05/17/2017
FOREST CITY, May 17, 2017 – The Top of Iowa Conference is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Art and Writing Festival held at Waldorf University on May 12.
Students from each of the conference’s 18 schools participated in the event. In total, 94 awards were given out in the art category with 24 in writing. Top finishers were also awarded scholarships to Waldorf University.
ART
Earning top honors at the 2017 art festival were:
- 3-D Best of Show – Parker Schiltz, Bishop Garrigan
- 2-D Best of Show – Victoria Mayo, Belmond-Klemme
- 2-D Best of Show Runner-Up – Kim Carlos, Belmond Klemme
- Student Choice Award – Sophie Merten, St. Ansgar
BELMOND-KLEMME
| Mariah Smith | Pencil Drawing | Second Place |
| Kim Carlos | Pastel/Charcoal Drawing | Third Place |
| Madi Wessels | Pastel/Charcoal Drawing | Honorable Mention |
| Kim Carlos | Crayon/Oil Pastel Drawing | First Place |
| Victoria Mayo | Ink Drawing | Second Place |
| Kate Spitler | Computer Graphics/Graphic Design | Second Place |
| Victoria Mayo | Fibers/Book Arts | First Place |
BISHOP GARRIGAN
| Carlie Langerman | Watercolor Painting | First Place |
| Emerald Shipler | Mixed Media 2-D Relief | Second Place |
| Jaden Becker | Photography – Nonedited | Second Place |
| Parker Schiltz | Sculpture – Non Clay | First Place |
| Nolan Greene | Mixed Media 3-D | Third Place |
| Bryce Capesius | Repurpose Art/Craft | First Place |
CENTRAL SPRINGS
| Marissa Westfall | Watercolor Painting | Third Place |
| Devon Payne | Sculptural Clay – Nonfunctional | Honorable Mention |
| Katie Schumaker | Ceramics – Wheel Thrown | Second Place |
EAGLE GROVE
| Lexis Beck | Acrylic Painting/Casein Painting | Honorable Mention |
| Briauna Mingus | Ink Drawing | Honorable Mention |
| Cynthia Trujillo | Scupture – Non Clay | Third Place |
FOREST CITY
| Cassandra Williams | Commercial Art | Third Place |
| Laura Buffington | Photography – Nonedited | First Place |
| Laura Buffington | Photography – Edited | First Place |
| Rebecca Bruns | Sculptural Clay – Nonfunctional | Second Place |
GARNER-HAYFIELD-VENTURA
| Mallory Keech | Oil Painting | First Place |
| Mallory Keech | Pencil Drawing | Honorable Mention |
| Emma Whelan | Colored Pencil Drawing | Third Place |
| Juan Carranza | Ink Drawing | Third Place |
| Tyler Obermann | Mixed Media 2-D | Honorable Mention |
| Brady Hesse | Ceramics – Wheel Thrown | Honorable Mention |
| Cassidy Hannah | Repurpose Art/Craft | Second Place |
LAKE MILLS
| Betty Perez | Mixed Media 2-D | First Place |
| Destiny Schuck | Photography – Nonedited | Third Place |
| Halie Anderson | Video Animation | First Place |
| Cashlin Barbour | Mixed Media 3-D | First Place |
NASHUA-PLAINFIELD
| Kaylee Cerwinske | Acrylic Painting/Casein Painting | Third Place |
| Genevieve Reams | Ceramics – Hand Built Functional | Third Place |
| Genevieve Reams | Ceramics – Wheel Thrown | Third Place |
NEWMAN CATHOLIC
| Peyton Olson | Acrylic Painting/Casein Painting | First Place |
NORTH BUTLER
| Duston Poppen | Watercolor Painting | Honorable Mention |
| Kaleb Ott | Watercolor Painting | Honorable Mention |
| Trae Ulrich | Printmaking | Second Place |
| Marcy Jacobs | Commercial Art | Second Place |
| Marcy Jacobs | Ceramics – Wheel Thrown | First Place |
| Lorianne Collins | Fibers/Book Arts | Second Place |
NORTH IOWA
| Sydney Giesking | Oil Painting | Second Place |
| Hunter Meinders | Mixed Media 2-D Relief | Third Place |
| Nicholus Price | Sculpture – Non Clay | Honorable Mention |
| Will Roeder | Sculptural Clay – Nonfunctional | Honorable Mention |
NORTH UNION
| Chris Brandt | Acrylic Painting/Casein Painting | Second Place |
| Bailey Marlow | Colored Pencil Drawing | First Place |
| Shaylee Hanning | Pastel/Charcoal Drawing | First Place |
| Kianna Breiner | Ink Drawing | First Place |
| Anna Ingals | Ink Drawing | Honorable Mention |
| Blake Crawmer | Printmaking | First Place |
| Nate Joyce | Sculptural Clay – Nonfunctional | First Place |
| Claudia Kinnander | Fibers/Book Arts | Third Place |
| Jaden Culbertsen | Repurpose Art/Craft | Third Place |
NORTHWOOD-KENSETT
| Peyton Kollars | Pencil Drawing | First Place |
| Mackenzie Costello | Colored Pencil Drawing | Honorable Mention |
OSAGE
| Sophia Mayer | Video Animation | Second Place |
| Korey Moreno | Ceramics – Hand Built Functional | Second Place |
| Caleb Anderson | Ceramics – Hand Built Functional | Honorable Mention |
| Julia Ringhofer | Ceramics – Hand Built Functional | Honorable Mention |
ROCKFORD SENIOR
| Alana Noss | Acrylic Painting/Casein Painting | Honorable Mention |
| Katelyn Simpkins | Printmaking | Third Place |
| Hanna Gibson | Mixed Media 2-D | Second Place |
ST. ANSGAR
| Sophie Merten | Oil Painting | Third Place |
| Megan Adams | Colored Pencil Drawing | Second Place |
| Sophie Merten | Pastel/Charcoal Drawing | Second Place |
| MacKenna Pannhoff | Crayon/Oil Pastel Drawing | Second Place |
| Jadyn Anderson | Ink Drawing | Honorable Mention |
| Lauryn Low | Mixed Media 2-D | Honorable Mention |
| Montanah Scott | Mixed Media 2-D Relief | First Place |
| Taylor Krahenbuhl | Commercial Art | First Place |
| Kim Hackenmiller | Computer Graphics/Graphic Design | First Place |
| Levi Alder | Scuplture – Non Clay | Second Place |
| Preston Isler | Sculptural Clay – Nonfunctional | Third Place |
| Levi Alder | Mixed Media 3-D | Second Place |
WEST FORK
| Kate Fekkers | Watercolor Painting | Second Place |
| Seamus Sullivan | Pencil Drawing | Honorable Mention |
| Isabelle Hegarty | Colored Pencil Drawing | Honorable Mention |
| Ylani Guerrero | Crayon/Oil Pastel Drawing | Third Place |
| Kennedy Maske | Crayon/Oil Pastel Drawing | Honorable Mention |
| Makenna Amsbaugh | Mixed Media 2-D | Honorable Mention |
| McKenna Weaver | Jewelry/Metalsmithing | First Place |
| Mikenzi Roberts | Jewelry/Metalsmithing | Second Place |
WEST HANCOCK
| Katey Tegtmeyer | Pencil Drawing | Third Place |
| Kiefer Carlson | Mixed Media 2-D | Third Place |
| Alexis Klepoch | Computer Graphics/Graphic Design | Third Place |
| Leslie Barranca | Ceramics – Hand Built Functional | First Place |
WRITING
In the writing category, the following students were recognized:
9TH-10TH grade Poetry Winners
First Place: Jennifer Overy, Central Springs High School
Second Place: Alyssa Buffington, Forest City High School
Third Place: Xavier Patterson, St. Ansgar High School
Honorable Mention: Sierra Billick, North Iowa High School
9th-10th grade Prose Winners
First Place: Brianna Carlson, Forest City High School
Second Place: Samantha Davis, North Iowa High School
Third Place: Benjamin Hassebroek, North Iowa High School
Honorable Mention: Jennifer Overy, Central Springs High School
Megan McDonald, Newman Catholic High School
11th-12th grade Poetry Winners
First Place: Ann Rosenblatt, Newman Catholic High School
Second Place: Shelby Johnson, Newman Catholic High School
Third Place: Scott Magnuson, Central Springs High School
Honorable Mention: Zander Ketchum, Central Springs High School
Preston Schutte, Central Springs High School
11th-12th grade Fiction Winners
First Place: Brena Hamilton, Newman Catholic High School
Second Place: Sara Murphy, Osage High School
Third Place: Selena Borrill, Clear Lake High School
Honorable Mention: Jessica Faber, Clear Lake High School
Grant Dieken, Clear Lake High School
11th-12th grade Nonfiction Winners
First Place: Courtney Lewis, Osage High School
Second Place: Klaire Chisholm, Osage High School
Third Place: Brena Hamilton, Newman Catholic High School
Honorable Mention: Abigail Arciniega, Osage High School
Madison Eagen, Osage High School
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