Board of Education Honors Artists at Regular Meeting
At the May 13, 2024, Regular Board Meeting, the Board of Education honored student artists during Board Recognition. The artists all advanced to state-level competitions for the MAEA Young @ Art, Scholastic and PTA Reflections shows. Congratulations to the following students on their art accomplishments. Below, you’ll see the students' school, name, grade, title of piece and material/media.
MAEA Young @ Art Show
State-Level Adjudication
AMS
Kardiaire Mapp, Grade 6, Portrait of Riley, mixed media
Lola Young, Grade 7, Girl on a Swing, oil pastel and acrylic
Norup
Anna Harthen, Grade 8, Silver Lining, cardboard, collage, foil and paint
Ava Glibota, Grade 8, Eternity, ebony pencil
BHS
Carly Figlak, Grade 9, Buddha, colored pencil
Sage Krysiak, Grade 9, Rubik's Cube, metal
Olivia Church, Grade 10, Timeless Feelings, pencil
Top 100 Elementary Pieces
Angell
Branwen Chen, Grade 2, Line Repetition Collage, mixed media
Mason Pascual, Grade 4, Self Portrait, colored pencil
Burton
Joseph Elftman, Grade 2, Yayoi Kusama Inspired Pumpkin, construction paper, crayon and tempera
Amelia Shuler, Grade 5, Candlelight, oil pastel on construction paper
Pattengill
Parker McFall, Kindergarten, Self Portrait, paint, oil pastel & paper
Henry Darin, Grade 1, Birds and Branches, paint & paper
Aniya Price, Grade 2, Aniya’s Art, ink & oil pastel
Chloe Herzig, Grade 5, The Squirrel, yarn & glue
Rogers
Vivian Cowell, Kindergarten, Polar Bear with the Northern Lights, chalk pastel and tempera
Lucy Schelberg, Grade 1, Striped Lucy, tempera paint cakes
Top 100 High School Pieces
Jackson Reynolds, BHS, Grade 9, Clone Trooper, metal
Top 100 High School Pieces & Governor’s Top 18 – BHS Students
Mia Echlin, Grade 12, All Eyes On Me, paint/canvas
Lauren Schnieders, Grade 12, Keys of Life, colored pencil and marker
Scholastic Art Awards – BHS Students
Southeast Michigan & Thumb Region of the Scholastic Art Awards
Mia Echlin, Grade 12, a Gold Key for a portfolio
Lauren Schnieders, Grade 12, two Gold Keys for individual pieces and one Honorable Mention
PTA Reflections Art Contest
State-Level Award of Excellence
Burton
Penelope Levine, Grade 1, Love, Care, Togetherness, Visual Arts, Primary Level
Rogers
Peyton Peasley, Grade 5, Keep Climbing, Dance Choreography, Intermediate Level
Sophia Banyai, Grade 4, That's Hope to Me, Literature, Intermediate Level
State-Level Award of Merit
Gigi Karavouzis, Burton, Grade 4, My Place, Literature, Intermediate Level
