2017 TRNWR Feathered Friends Results

For the 2nd year, LHS Visual Arts proudly participated in the Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge's Feathered Friends Contest. This year's entries included work from Liberty Middle School and Dayton High School. The winners were featured during the Liberty Jubilee as part of the TRNWR booth (above) and will be on display the following dates: 

Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge Exhibit

Liberty Courthouse Annex, Main Lobby

April 15 - May 15, 2017

Western Tanager, Avian Sengstock

1st Place, High School Division

Blue Bunting, Emily Connelly

2nd Place, High School Division

Eastern Bluebird, Olivia Buddington

3rd Place, High School Division

Olivia Buddington with her piece at the Liberty Jubilee, March 25, 2017

Bluejay, Perla Rodriguez

Honorable Mention, High School Division

Burrowing Owl, Rosa Garcia

Honorable Mention, High School Division

Costa's Hummingbird, Giselle Monreal

Honorable Mention, High School Division

Wood Duck Duckling, Morgan Crump

Honorable Mention, High School Division

Comparison of Morgan Crump's Wood Duck Duckling to the real thing!

So darling!

Liberty Middle School Winners were:

1st - Reese Campbell, Northern Cardinal

2nd - Perla Perez, Lazuli Bunting

3rd - Manuel Freeman, Baltimore Oriole

Honorable Mentions: 

Sadie Cary, Northern Cardinal

Julia Gerardo, Canada Goose

Julie Smith, Broad-Billed Hummingbird

Sam McCain, Snowy Owl

Ximena Collazo, American Goldfinch

Congrats to all the winners!!! 

Thanks to Ms. Laurie Gonzales & Frances Oster, TRNWR

for providing this wonderful opportunity to our students!

LHS Visual Arts represent at 2017 V.A.S.E.

(This year's T-shirt for the event)

On Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, 18 LHS Visual Arts students with 22 artworks attended this year's regional competition known as V.A.S.E, held this year in Dickinson. Students were asked to come up with an original concept that can be communicated visually and is worked on prior to the competition. The day of the competition each student must go before a judge to present their effort and explain verbally their reasoning for each work. They are then rated on a I - IV rating (IV being the best, unlike in band or choir). Their scores are based partly on the artwork and partly on the interview. 

This year we had 11 artworks completed by 8 students receive a IV rating.

Here are a few of the entries:

  

They Only See, Lark Walker

IV rating, 10th grade

Icarus, Baylee Chandler

IV rating, 9th grade

On Target, Morgan Crump

IV rating, 10th grade

(Also received a IV rating for Artemis papier mache mask)

Broken Glass, Lauryn Mitchell

III rating, 9th grade

Sea of Cortes, Avian Sengstock

III rating, 12th grade

Opposites, Olivia Buddington

IV rating, 11th grade

(Also received a III rating for Timeless Love, mixed media painting)

Incomprehensible Colors, Emily Connelly

IV rating, 10th grade

(Also received a IV rating for The Jewels of My Story papier mache mask)

Hopeful Desperation, Lidia Ochoa

IV rating, 12th grade

Two Cents of Hostility, Rosa Garcia

IV rating, 10th grade