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To be legitimate, the case to support the OPS merger must be built upon helping students and improving student learning

 

9/2/05

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YOUNG NEBRASKA ARTISTS HONORED IN NATIONAL CONTEST

 

Winners in the annual art and writing contest sponsored by Scholastic, Inc., included several Nebraska secondary students. You can view their work by visiting www.scholastic.com/artandwritingawards/gallery/2005/state.htm and scrolling to the Nebraska section.

 

They are among the 1,100 most elite young creators in the country. Here they are:

 

Benson High School

 

Sherman Ford
Age 18, Self-Portrait, Gold Award, Drawing
Teacher: Astra Patterson

Kong Lor
Age 17, Elephant, Silver Award, Drawing
Teacher: Astra Patterson

 

 

 

Bishop Neumann High School

 

Ashli Mongar
Age 14, Five Times the Trouble, Silver Award, Short Story
Teacher: Jill Johnson

 

 

 

Burke High School

Katie Novotny
Age 16, Silver and Cold, Silver Award, Sculpture
Teacher: DeAnn Hansich

 

 

 

Ft. Calhoun School

Benjamin Cox
Age 19, Untitled, Silver Award, Drawing
Teacher: David Smith

 

 

 

Lincoln Southeast High School

Jennifer K. Gustafson
Age 17, The Antique, Gold Award, Short Short Story
Teacher: Kathleen Steinke

 

Michael Kingery
Age 17, Coup de Gras, Gold Award, Drawing
Teacher: Karen Schanou

 

 

 

Marian High School

Paige Mariucci
Age 17, Buttons, Silver Award, Drawing
Teacher: Kathy McPherson

 

 

 

Millard West High School

Miles Landaw
Age 18, Stop!, American Visions Award, Painting
Teacher: Julie Lade-Wills

Miles Landaw
Age 18, Stop!, Silver Award, Painting
Teacher: Julie Lade-Wills

 

 

 

Omaha Central High School

Anna Vacha
Age 18, The Poppy Annie, Silver Award, Painting
Teacher: Larry Andrews

 

 

 

Walnut Middle School

Jose Rivas
Age 13, Chino en Peten, Silver Award, Mixed Media
Teacher: Jerome Dubas

 

 

 

Westside High School

Dana Hamby
Age 17, Jipped, Silver Award, Painting
Teacher: Shawn Blevins

Westside Middle School

Neal Gebhard
Age 14, Self-Portrait "Neal", Gold Award, Drawing
Teacher: Paul Hundtoft

 

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