St. Bartholomew student is national winner in Christmas artwork contest
For the fourth year in a row, a student from St. Bartholomew Catholic School in Bethesda, Maryland, has been recognized as a winner in a nationwide Christmas artwork contest.
Sarah Juzbasic, a seventh grader at St. Bartholomew School, is one of 24 winners in the National Christmas Artwork Contest sponsored by the Missionary Childhood Association. The winning artwork will be on display at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception’s Memorial Hall throughout the Advent and Christmas seasons, through Jan. 11, 2026.
The previous winners in that Christmas artwork contest from St. Bartholomew School included Brooke Hughes in 2022, Sophia Delaney in 2023 and Claire Schreiber in 2024. Over the years, all those students contributed artwork to the Junior Saints children’s feature appearing on the website of the Catholic Standard newspaper of the Archdiocese of Washington.