The 2024 Cabarrus County Youth Arts Month Awards were announced on Friday, April 12th, in a ceremony at the conclusion of the Youth Arts Month Festival at Gibson Mill Market. Congratulations to the following students and their teachers on their great work!
Photo gallery from Friday’s event
HONORABLE MENTION RECOGNITIONS
Presented by Mr. Bart Tulbert, K-12 Fine Arts Education Coordinator, Cabarrus County Schools
Elementary School: Hemanya Roopesh Kumar Reddy, Macchia Bowl, Cox Mill ES, 4th Grade, Ms. Jessica Lizarazo
Elementary School: Zoe Arrington, Toucan Goalie, Marker & Paint Sticks, Harrisburg ES, 5th Grade, Ms. Laura Galloway
Elementary School: Aisha McDonald, A Castle, White Paint & Chalk Pastel, W.M. Irvin ES, 1st Grade, Ms. Hannah Allman
Elementary School: Summer Bullock, Kandinsky Inspired Circle, Oil Pastel & Tempera Paint, Wolf Meadow ES, 3rd Grade, Ms. Nicole Kurzel
Middle School: Alissea Boatwright, Pablo, Tempera Paint on Paper, CC Griffin MS, 8th Grade, Ms. LaKeesha Mitchell
Middle School: Rylee Carroll, Harvey, Mixed Media, Roberta Road MS, 8th Grade, Ms. Destiny Johnson
Middle School: Shuya Zheng, Spirit Warrior, Tempera on Cardboard, Hickory Ridge MS, 8th Grade, Ms. Lindsey Kiral
Middle School: Ethan Hill, Banana Man, Ceramics, Mount Pleasant MS, 7th Grade, Ms. Natalie Cranford
High School: Madeline Vang, Notorious RBG, Mixed Media, Jay M. Robinson HS, 12th Grade, Ms. Amanda Fear
High School: Kyleigh Parker, Morning on the Beach, Oil Pastel, Central Cabarrus HS, 12th Grade, Ms. Liz Moore
High School: Yomaris Patricio Chegue, Untitled, Ceramics, Northwest Cabarrus HS, 12th Grade, Ms. Carrie Paxton
High School: Amithyst Cook, Tiger in the Woods, Graphite, Central Cabarrus HS, 10th Grade, Ms. Chynna Oaks
CABARRUS ARTS COUNCIL OUTSTANDING ARTIST AWARDS
Presented by Liz Fitzgerald, CEO, & Eliana Arenas, Visual Arts Director of the Cabarrus Arts Council
Elementary School: Jaylen Reid, Jugtown Overlap Drawing, Chalk Pastel, Carl A. Furr ES, 4th Grade, Ms. Ruth Pitman
Middle School: Evelina Frizen, You, Charcoal on Paper, Hickory Ridge MS, 8th Grade, Ms. Lindsey Kiral
High School: Joi Harris, Coy Koi, Cox Mill HS, 12th Grade, Ms. Courtney Leaym
3D: Yasmine Akers, Cavern of Beauty, Ceramics, Central Cabarrus HS, 12th Grade, Ms. Lindsey Olsen
CABARRUS ART GUILD BUDDING YOUNG ARTIST AWARDS
Presented by Debra Joyce, Treasurer of the Cabarrus Art Guild
Kindergarten: Keziah Shive, Untitled, Mount Pleasant ES, Kindergarten, Ms. Kenly Strube
1st Grade: Aubrey Dagger, A Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, AT Allen ES, 1st Grade, Ms. Gina Meyers
2nd Grade: Zen Mills, Independent Study, Pen, Odell Primary School, 2nd Grade, Ms. Rachel Stafford
3rd Grade: Linnea Lampion, Outer Space, Hickory Ridge ES, 3rd Grade, Ms. Rebecca Illingworth
4th Grade: Vallari Mehta, Ocracoke Lighthouse of NC, Harrisburg ES, 4th Grade, Ms. Galloway
5th Grade: Janya Badiga, Moon, Hickory Ridge ES, 5th Grade, Ms. Rebecca Illingworth
CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Presented by Mrs. Tracey Hayes, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction, Cabarrus County Schools
Elementary: Elliot Getchell, Jelly Fish, Paint & Oil Pastel, Patriots ES, 5th Grade, Ms. Kathryn Miller
Middle: Karsyn Kundla, School Days, Mixed Media, Harris Road MS, 8th Grade, Ms. Kerrilou Carpenter
High: Amy Bartels, Forest Path-Plein Air, Acrylic on Canvas, Central Cabarrus HS, 11th Grade, Ms. Liz Moore
3D: Janie Dowling, Les Oeufs et le Bacon, Ceramics, Northwest Cabarrus HS, 12th Grade, Ms. Carrie Paxton
CCEF SUPERINTENDENT’S CHOICE AWARDS
Presented by Mr. John LeGrand, Deputy Superintendent, Cabarrus County Schools & Amy Gough, CCEF Executive Director
Elementary School: Lohit Sathish, Honey Bee, Print/Oil Pastels, Cox Mill ES, 2nd Grade, Ms. Jessica Lizarazo
Middle School: Nayanika Kumar Reddy, Parrot, Acrylic Paint, Harris Road MS, 8th Grade, Ms. Kerrilou Carpenter
High School: Madeline Pillsbury, Anne Frank House, Acrylic Paint, Northwest Cabarrus HS, 10th Grade, Ms. Lori Earnhardt
3D: Emily Puckett, Summer Sweetheart, Yarn Crochet, Central Cabarrus HS, 12th Grade, Ms. Lindsey Olsen
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