Students at Island Christian Academy explored artists throughout the year and were honored for their work in March during the school’s art fair. Students in the third through tenth grade learned about different artists and their famous works.
Each student wrote a research paper, built a presentation and re-created a work from their chosen artist in a variety of mediums. The students were judged and graded on the entire project. The winners of each grade and overall winners are as follows:
Elementary overall winners
1st: Molly Mills – Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
2nd: Henry Ohme – Leonardo da Vinci
3rd: Amanda Thomas – Yvonne Palka
People’s choice: Henry Ohme
3rd-4th grade:
1st: Henry Ohme – Leonardo da Vinci
2nd: Amanda Thomas – Yvonne Palka
3rd: Alexei Stalpaert – Barbara Johns
5th-6th grade:
1st: Molly Mills – Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
2nd: Lexi Wenzek – Jackson Pollock
3rd: Kelsey Griswold-Bacigalupi – Oscar-Claude Monet
Junior high and high school-age overall winners
1st: Ryan Wenzek – Oscar-Claude Monet
2nd: Casey Justus – Jackson Pollock
3rd: Sonja Keller – Andy Warhol
People’s choice: Ryan Wenzek
7th-8th grade:
1st: Ryan Wenzek – Oscar-Claude Monet
2nd: Casey Justus – Jackson Pollock
3rd: Chloe Panichi – Walt Disney
9th-10th grade:
1st: Sonja Keller – Andy Warhol
2nd: Caleb Bartel – Piet Mondrian
3rd: Kyle Chambers – John Constable