Over 200 students (Grades K-12) from 8 regional schools have work in the show. The show was judged by a panel of arts educators and the following students received awards:
Grades K-2
Best of Show: Braylen Beal ‘Sammy, the Sea Otter’ Gr 1, Fallbrook School of the Arts, Mrs. Ragland
First: Ana Dominguez ‘Van Gogh Fish’ Gr 1, La Paloma, Ms. Garcia & Ms. McKnight
Second: Shai ‘Van Gogh Jellyfish’ Gr 1, La Paloma, Ms. Garcia & Ms. McKnight
Third Jasper Wiest ‘Pacific Horned Owl‘ Gr 2, Fallbrook School of the Arts, Mrs. Ragland
Grades 3-5
Best of Show: Emma Carsey ‘The Golden Lion’, Gr 4, Zion Christian School, Mrs. Nestor
First: Chloe Nestor ‘Ventana’, Gr 4, Zion Christian School, Mrs. Nestor
Second: Tommy Calverley ‘Seagull on Ice Gr 3, Fallbrook School of the Arts, Mrs. Ragland
Third: Sadie Daniel ‘Antelope Squirre’ Gr5, Fallbrook School of the Arts, Mrs. Ragland
Grades 6-8
Best of Show: Katelyn Mathewson, ‘Wild Dog’, Gr 6, Fallbrook School of the Arts, Mrs. Ragland
First: Joshua Richardson, ‘Crocodile’, Gr 7, Potter Jr. High, Miss Hinkhouse
Second: Samantha Wilson ‘Wolf’, Gr 8, Potter Jr. High, Miss Hinkhouse
Third: Jake Martin ‘Dog Faced Puffer’, Gr 8, Potter Jr. High, Miss Hinkhouse
Grades 9-12
Best of Show: Lucienne Bolduc ‘Peachy Green’, Gr 9, Fallbrook High, Mr. Richardson
First: William Ryan ‘The Snow Leopard's Eyes’ Gr 12, Fallbrook High, Mr. Richardson
Second: Imogene Isaac ‘Untitled’, Gr 11, Fallbrook High, Mr. Richardson
Third: Holly Salyards ‘Angel of the Deep’, Gr 11.Fallbrook High, Mr. Richardson
Thanks to the generosity of the Current Wisdom Foundation, and other show sponsors, we are able to provide certificates for art supplies & art classes at our Fallbrook School of the Arts. Best of Show winners in each grade group will receive a $100 Fallbrook School of the Arts Class Certificate plus a $50 Gift Certificate to Michael’s for Art Supplies. First, Second & Third Place winners in each grade group will receive A $50 Fallbrook School of the Arts Class Certificate plus a $25 Gift Certificate to Michael’s for Art supplies. In addition, all our student participants and teachers will receive Guest Passes to our Reflections of Nature wildlife art show (May & 6), and a 10% Discount Coupon for any class offered at our FB School of the Arts (just down the street on Alvarado).
Mary Perhacs, Executive Director announced the addition of a People’s Choice Award ‘just as we do for the adult juried art shows so our visitors can make their own choice’. The winner of that contest will be announced at the end of the show and the winner will receive a $50 Fallbrook School of the Arts Class Certificate. We also awarded a ‘Sponsor’s Choice Award’ to Jette Payne, student of Mrs. Ledri at Sullivan Middle School for ‘Recycled Vulture – Where’s The Food At?’. Jette will receive a $50 Fallbrook School of the Arts Class Certificate.
We congratulate all the students and their teachers for wonderful work. Participating schools this year: Fallbrook High, Fallbrook School of the Arts, Fallbrook Street, La Paloma, Potter Jr. High, Sullivan Middle School, Wm. H. Frazier, and Zion Christian School.