 50th Anniversary Celebration on May 2, 2025.
RULES
- Eligibility – The contest is open to all Montgomery County middle school students (grades 6-8)
- Submissions due by 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15, 2025
- The artwork must be about Ride On
- You must complete a submission form, which includes a picture of your artwork and a 3-5 sentence written reflection about what you learned about Ride On and its history
- Only one entry allowed per student
- Entries from minors must be their own work and include parent or guardian permission. All submissions must be created by the individual submitting the entry, will become the property of the Montgomery County Department of Transportation, and may be used for publicity.
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