2 local students win Latino Heritage contest
Two area students were among 18 winners of the 2007 Latino Heritage Month poster contest honored by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
Viviana Vela, from Wilmington Middle School, and Ana Vargas, from Carnegie Middle School in Carson, created the winning posters at the Banning Recreation Center.
Villaraigosa announced the winners Sept. 22 during an event at the Pico House Monument at El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Park in Los Angeles.
The 18 Los Angeles Unified students were presented scholarships.
