Parents, family members, and friends toured the Landis Administrative Offices on April 30 to see an assortment of artistic creations by Vineland Public Schools' middle and high school students on display at the first Secondary Level Art Show.
The displays, in various media, included works produced by students in sixth through twelfth grade, according to Ross Stanger, a district supervisor of instruction. Portraits, paintings, and a variety of mixed media pieces lined the first and second-floor hallways at Landis, in addition to tables displaying a variety of 3-D pieces. Schools represented included Johnstone, Pilla, Wallace, and Veterans Memorial Middle Schools and Vineland High School.
Judging the artwork this year were two graduates of our district’s art program, Sonia Lopez and Thailynn Perez. Both Sonia and Thailynn are continuing their work in the arts. Winners received a certificate and an Amazon gift card. In addition to the first, second, and third-place winners, there were two Best in Show awards given to the artist who had the best overall piece in the show, one from the middle school and one from the high school level.
Winners were as follows:
Johnstone Middle School:
First Place: Alianna Negron
Second Place: Alana Torres
Third Place: Yairaleen Villa
Pilla Middle School:
First Place: Ahad Khan
Second Place: Paityn Martin
Third Place: Margarita Lihogodenko
Veterans Memorial Middle School:
First Place: Charlie Chen
Second Place: Llaylen Tinoco Rivas
Third Place: Jamileth Jose Morales
Wallace Middle School:
First Place: Rosmeri Bautista
Second Place: Elyse Bentz
Third Place: Bre’Nasia Days
Middle School Best in Show winner: Kaylee Beteta from Wallace Middle School
Vineland High School students were awarded based on their art form.
Drawing:
First Place: Marc Cadet
Second Place: Jiesha Landell
Third Place: Isabel Oliver
Painting:
First Place: Alani Hannah
Second Place: Estefany Alonso Alvarez
Third Place: Jiesha Landell
Mixed Media:
First Place: Reese Barraclough
Second Place: Jade Argueta Ayala
Third Place: Sabrina Alberto
Ceramics:
First Place: Shannon Bates
Second Place: Kaylee Rivera
Third Place: Camila Francisco Hernandez
Vineland High School Best in Show winner: Justin Smith
Vineland secondary art teachers include:
Lauren Bussott, Johnstone Middle School; Penny Sanders, Pilla Middle School; Cassandra Kozub, Veterans Memorial Middle School; Nichole DeJesus, Wallace Middle School; Juliana Jost and Lisa Kaler, Vineland High School Tanner Building; and Sandra Carberry. Sarah Friedley, Jane Medio, and Anita Parent, Vineland High School South.
A full gallery of photos is available here: https://bit.ly/3y8lGUg