Capital Area Technical Center recognizes Hailey Smart of Augusta, a senior at Cony High School, as student of the year, for her achievements in the graphic design and printing program.

Smart recently secured a silver medal in the local SkillsUSA Pin Design competition, showcasing her talent and skill in graphic design. She also demonstrated her prowess at the SkillsUSA State competition in Advertising Design, according to a news release from Stephanie Turgeon with the Augusta-based tech center.

Smart is an active member of the Cony community. She contributes her talents to various extracurricular activities, including the Latin Club, where she also serves as a student aide to her Latin teacher.

She also is an accomplished poet, having received both an honorable mention and second place in a local poetry contest. Smart took on the challenge of designing the new Augusta School Department logo and her class of 2024 school T-shirt.

Smart plans to attend the University of Maine at Orono in the fall to study fine/studio arts, with aspirations of becoming an art teacher.

Finalists for this recognition included Owen Dunn of Mount Vernon, a senior at Maranacook Community High School, and Jessica Hendsbee of Whitefield, a senior at Erskine Academy. Dunn is in the plumbing and heating program, and Hendsbee is in the early childhood education program for the second year.

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