2018 HLSR School Art Highlights

On January 12, 2018, the LHS Cafeteria was overflowing with anticipation to hear who would be representing Liberty ISD at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Hayloft Gallery (Feb. 27 - Mar. 18, 2018.) Over a 100 supportive parents, teachers, and friends came to see over 200 pieces of art that Liberty ISD students had worked so hard on. These students were under the direction of Mrs. Elene Takach, San Jacinto Elementary; Mrs. Michelle Casey, LES; Mrs. Angela Brooks, LMS and Mrs. Charlotte Tarbell, LHS.

Due to changes in the judging process, finalists were chosen locally before going to Houston on Jan. 6, 2018, to be considered for the big prizes of Best of Show and Gold Medals guaranteeing a spot in Houston. Finalists included 5 pieces from the elementary level, 5 from middle school and 20 from high school. When all was said and done the awards went to:

LES Winners (left to right): 

Heidi Calverley, 5th grade & Alexis Roy, 3rd grade

LES Gold Medal

Alexis Roy, Prize Pig, 3rd Grade

LES Best of Show

Heidi Calverley, The Bull Winner, 5th Grade 

LMS Gold Medal

Isabelle Cannaday, Old Beauty, 8th Grade

LMS Best of Show

Julissa Marquez, Just Like Old Times, 8th Grade

LHS Gold Medal

Emily Connelly, "Get Off My Lawn," 11th Grade

LHS Gold Medal

Rosa Garcia, Through the Dark Woods, 11th Grade

LHS Best of Show

Lark Walker, "I Want My Momma!", 11th Grade

LHS Winners (left to right): 

Rosa Garcia, Lark Walker, & Emily Connelly (All 11th grade)

Congratulations to ALL our winners!!!

Thanks to all the parents, friends, faculty and staff who support LISD Art and our young artists in their endeavors!

2017 Rodeo Roundup

On March 11, 2017, high school winners from all around the Houston Area gathered once again to be celebrated for their hard work and tremendous efforts at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo School Art Awards Ceremony. Our three victors stood among them. 

Lark Walker - Best of Show

Lidia Ochoa & Emily Connelly - Gold Medals

and 

Daniella Villegas

was awarded a $20,000 SCHOOL ART Senior Scholarship!

Daniella plans on going to college for a degree in Education: Early Childhood.

And not only were our kids recognized...

But for the 3rd year in a row, Art @ Liberty ISD 

was awarded for our efforts

with 

a Super Show Award!

Great job and an incredibly large "Thank you" to all who made this year so wonderful!!!

South Texas State Fair District Winners

Each March, the South Texas State Fair invites districts from their area to submit art to include in their school art show. Each District must choose 4 representatives to be sent to the big show! Here were our District winners and those that represented Panther Pride in Beaumont this year! 

Congrats to all the winners!

Liberty High School

Mis Sueños | Nancy Lujan
1st Place | High School Division


Got Your Goat | Rosa Garcia
2nd Place | High School Division

Lil' Buckaroo | Sylvia Crouthers
3rd Place | High School Division

Sebastian in the Shade | Macey Brunson
4th Place | High School Division


Liberty Middle School  |  Angela Brooks, Art Teacher

Hannah Bearden

1st Place | Middle School Division

Bianca Lira

2nd Place | Middle School Division

Kaylee Hernandez

3rd Place | Middle School Division

Noah Nash

4th Place | Middle School Division

Liberty Elementary School  |  Michelle Casey, Art

Cowboy Clown | Jocelyn Diaz

1st Place | Elementary Division

The Rooster's Feeding | Lexi Chaparro

2nd Place | Elementary Division

Cowboy Clown | Danna Gonzalez

3rd Place | Elementary Division

Standing in the Shadow | Jonathan Del Rio

4th Place | Elementary Division

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!

Panther Nation Goes Rodeo

Every year, all levels of LISD step up to present their best artwork to the judges for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo... And this year was no different! During the fall, 1st - 12th grades were asked to create a piece of Western art and after weeks of hard work on their part, they did. On Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, the presentation was made and the judges' decisions finalized. Here were the results of their efforts...

Got Flies, Lark Walker, 10th Grade

LHS Best of Show 2017

This is Lark's 4th trip to Houston! 5th, 8th, & 2016 Gold Medal!

Deep Cleaning, Emily Connelly, 10th Grade

LHS Gold Medal 2017

Adventurous, Lidia Ochoa, 12th Grade

LHS Gold Medal 2017

This is Lidia's 3rd trip to Houston: 2015 Gold Medal & 2016 Best of Show!

LHS Winners (left to right):

Lidia Ochoa, Lark Walker and Emily Connelly

Boots, Samantha McCain, 6th Grade

LMS Best of Show 2017

Abby the Armadillo, Cheyenne Williamson, 8th Grade

LMS Gold Medal 2017

Woody the Cowboy, Kamren Thomas

Best of Show 2017 (Elementary Division)

San Jacinto Elementary, 1st Grade, Mrs. Elene Takach

Kamren Thomas receiving his trophy for Best of Show 2017!

The Old Days, Allen Sifuentes

Gold Medal 2017 (Elementary Division)

LES, 4th Grade, Mrs. Michelle Casey

Allen Sifuentes showing off his Gold Medal!

These kids will be representing LISD at the biggest stage our area has to offer! 

Millions of people will get to see their wonderful artwork during...

The 2017 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo 

March 7-26, 2017

NRG Center, NRG Park

LHS Winners will be in Houston where they will be presented with their trophies and have a chance to go to Auction, March 11!

& just in case, you can't make it to Houston, 

selected artwork from the show will be on display locally 

at Liberty Municipal Library, March 6-20, 2017

Thanks to...

all the parents who support their wonderfully artistic students,

all the wonderfully artistic students who worked so hard, 

all the NAHS Members/LHS Art Students who made this show so easy on me, 

Mrs. Angela Brooks, LMS Art Teacher

Mrs. Michelle Casey, LES Art Teacher

& Mrs. Elene Takach, SJE 1st Grade Teacher

for making this show the best yet! 

Thanks again to all of you!

Saddle up! HLSR School Art Awards time again!

Liberty ISD won BIG in Houston!
Here is the recap for this amazing year's ride!

This year's highlights:

Our largest show yet with 250+ pieces from SJE, LES, LMS, & LHS!

All four campuses participated! Yea!

LHS received its first Special Merit in recently recorded history!

Which means we had 4 students representing LHS in Houston this year!

Reliant Energy Power of Art
A People's Choice Award for Elementary Winners
Further Congrats go to Zachary Chavanne!

He hasn't won yet! He needs your vote!!! 
Voting is now opened for the Power of Art Contest.
You can vote every day from any device from March 11-April 8.
poa.myreliantenergy.com
Vote for the train seen below.  Click on it and hit submit.

MFAH/Glassell Junior School
Congratulations to both Lidia Ochoa & Leigh Ann Sanders!

The MFAH/Glassell Junior School (workshop scholarship) is available to students, kindergarten through 12th grade, who received Best of Show, Gold Medal or Special Merit awards and who qualify through an application process that is based on the student's academic, extracurricular and artistic success. The students are chosen by the Show's School Art Committee. The instructional classes range from drawing and painting, to video and animation, to ceramics and fashion design.

The Western Art Academy
Congrats... once again to Lidia Ochoa!

The group of students selected for the Western Art Academy 2016
(Lidia is seen front-left next to the A-frame easel)

The Western Art Academy in Kerrville, Texas, "gives students a rare opportunity to receive advanced art instruction, as well as prepare for college. Schreiner University directs the four-week immersion program and offers students college credit upon completion of the course work. The workshop gives talented students an exciting chance to receive personal instruction in oil painting, drawing and sculpting from respected professional artists and to enjoy outside activities, including field trips to local art studios"  

Liberty ISD won Super Show for the 2nd year in a row!

Congratulations to Mrs. Takach (SJE Contributor), Mrs. Smith (LES), Mrs. Hamel (LMS) and to all my LHS Art students who helped me to assemble this year's show! 

 It couldn't have been done without all of your hard work! THANKS!