Twenty-four Humble ISD students were recognized at the March Board Meeting on Tuesday, March 21, for being top winners at the Humble ISD Rodeo Art Show or selected for the Texas Youth Art Month Exhibition.
The Humble ISD Rodeo Art Show was held on January 30 at the Charles Bender Performing Arts Center. Students entered a variety of pieces that included 2D and 3D. A panel of five experienced art educators considered originality, creativity, craftsmanship and western content in their judging.
The top awards the judges could give included Special Merit, Gold Medal and Best in Show. Twenty-two Humble ISD students earned these awards.
In addition to the top awards, 10 pieces from the nearly 1,000 entries were selected by the Humble Education Foundation Auction Committee to advance to the Gala Auction in April. Students will directly benefit from the auction proceeds from their artwork. Twelve elementary pieces were selected and photographed for card sets that will be sold in the Spirit Store in the Administration Building.
March is also National Youth Art Month and every year the Texas Art Education Association sponsors an art exhibit in the lower rotunda of the Texas State Capitol before moving to the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum.
This year, two Humble ISD pieces were selected to be a part of the 2023 Texas Youth Art Month exhibition, including Sconzo Early College High School sophomore Hailey Ansay’s artwork named “Rose” and Kingwood Middle School eighth grader Shelby Kite’s artwork named “Passion”. The students were celebrated at an awards ceremony in Austin on March 12 and their artwork was displayed through March.
Special Merit 2D
Helena Carreras - “Daisy the Cow” - Deerwood Elementary First Grader Carson Glaze - “Baby Mockingbird in Blooms” - Deerwood Elementary Fifth Grader Luiza Pereira - “Bouquet of Wildflowers” - Hidden Hollow Elementary Third Grader Joanna Joseph - “Days on the Farm” - West Lake Middle School Seventh Grader Gabriela Guillen - “Cowboy’s Oasis” - Summer Creek High School Senior Lyric Lewis - “Wild ‘n’ Out” - Summer Creek High School Senior
Special Merit 3D
Madelyn Rambur - “Western Wonder” - West Lake Middle School Eighth Grader Victoria Sanchez Cepeda - “Barnyard Nap” - Atascocita High School Senior
Gold Medal 2D
Cason Ullom - “Casen Jr.” - Elm Grove Elementary Second Grader Mary Vojnovich - “Daisy” - Riverwood Middle School Eighth Grader Mahkaila Roberson - “In the Distance” - Timberwood Middle School Eighth Grader Cameron Soileau - “Head in the Clouds” - Summer Creek High School Senior Mia Bryant - “Cowboy Like Me” - Summer Creek High School Senior
Gold Medal 3D
Delilah Noriega - “Horse in the Field” - Ridge Creek Elementary Fourth Grader Genesis Murillo - “It’s a Bouquet Y’all” - Kingwood Middle School Eighth Grader Aexis Gomez - “I Will be HERD” - Kingwood High School Senior
Best of Show 2D
Brielle Bass - “Fancy Roadrunner” - Hidden Hollow Elementary Third Grader Amaya Griffin - “Piggy in the Garden” - Timberwood Middle School Eighth Grader Kade Gorman - “Ready for the Show” - Atascocita High School Senior
Best of Show 3D
Jaden Odafe - “One Colorful Cactus” - Oak Forest Elementary Fourth Grader Eva Simmons - “Round-Up Reptile” - West Lake Middle School Eighth Grader Aniya Smith-Bowen - “Henry” - Atascocita High School Senior
Texas Youth Art Month Exhibit Selections
Hailey Ansay - “Rose” - Sconzo Early College High School Sophomore Shelby Kite - “Passion” - Kingwood Middle School Eighth Grader.
Humble ISD had two students’ art pieces selected for the 2023 Texas Youth Art Month Exhibit in Austin. They were honored at the March School Board Meeting. Photographed from left to right is Humble ISD Board of Trustees President Martina Lemond Dixon, Sconzo Early College High School Teacher Adrian Gibson, SECHS student Hailey Ansay, Humble ISD Superintendent Dr. Elizabeth Fagen and Kingwood Middle School Teacher Leslie Fernandez. Not pictured is KMS student Shelby Kite.