High School Awards
Judge’s Choice
Evelyn Jimenez – Enrique – North Moore
Drawing
1st Place – Evelyn Jimenez – Enrique – North Moore
2nd Place – Kendall Synder – Rooster – Pinecrest
3rd Place – Emily Stout – Simba – Pinecrest
Honorable Mention – Tryque O’Grady – Super Scary – O’Neal
Honorable Mention – Tryque O’Grady – Techno Babble – O’Neal
Honorable Mention – Naomi Johnson – Untitled – O’Neal
Honorable Mention – Cristopher Sanchez – Los Aves – North Moore
Honorable Mention – Gabby Foster – Young Hare – Sandhills Classical Christian
Honorable Mention – William T. Kinyon – Homer – Sandhills Classical Chrisian
Mixed Medium
1st Place- Molly Mansker – Don’t Procrastinate – O’Neal
2nd Place – Kendall Synder – Sustainable Agriculture – Pinecrest
3rd Place – Aleyah Mendiola – Personality Trait Cards – STARS
Honorable Mention – Faithlyn Volitis – Editorial Illustration – STARS
Painting
1st Place – Tshering Blackwell – Ceto – O’Neal
2nd Place – Claudia Hash – Sven – North Moore
3rd Place (tie) – Claudia Hash – Ahmahle – North Moore
3rd Place (tie) – Avery Ferree – Road to Recovery – Union Pines
Honorable Mention – Lucy Ix – Am I Melting? – Pinecrest
Honorable Mention – Noelle Gilliam – Moonscape – Sandhills Classical Christian
Photography & Digital Art
1st Place – Emily Stout – Dino Facts! – Pinecrest
2nd Place – Isabelle Senff – Full Harbour – Union Pines
3rd Place – Megan White – Tacks – Union Pines
Honorable Mention – Kaylan Hamilton – Untitled – Pinecrest
Printmaking
1st Place – Avonelle Lykins – On the Fence – Pinecrest
2nd Place – Rebeckah Shingleton – Pumpkin Print – STARS
3rd Place – Gavin Hoover – Gone Fishing – Pinecrest
Honorable Mention – Robert Jones – Heart – STARS
3-D Art
1st Place – Abigail Fowler – Azriel – North Moore
2nd Place – Macy Chriscoe – Mother Nature’s Heel – North Moore
Honorable Mention – Leah Quillin – Farmhouse – Union Pines
Honorable Mention – Breeana Ward – Barn – Union Pines
Middle School Awards
Judge’s Choice
Vivian Villa – My Trip to Japan – Crain’s Creek Middle
Drawing
1st Place – Avery Sundborg – Tools of the Trade – O’Neal
2nd Place – Caroline Acker – Nine Lives – O’Neal
3rd Place – Kaiya Spencer – Untitled – New Century Middle
Honorable Mention – Sadie Cox – Untitled – Westmoore Elementary
Honorable Mention – Yahaira Arroyo – Street – West Pine Middle
Honorable Mention – Deja Wells – Cat – STARS
Honorable Mention – Deja Wells – Clothes Pin – STARS
Mixed Media
1st Place – Vivian Villa – My Trip to Japan – Crain’s Creek Middle
2nd Place – Courtney Hunt – Elizabeth Taylor – West Pine Middle
3rd Place – Trinity Hatfield – Save the Bees – Crain’s Creek Middle
Honorable Mention – Brinkley Lucas – If it isn’t Baroque, don’t fix it – O’Neal
Honorable Mention – Morgan Lewis – Chi-Gon – O’Neal
Painting
1st Place – Kadence Ring – Into the Night – Crain’s Creek Middle
2nd Place – Jocelyn Yarter – Untitled – New Century Middle
3rd Place – Vivian Villa – Decided to Walk – Crain’s Creek Middle
Honorable Mention – Tyler Lewis – Good Morning America – New Century Middle
Honorable Mention – B.B. Rudiranan – Independent Exploration – Southern Middle
Honorable Mention – Nicholas Solomon – Kasserian Ingera – West Pine Middle
Honorable Mention – Kaden Craig – Mountain Landscape – Westmoore Middle
Honorable Mention – Haley Dirkes – Water Lily – Sandhills Classical Christian
Printmaking
1st Place – Alexander Martins – Potted Plant – Southern Middle
2nd Place – Raven Ross-Gillespie – Flower – West Pine Middle
3rd Place – Hailey Klingenschmidt – Printmaking – West Pine Middle
Honorable Mention – Elly Abbott – Dandelion Linoprint– Southern Middle
Honorable Mention – Hailey McVerry – Horse Print – Crain’s Creek Middle
Photography & Digital Art
1st Place – Maisie Britt – Self Portrait – Westmoore Elementary
2nd Place – Owen Bunker – Kasserian Ingera – West Pine Middle
3rd Place – Riley Nichols – Cool – Westmoore Elementary
3-D Art
1st Place – Zoe Fred – Buttercream in Clay – Highfalls Elementary
2nd Place – Adrianna Smith –Native American Weave – Crain’s Creek Middle
3rd Place – Alexander Martins – Plaster Mask – Southern Middle
Honorable Mention – Alistair Fenberg – Face Jug – Westmoore Elementary
Honorable Mention – Taylor Graves – Dragon – O’Neal
Honorable Mention – Lydia Nelson – Breakfast – Highfalls Elementary
Honorable Mention – Krissa Cheek – Clay Whistle – Highfalls Elementary
Honorable Mention – Hallie Priest – Pancakes – Highfalls Elementary
Honorable Mention – Bella Cillufo – Keith Haring – STARS
Elementary School Awards
Honorable Mention – Aziyah Zarrianna – Southern Pines Primary
Honorable Mention – Carolina Puga – Southern Pines Primary
Honorable Mention – Hayden Pierce – Pinehurst Elementary
Honorable Mention – Carolina Smyth – Pinehurst Elementary
Honorable Mention – Emma Lewis– Carthage Elementary
Honorable Mention – Emma Ralston – Carthage Elementary
Honorable Mention – Julie Nieves – Vass-Lakeview Elementary
Honorable Mention – Abigail Bullins – Vass-Lakeview Elementary
Honorable Mention – Audrey Berry – Episcopal Day School
Honorable Mention – Jack Smith – Episcopal Day School
Honorable Mention – Peyton Gaudet – Aberdeen Primary
Honorable Mention – Noemi Leal Lopez – Aberdeen Primary
Honorable Mention – Isabella Haywood – Aberdeen Elementary
Honorable Mention – Ava DeJesus – Aberdeen Elementary
Honorable Mention – Ella Hall – STARS
Honorable Mention – Karmen Scott – STARS
Honorable Mention – Ruby Hardy – Cameron Elementary
Honorable Mention – Juan Lopez – Cameron Elementary
Honorable Mention – Adison Blanchet – West Pine Elementary
Honorable Mention – Ava Brodie – West Pine Elementary
Honorable Mention – Benjamin Parsons – Highfalls Elementary
Honorable Mention – Jadon Emmons – Highfalls Elementary
Honorable Mention – Hailey Testerman – Highfalls Elementary
Honorable Mention – Camden Harrell – O’Neal
Honorable Mention – Ava Deep – O’Neal
Honorable Mention – Caelyn O’Farrell – Sandhills Farm-Life Elementary
Honorable Mention – Eva Bourdon – Sandhills Farm-Life Elementary
Honorable Mention – Taylor McNeill – Southern Pines Elementary
Honorable Mention – Trimelle Bowman – Southern Pines Elementary
Honorable Mention – Mrs. Nash’s Class – Southern Pines Elementary
Honorable Mention – Carly Lyons – McDeeds Creek Elementary
Honorable Mention – Ian Warner – McDeeds Creek Elementary
Honorable Mention – Jocelyn Landry – West End Elementary
Honorable Mention – Roger Rodriguez Renteria – West End Elementary
Honorable Mention – Diane Apolinar – Academy of Moore County
Honorable Mention – Kate Hutchinson – Academy of Moore County
Honorable Mention – Brooks Myrick – Westmoore Elementary
Honorable Mention – Brayden Morgan – Westmoore Elementary
Honorable Mention – Jasmine Gaspari – Homeschool
School Awards
Awarded to the schools that submitted the best artwork as a grouping.
Elementary School
1st Place – Southern Pines Elementary
2nd Place – Academy of Moore County
3rd Place – Episcopal Day School
4th Place – Sandhills Farm Life Elementary
Middle School
1st Place – Crain’s Creek Middle
Runner-Up – Highfalls Elementary
High School
1st Place -North Moore High School
Runner-ups (tie) – Pinecrest High School and O’Neal School
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