2021 Young People’s Fine Arts Festival Winners

High School Awards

Judge’s Choice
Evelyn Jimenez – Mama Nez – North Moore

Drawing
1st Place – Evelyn Jimenez – Mama Nez – North Moore
2nd Place – Noelle Gilliam – Skull with a Bubble – Sandhills Classical Christian
3rd Place – Claudia Liebergen – Still Life – Pinecrest
Honorable Mention – Tshering Blackwell – Who Are You – O’Neal
Honorable Mention – Zoe Wall – Wordly Treasures – Pinecrest

Mixed Medium
1st Place- Abigail Fowler – Casteel – North Moore
2nd Place – Reagan Adams – Picking Roses – O’Neal
3rd Place – Tiffany Patino – Derby Day – North Moore
Honorable Mention – Reagan Adams – A Pawn’s Decision – O’Neal
Honorable Mention – Mack Mason – Kisa Gotami – Union Pines

Painting
1st Place – Avery Ferree – Train of Thought – Union Pines
2nd Place – Mack Mason – Motivation – Union Pines
3rd Place – Tshering Blackwell – Overwhelmed – O’Neal
Honorable Mention – Caroline Acker – Dans la Poitrine – O’Neal
Honorable Mention –Zoie Jones – Fumes – North Moore
Honorable Mention – Abigail Rogers – Mob Dog – North Moore
Honorable Mention – Abigail Rogers – Lady with Roses – North Moore
Honorable Mention – Avery Ferree – Italian Painter – Union Pines

Photography & Digital Art
1st Place – Lydia Heinauer – The Simple Fork – Union Pines
2nd Place – Emma Martindale – Untitled – North Moore
3rd Place – Isabella Samkin – Sand Dunes in Abu Dhabi – Pinecrest
Honorable Mention – Elena von Hardenberg – Cyber Tiger – Union Pines
Honorable Mention – Donihya Collins – Self Portrait – Union Pines
Honorable Mention – Isabella Samkin – Dunes of China – Pinecrest

Printmaking
1st Place – Maycee Kimball – ein Moment in der Natur’ – North Moore
2nd Place – Avery Ferree – Companion – Union Pines

3-D Art
1st Place – Abigail Fowler – Sapphire – North Moore
2nd Place – Mikaila Waldo– Minority Innocence – O’Neal
3rd Place – Emily Parks – House for a Mouse – Pinecrest

Middle School Awards

Judge’s Choice
Ceci Thompson – Principle Emphasis through Nature – Crain’s Creek Middle

Drawing – Black and White
1st Place – Wyatt Monroe – The Hunter’s Forest – Sandhills Classical Christian
2nd Place – Cassidy Raszkowski – Untitled – New Century Middle
3rd Place – Jyrel Blue – Principle Movt through Portrait – Crain’s Creek Middle
Honorable Mention – Arianne Monroe– Zentange – West Pine Middle
Honorable Mention – Cady Timms – Zentange – West Pine Middle
Honorable Mention – Olivia Clark – Apples to Apples – Sandhills Classical Christian

Drawing – Color
1st Place – Natalie Mason – Element Color through Peace – Crain’s Creek Middle
2nd Place – Ceci Thompson – Principle Unity through Peace – Crain’s Creek Middle
3rd Place – Ruby Rhyne – Cookie Crisp – West Pine Middle
Honorable Mention – Maddy Stein– Principle Balance through Logo Design – Crain’s Creek Middle
Honorable Mention – Sadie Enright– Principle Variety through Peace – Crain’s Creek Middle
Honorable Mention – Paige Greytak – In the Hole – O’Neal
Honorable Mention – Peyton Chandler – Word Art Portrait – Southern Middle
Honorable Mention – Olivia Maurer – Dia de los Muertos – STARS
Honorable Mention – Ella Hall – Medieval Sandwich – STARS

Mixed Media
1st Place – Ceci Thompson – Principle Emphasis through Nature – Crain’s Creek Middle
2nd Place – Katelyn Garner – Principle Pattern through Nature – Crain’s Creek Middle
3rd Place – Chloe Isenhart – Untitled – New Century Middle
Honorable Mention – Christina Acker – Turn on a Light Please – O’Neal
Honorable Mention – Natalie Mason – Principle Variety through Picasso – Crain’s Creek Middle

Painting
1st Place – Alyssa Mabe – Untitled – New Century Middle
2nd Place – Carolyn O’Connell – Untitled – New Century Middle
3rd Place – CJ Dunn – Van Gogh Berry – Beagle Academy
Honorable Mention – Harper Senff – Untitled – New Century Middle
Honorable Mention – Khalil McCrimmon – Ocean Sunset – Highfalls Elementary
Honorable Mention – Gracie Whitley – Mountains at Night – Highfalls Elementary
Honorable Mention – Caroline Smith – Untitled – Westmoore Elementary
Honorable Mention – Abigail Dimattia – The Tree – Faith Academy
Honorable Mention – Makayla Harper – Colorwheel – Elise Middle
Honorable Mention – Gavin Freeman – The Sky is the Limit – O’Neal

Printmaking
1st Place – Kenyen Noah – Pop Art Kermit – Westmoore Elementary

Photography & Digital Art
1st Place – Kaitlyn Ritchie – Digital Mosaic – Westmoore Elementary
2nd Place – Jocelyn Martindale – Toucan – Highfalls Elementary
3rd Place – Joel Fesperman – Burger and Fries – Westmoore Elementary
Honorable Mention – Ella Hussey – Silhouette – Elise Middle
Honorable Mention – David Scott – Mosaic – Elise Middle

3-D Art
1st Place – Odislame Guerrero Gonzalez – Alebrije – Highfalls Elementary
2nd Place – Carley Hussey – Untitled – Westmoore Elementary
3rd Place – Henley Brewer – Lizard – Highfalls Elementary

Elementary School Awards

Ophelia Fraker – Pinehurst Elementary
Nathan Lyle – Pinehurst Elementary
Irving Vasquez Hernandez– Carthage Elementary
Piper Stubbs – Carthage Elementary
Rylan Bowen – Vass-Lakeview Elementary
Elena Gonzalez – Vass-Lakeview Elementary
Zoe Larson – Episcopal Day School
Isla Hamm – Episcopal Day School
Callie Garrison – Episcopal Day School
De’Von Frederick – Aberdeen Elementary
Razan Ahmed – Aberdeen Elementary
Addyson Hennessy – Aberdeen Elementary
Santiago Lynch– STARS
Juliette Hunt – STARS
Tatum Powers – Cameron Elementary
Audriana Wiest– Cameron Elementary
Kate Parsons – Highfalls Elementary
Andy Murphy – Highfalls Elementary
Brooklyn Morgan – Highfalls Elementary
Collins Walker – O’Neal
Isabel Zajkowski – O’Neal
Luke Hunter – Sandhills Farm-Life Elementary
Caroline Infantolino – Sandhills Farm-Life Elementary
Caroline Puga – Southern Pines Elementary
Otto Guenther – Southern Pines Elementary
Cooper Cappa – McDeeds Creek Elementary
Katelyn Ledergerber – McDeeds Creek Elementary
Paige Welling – West End Elementary
Andres Ventura – West End Elementary
Diane Apolinar – Academy of Moore County
Grace Powell – Academy of Moore County
The 5th Grade – Academy of Moore County
Heidi Harvell – Westmoore Elementary
Madalynn Allred – Westmoore Elementary
Miley Hussey – Westmoore Elementary
Lillian Garner – Robbins Elementary
Nicole Pulido Rodriguez – Robbins Elementary

School Awards

Awarded to the schools that submitted the best artwork as a grouping.

Elementary School
1st Place – Highfalls Elementary
2nd Place – Aberdeen Elementary
3rd Place – Academy of Moore County
4th Place – Vass-Lakeview Elementary

Middle School
1st Place – Crain’s Creek Middle
Runner-Up – Highfalls Elementary

High School
1st Place – Union Pines High School
Runner-up – North Moore High School

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