A Peoria student is among the winners of the AZ529 My Picture-Perfect Career photo contest.

Liberty High School student Logan Jacobsen was honored along with nine other students from around the state at a ceremony July 27 at the State Capitol.

He was honored for his photo of a firefighter scaling down a building. Logan wants to be a firefighter after he graduates from high school.

Ten kindergarten through 12th grade students from district, charter, private, and home schools, representing six Arizona counties, were honored with $529 education savings accounts.

AZ529, Arizona’s Education Savings Plan and the Arizona State Treasurer’s Office invited kindergarten through 12th grade students across the state to take a creative photo of their future dream job for the inaugural My Picture-Perfect Career photo contest.

The winners received $529 toward an AZ529 Education Savings Plan. The amount of $529 was selected to pay homage to Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code, which created the AZ529 plan.

AZ529, Arizona's Education Savings Plan, is a state-sponsored education savings plan where earnings grow tax-free. Money invested in an AZ529 plan can be used for college, community college, vocational training, trade school and private K-12 education.

For those who invest in an AZ529 Plan, the state of Arizona offers a state tax deduction up to $2,000 per beneficiary for individual tax filers and up to $4,000 per beneficiary for married tax filers who file a joint return. Qualified educational expenses include tuition and fees, books, computers and room and board. Additionally, friends and family members may add to a child’s AZ529 account at any time through gifting and earn the same tax benefits for themselves.

For more information about AZ529, visit http://www.az529.gov.