Whitko Jr./Sr. High School Wins 13 Awards At Lakes And Streams Art Contest
SOUTH WHITLEY — Whitko Jr./Sr. High School won 13 awards in the Kosciusko County Lakes and Streams 11th annual Wonderful Water student art contest.
WJSHS art students received a total of 13 out of the possible 19 awards from their grade categories. The program is designed to raise awareness and appreciation for Kosciusko County waters through artistic expression. Artwork was evaluated by a panel of judges from the Grace College art department. Criteria for judging was based on creativity, artistic merit, compatibility of any wildlife with its habitat, and depiction of the theme “Lake and Stream Habitats.”
The following students won awards in the contest:
- Haley Laws, 9th grade, third place, “Lake of Placidity”
- Morgan Dyck, 9th grade, honorable mention, “Leap Frog”
- Michaela Wade, 9th grade, honorable mention, “The Morning Dream”
- Emily Huhn, 8th grade, honorable mention, “A Day at the Lake”
- Megan McDaniel, 10th grade, first place, “Flying High!”
- Taylor Smith, 10th grade, second place, “Hopping Around”
- Ryce Noragon, 10th grade, honorable mention, “Rowing Away for the Day”
- Celeste Logan, 11th grade, second place, “Blue Stream”
- Ella Kay Danner, 11th grade, third place, “Blue Jay Study”
- Aneka Paduga, 12th grade, second place, “Found Wonder”
- Julia Seifert, 12th grade, third place, “The Moon Watches All”
- Kaitlin Frank, 12th grade, honorable mention, “Freshwater Flight”
- Livia Rose, 12th grade, honorable mention, “Friendly Floppers”
Whitko High School art teacher Daniel Malicki, as always, is proud of his student’s pursuit for excellence.