MLTI Announces the Student Winner of the 2023 T-Shirt Design Competition

Hope’s MLTI Student Conference logo
Hope Handley
“Very recently, I started testing out digital art and I find it a new approach to projects I have been doing all my life. It’s very trying at times, but trial and error makes it worth the final product. Overall, I love any form of art and hope you can try it out and be creative!”

Introducing Hope Handley, a 9th grader at Grey-New Gloucester High School, whose design was selected as the winner of this year’s MLTI Student Conference T-Shirt Competition.

Hope’s colorized version of this year’s MLTI Student Conference logo
Hope’s colorized version of this year’s MLTI Student Conference logo

This year’s design focused on the water-focused theme of #DiveRightIn (Dive Right In), so Hope’s lighthouse and sea serpent were particularly eye-catching. This competition was open to all K-12 students in Maine. Hope’s design will be printed on turquoise blue t-shirts for thousands of Maine students and educators participating in the MLTI Student Conference, which will be both virtual (May 18th) and in-person (May 25th).

“Hope viewed photos of people laying out to catch a frisbee and transformed it into our mascot, Pat the Patriot and included ‘Spirit of the Game,’ which is a set of guidelines for Ultimate players.”
“Hope viewed photos of people laying out to catch a frisbee and transformed it into our mascot, Pat the Patriot and included ‘Spirit of the Game,’ which is a set of guidelines for Ultimate players.”

Hope and other MLTI students from RSU15 will be among the hundreds of students from more than thirty Maine schools to attend this year’s Student Conference at UMaine. Instructional Technology Integrator Michael Lamoureux had previously had Hope design a logo for the school’s Ultimate Frisbee team. These experiences with art are valuable ones for students as Hope and Mr. Lamoureux worked with the MLTI Team to adjust the design to meet printing requirements.

The MLTI Team will continue to seek out and utilize student artwork. If you are interested in this opportunity in the future, please look at this year’s call for student submissions for more information on eligibility and guidelines. Information about past winners from South Aroostook Community School, Auburn Middle School and Waterville Junior High School is also available.