This past fall, the Minnesota Senate implemented a new art program for K-12 students throughout Minnesota called “My District, My Minnesota”. The Minnesota Senate invited students to submit a drawing or a photograph of life in their district. One submission of life in their district per Senate District was chosen to hang in the Minnesota Senate Building for the following calendar year.
“I received so many welldrawn and photographed submissions it was a hard decision to make,” said Senator Rich Draheim (R – Madison Lake). “Each submission represented everyday life in our community, and we are incredibly blessed with talented students,” said Draheim.
A black framed drawing of a John Deere Green tractor with hay bales, a sheep, and a red barn in the background is proudly displayed for Senate District 20, submitted by Hayden Malecha, son of Doug and Josie Malecha and a sixth grader at New Prague Middle School. “Agriculture is an integral part of our lives in rural Minnesota, and Hayden’s submission truly captured what life is like for many in our community,” said Draheim.
My District, My Minnesota, will be an annual program, “I encourage everyone to submit a drawing or photograph next year. I am already looking forward to seeing all the entries,” concluded Draheim.
Sen. Draheim selects New Prague art to display at state
