Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex in Moundsville is announcing the winners of the 26th annual Marshall County Student Art Show competition which is on display at the complex through April 22. The exhibit features artwork by middle through senior high school students in grades six - 12. A list of the winners is attached.
Students from Cameron Junior/Senior High School, John Marshall High School, Moundsville Middle School and Sherrard Middle School are included in the show. Cameron High School was instrumental in behind-the-scenes work for the exhibit and members of the school’s Art Club set up the show, created the exhibit guide and typed up lists of show participants and winners. Vickie Jenree, an art teacher at Cameron High School, coordinated the show and serves as advisor of the Cameron High School Art Club.
Prizes for the competition include $50 saving bonds. Partial funding for the awards was provided by Sherrard Middle School’s Faculty Senate.
Grave Creek’s support of the Marshall County Student Art Show is a long-standing tradition that has grown from one school submitting work to a large show with most junior and senior high schools in the county participating. The exhibition has helped area students compete for and win scholarships.
Grave Creek Mound has set up an activity table for the duration of the exhibition where budding artists can decorate butterflies to use as magnets.
For more information about the exhibition, or other events at the complex, contact Andrea Keller, cultural program coordinator for the complex, at (304) 843-4128, ext. 202, or e-mail her at andrea.keller@wvculture.org.
Operated by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex features one of the largest and most famous burial mounds built by the prehistoric Adena people. A massive undertaking, construction of the mound took place in successive stages from about 250-150 B.C., and required the movement of more than 60,000 tons of earth. Exhibits and displays in the complex’s museum interpret what is known about the lives of these prehistoric people and the construction of the mound. The Archaeological Complex is located at 801 Jefferson Ave., in Moundsville. Contact the museum for information regarding group registration and detailed driving directions. The museum is free and open to the public Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Access to the mound closes 30 minutes before the museum.
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History, an agency of the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts, brings together the state’s past, present and future through programs and services in the areas of archives and history, the arts, historic preservation and museums. Its administrative offices are located at the Cultural Center in the State Capitol Complex in Charleston, which also houses the state archives and state museum. The Cultural Center is West Virginia’s official showcase for the arts. The agency also operates a network of museums and historic sites across the state. For more information about the Division’s programs, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Marshall County Student Art Show Competition Winners
Middle School Level
Best of Show
Ashley Cole, Sherrard Middle School
People’s Choice
Ashley Cole, Sherrard Middle School
Painting
1st
Aubrey Parsons, Sherrard Middle School
2nd
Justin Richeros, Sherrard Middle School
3rd
Hladini Lorence, Sherrard Middle School
4th
Dalton Huff, Sherrard Middle School
5th
Hadley Clutter, Sherrard Middle School
3-D
1st
Jenny Hull, Sherrard Middle School
2nd
Hannah Robinson, Sherrard Middle School
3rd
Levi Knight, Sherrard Middle School
4th
Kolby Games, Sherrard Middle School
Miscellaneous
1st
Paige Palmer, Sherrard Middle School
2nd
Laci Bonnette, Sherrard Middle School
3rd
Thunder Storch, Sherrard Middle School
4th
Aaron Mull, Sherrard Middle School
5th
Danesha Basette, Sherrard Middle School
Senior High School Level
Best of Show
Amanda Klug, Cameron High School
People’s Choice
Amanda Klug, Cameron High School
Painting
1st
Larrisa Zorn, John Marshall High School
2nd
Lacey Wise, Cameron High School
3rd
Carrington Adams, Cameron High School
4th
Matthew Hand, Cameron High School
5th
Lacey Wise, Cameron High School
Watercolor
1st
Tori Padlow, John Marshall High School
2nd
Erica Taylor, John Marshall High School
3rd
Larissa Zorn, John Marshall High School
4th
Brittany Soles, John Marshall High School
5th
Mariha Cunningham, Cameron High School
3-D
1st
Tori Padlow, John Marshall High School
2nd
Curt Grzeszczak, John Marshall High School
3rd
Maryanne Aston, Cameron High School
4th
Latasha Shillman, John Marshall High School
5th
Brittini Wilson, John Marshall High School
Pastel
1st
Amanda Klug, Cameron High School
2nd
Ihoty Schuster, Cameron High School
3rd
Maryanne Aston, Cameron High School
4th
Maryanne Aston, Cameron High School
5th
Toni Doman Cameron High School,
Drawing
1st
Heather Allison, Marshall High School
1st
Allen Yoho, Marshall High School,
2nd
Lacey Wise, Cameron High School
3rd
Maryanne Aston, Cameron High School,
4th
Megan Wells, John Marshall High School
5th
Corrington Adams, Cameron High School
Miscellaneous
1st
Sam Chambers, John Marshall High School
2nd
Erica Taylor, John Marshall High School
3rd
Amanda Klug,Cameron High School
4th
December Richards, Cameron High School
5th
Britini Minor, John Marshall High School
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