GCHS Art Students Receive Awards
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Garden City High School art students recently received word on how they ranked in the second annual Mercer Gallery Art Show that took place December 21st through February 5th. The show was juried by Garden City Community College art students.
Garden City High School winners include:
Best in Show was Rubi Ruiz with an untitled piece.
In the Digital Category: Jayson Resendiz took 1st place with Mutant, Jayson Resendiz took 2nd place with Puffs, and Tristan Clark took 3rd place with Headstone Specturs.
In the 3D Sculpture category: Cecelia Vazquez – Paredes took 1st place with Cupid, Laura Paredes took 2nd place with The Nightmare, and Adeline Baca- Lira took 3rd place with an untitled piece.
In the drawing category: Cecilia Vasquez- Paredes took 1st place with Let’s be Buddies, Ashley Kingston took 2nd place with an untitled piece, and Aurora Gerber took 3rd place with an untitled piece.
In the painting category: Soe Mya took 1st place with an untitled piece, Abigail Aguilar took 2nd place with an untitled piece, and Paola Ramos took 3rd place with Nina.
Honorable mentions include: Dao Tang with Vacation, Samantha Moreno with Chernobyl Olympics, Cecilia Vazquez Paredes with Vincent, Abigail Aguilar with untitled (hands), Lillyanna Gallegos with Deep Blue, and Macayle (Avery) Sater with an untitled piece.
Garden City High School art teachers are: Josh Greenberg, Kaitlin Kruse, Sandra Naeve, and Candace Waltz.
