Monroe Area High School student wins Congressional Art Competition

High school junior Hayoung Lee beat out more than 70 other students in the 2019 Congressional Art Competition.

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FORSYTH, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – A Monroe Area High School student took first place at the 2019 Congressional Art Competition.

Congressman Jody Hice announced the winner this weekend at the Monroe Art Guild.

High school junior Hayoung Lee beat out more than 70 other high school students with her winning entry, a pencil sketch entitled “Mom.”

The young artist got an invitation to a national reception in Washington, D.C., where her artwork will hang in the U.S. Capitol for a year.

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Shelby Coates
Shelby Coates is an evening anchor/producer at 41NBC News. She anchors the 5, 5:30, and 6 evening newscasts. She also works behind the scenes producing the 5:00pm and managing newsroom assignments. She returns to 41NBC after working in Evansville, Indiana as the Morning/Noon Anchor and Executive Producer for WEVV. Shelby also spent time in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where she spent three years anchoring and producing the weekend morning newscasts at WSPA-TV. She also worked as a general assignment reporter, receiving several honors for her investigative and consumer reporting. Shelby has spent time working as a news anchor/reporter in Chattanooga, Tennessee; Macon, Georgia; and Abilene, Texas. Shelby is a native of Clarksville, Tennessee. She graduated from Abilene Christian University in Texas with a bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism and Mass Communication and a minor in sociology. Shelby has a passion for empowering local communities, church ministry, public speaking, strengthening women and mentoring young people.