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Student Art & Writing Contest

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2022 Art & Writing Contest Winners


VISUAL ARTS – Division 1, Middle School

First Place: $300
TITLE: Changing the World with Words
Megan Brundege
Mascoutah Middle School, Mascoutah, Illinois 
TEACHER: Sue Durk

Second Place: $200
TITLE: Chiaroscuro

Ishita Shah
Crestview Middle School, Ballwin, Missouri
TEACHER: Cheryl Deutsch 

Third Place: $100
TITLE: Resistance

Gyuri Kim
International School of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo, Japan
TEACHER: Dr. Donna M. Velliaris

Honorable Mentions: $25

TITLE: Looking into Fear
Emily Kleve
Leo Adams Middle School, Haslet, Texas
TEACHER: Karen Bland

TITLE: The Other Side
Yuu Saiga
International School of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo, Japan
TEACHER: Donna Velliaris

VISUAL ARTS – Division 2, High School

First Place: $300
TITLE: Erinnerst Du Dich, Als (Do You Remember, When)

Rebecca Brown
Lebanon High School, Lebanon, Missouri
TEACHER: Elizabeth Hutton

Second Place: $200
TITLE: Bones of the Past

Lauren Keller
Pattonville High School, St. Louis, Missouri
TEACHER: Marcia Mueller

Third Place: $100
TITLE: Reach

Anthony Cruz
Pattonville High School, St. Louis, Missouri
TEACHER: Marcia Mueller

Honorable Mentions: $25
TITLE: Kristallnacht

Marisa Misner
Hillcrest High School, Springfield, Missouri
TEACHER: Megan Miller

TITLE: United in Pain
Alexis Nahlik
Washington High School, Washington, Missouri
TEACHER: Katharine Jenkins

TITLE: Burning Number
Silas Potter
Hillcrest High School, Springfield, Missouri
TEACHER: Megan Miller

WRITING – Division 1, Middle School

First Place: $300
TITLE: The Project That Rocks! 

Grace Warren
Atlantic Middle School, North Quincy, Massachusetts
TEACHER: Holly Rendle 

Second Place: $200
TITLE: Gray

Ellie Clark
Wildwood Middle School, St. Louis, Missouri
TEACHER: Brooke Stromsdorfer

Third Place: $100
TITLE: When You Finally Understand

Joan Gaffigan
Ladue Middle School, St. Louis, Missouri
TEACHER: Rachel Huelsing

Honorable Mention: $25
TITLE: Never Again

Leo Chang
Princeton Day School, Princeton, New Jersey
TEACHER: Katy Radice

TITLE: Summer Scouts
Corinne DeWitt
Hancock Place Middle School, St. Louis, Missouri
TEACHER: Kari Brand

TITLE: I Will
Nicole Goodwin
Leo Adams Middle School, Haslet, Texas
TEACHER: Eva Goins

TITLE: Embodying Anne’s Spirit
Samantha Moehlenhoff
Mehlville At Home, Mehlville, Missouri
TEACHER: Kari Lebrun

WRITING – Division 2, High School

First Place: $300
TITLE: Improving the World from Modern Hate

Cooper Menne
Kirkwood High School, St. Louis, Missouri
TEACHER: Katie Meyers

Second Place: $200
TITLE: Finding Meaning Would Change Our World

Kate Schreiber
Kirkwood High School, St. Louis, Missouri
TEACHER: Mitch Eden

Third Place: $100
TITLE: A Trail Blazed by Words, Treaded by Heroes

Grace Johnson
Kirkwood High School, St. Louis, Missouri
TEACHER: Katie Meyers

Honorable Mention: $25
TITLE: The Power of Kindness 

Mordecai Kenemore
Ascend College Prep, Colorado Springs, Colorado
TEACHER: Kjersten Blair

TITLE: A Reflection of Humanity
Ella Rohde
Troy Buchanan High School, Troy, Missouri
TEACHER: Whitney Wood

TITLE: The Strength of Words
LaVie Saad
El Segundo High School, El Segundo, California
TEACHER: Kristina McNeela

Special thanks to our contest judges.

 

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