2023 Young People’s Fine Arts Festival Winners

High School Awards

Judge’s Choice:

Sam Ray – PCHS – Self Portrait

Drawing
1st Place – Sam Ray – PCHS – Self Portrait
2nd Place – Bella Rivas – PCHS – Frustration
3rd Place – Kat Hardin – UPHS – Hat Hair
Honorable Mention – Eden Young – O’Neal – Out in the Field
Honorable Mention – Jane Nguyen – O’Neal – Winter Owl
Honorable Mention – Jane Nguyen – O’Neal – Who Let the Cat out of the Bag
Honorable Mention – Juliana Brewer – UPHS – Self-Portrait
Honorable Mention – Ceci Thompson – UPHS – Willing Imprisonment
Honorable Mention – Kennedi Hamner – O’Neal – Happy Lil Thanksgiving Pumpkins
Honorable Mention – Virgie Stewart – Sandhills Classical – His Mug and His Pipe

Mixed Medium
1st Place- Zoie Jones – NMHS – Stuck

2nd Place – Tyler Downer – STARS – Teamwork, Forgiveness, Kindness, Love, Social Intelligence
3rd Place – Clara Stanley – UPHS – Memories

Painting
1st Place – Noelle Gilliam – Sandhills Classical – Dog in the Veil
2nd Place – Zakia Gaha – NMHS – Trapped
3rd Place – Sarah Kennedy – PCHS – Still Life
Honorable Mention – Audrey Severtson – PCHS – Special Moment

Photography & Digital Art
1st Place – Ava Wilson – NMHS – Black Nothingness
2nd Place – Vee Fusco – UPHS – Transcendental
3rd Place – Erin Haralson – PCHS – Ophelia

Printmaking

1st Place – Mackenzie Swanson – UPHS
2nd Place – Ava Weber – PCHS
3rd Place – Ceci Thompson – UPHS
Honorable Mention – Madison Bliss – PCHS – Limited Time

3-D
1st Place – Elexis Hoyt – NMHS – Trashtopia
2nd Place – Zoie Jones – NMHS – March 13, 2020
3rd Place – Reiley Johnson – O’Neal – Starry Eyed
Honorable Mention – Elexis Hoyt – NMHS – Abandonment
Honorable Mention – Norah Campbell, Macy Heaser, Ky Lane, Ryan Mallon – PCHS – Sir Gregory III King of the Ocean

Middle School Awards

Judge’s Choice:  Mady Peoples – Highfalls – Drama Llama

Drawing
1st Place – Sophia Baker – Sandhills Classical – Thundercloud
1st Place – Reileigh Lofton – New Century – BB-8
2nd Place – Lucy Lycans – STARS – Surrealism Treehouse
3rd Place – Joy Derrick – SMS – Snowman
Honorable Mention – Abbey Rhodes – Sandhills Classical – Stag Beetle
Honorable Mention – Sophia Baker – Sandhills Classical – Feather
Honorable Mention – Nadezhda Izotova – STARS – Duck & Puppy
Honorable Mention – Kaya Haynes – SMS – Self-Portrait
Honorable Mention – Joyce Ngai – Elise
Honorable Mention – Aliyah Cisneros – STARS – Dragon Eye
Honorable Mention – Katherine Hernandez – West Pine – Language Lane
Honorable Mention – McKenzie Harris – Crain’s Creek

Mixed Medium
1st Place – Danielle Casp – West Pine – Suminagashi Zentangle
2nd Place – Emeli Michael – O’Neal – Harlem Homelessness
3rd Place – Amelia Lumgair – New Century
Honorable Mention – Tanner Massey – O’Neal – Self-Portrait
Honorable Mention – Leila Fechserboot – New Century – Mixed Media

Painting
1st Place – Andrew Miller – O’Neal – Peace
2nd Place – Katelynn Lederguber – New Century – The Jiazu long
3rd Place – Kailynn Cochran – Westmoore – The Mane of Flags
Honorable Mention – Newnew Hong – O’Neal
Honorable Mention – Gianna Maheu – O’Neal – Small Walks in Big Woods
Honorable Mention – Adison Blanchet – SMS
Honorable Mention – Promise Dockery – New Century – Street Work
Honorable Mention – Caleigh Conlin – Carrollton Latin – A Rescue’s Revival

Printmaking
1st Place – Constance Brown – Highfalls
2nd Place – Penelope Lipscomb – STARS – Flowers
3rd Place – Emma Hazelton – STARS – Moon Dala

Photography & Digital Art
1st Place – Chasity Atkinson – Westmoore
2nd Place – Khloe Marley – Westmoore
3rd Place – Jaxon Spivey – Highfalls – Out of this World
Honorable Mention – Skyler Roberts – Elise

3-D
1st Place – Mady Peoples – Highfalls – Drama Llama
2nd Place – Jackson Cole – New Century
3rd Place – Taylor Brown – Highfalls – Lemur
Honorable Mention – Brayden Holder – Highfalls
Honorable Mention – Lawson Barrett, Danielle Casp, Mikayla Voltz, Emily Regtuyt – West Pine – Pop Art Violin
Honorable Mention – Dalton Thomas – STARS – Parrot
Honorable Mention – Jennings Russell – Highfalls – Platypus
Honorable Mention – Hollie Saunders – Highfalls – Extraterrestrial
Honorable Mention – Kailynn Cochran – Westmoore – Snakey Basket

Elementary School Awards

Honorable Mention – David Warden – Pinehurst Elementary
Honorable Mention – Anna Schloesser – Pinehurst Elementary
Honorable Mention – Maggie West – Carthage Elementary
Honorable Mention – Juaaquin Rodas – Carthage Elementary
Honorable Mention – Kinlee Venable – Vass-Lakeview Elementary
Honorable Mention – Ryah Ader – Vass-Lakeview Elementary
Honorable Mention – Bella Dorsch – Episcopal Day School
Honorable Mention – Alex Amigo – Episcopal Day School
Honorable Mention – Emily Schwerin’s Class – Episcopal Day School
Honorable Mention – Claire Green – Aberdeen Elementary
Honorable Mention – Paisley Radin – Aberdeen Elementary
Honorable Mention – Nella Templeton – STARS
Honorable Mention – Tre Grabos – STARS
Honorable Mention – Daulten Donathen – Cameron Elementary
Honorable Mention – Joselyn Beltam – Cameron Elementary
Honorable Mention – Mattie Caviness – Highfalls Elementary
Honorable Mention – Jackson Brixey – Highfalls Elementary
Honorable Mention – Patsy Turner – Highfalls Elementary
Honorable Mention – Theo Elwell – O’Neal
Honorable Mention – Emery Sinclair – O’Neal
Honorable Mention – Grace Ames – O’Neal
Honorable Mention – Adrienne Geurts – Sandhills Farm-Life Elementary
Honorable Mention – Hendrix Yang – Sandhills Farm-Life Elementary
Honorable Mention – Mary Alice Clendenin – Sandhills Farm-Life Elementary
Honorable Mention – Ava Ford – Southern Pines Elementary
Honorable Mention – Phoenix Zane – Southern Pines Elementary
Honorable Mention – Coen Akrami – McDeed’s Creek Elementary
Honorable Mention – Ayla Young – McDeed’s Creek Elementary
Honorable Mention – Avianna McMurrough – McDeed’s Creek Elementary
Honorable Mention – Avery Soto Enriquez – West End Elementary
Honorable Mention – Reese Gatling – West End Elementary
Honorable Mention – Tommy Gorczynski – Academy of Moore
Honorable Mention – Third Grade Collaborative – Academy of Moore
Honorable Mention – Mia Janker – Academy of Moore
Honorable Mention – Heidi Harvell – Westmoore Elementary
Honorable Mention – River Stalker – Westmoore Elementary
Honorable Mention – Brayden Morgan – Westmoore Elementary
Honorable Mention – Arianna Peralta Gallegos – Robbins Elementary
Honorable Mention – Kimberly Vera Estrada – Robbins Elementary
Honorable Mention – Talmadge Garner – Robbins Elementary
Honorable Mention – Savannah Thomas – West Pine Elementary
Honorable Mention – Connor Ramirez – West Pine Elementary
Honorable Mention – Henry Swardz – Moore Montessori
Honorable Mention – Charlie Harder – Moore Montessori
Honorable Mention – Willow Blackard – Heritage Christian Academy

School Awards

Elementary School
1st = Highfalls
2nd = Episcopal Day
3rd = Academy of Moore
4th = Sandhills Farm-Life

Middle School
1st = Highfalls
2nd = New Century

High School
1st = Pinecrest
2nd = North Moore

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