Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex in Moundsville has opened the 25th annual Marshall County Student Art Show competition. The exhibit features artwork by junior and senior high school students in grades seven - 12. The exhibit is free and open to the public and will remain on display through April 23.
Students from Cameron High School, John Marshall High School, Moundsville Junior High School and Sherrard Junior High School are included in the show. Cameron High School was instrumental in behind-the-scenes work for the exhibit and the students 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 included $50 savings bonds donated by BB&T bank for top awards with additional funding for awards provided by the Sherrard Junior High School’s Faculty Senate and school budget. A complete list of winners is included.
Grave Creek’s participation in the Marshall County Student Art Show is a long-standing event 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 and win scholarships.
For more information about the exhibition, contact Andrea Keller, cultural program coordinator for the facility, at (304) 843-4128, ext. 202.
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 admission fees, group registration and detailed driving directions. The museum is open to the public Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m.
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 Winners
Junior High School Winners
Best of Show: Shannen Pegg, Sherrard Junior High School
People’s Choice: Kasey Beckett, Sherrard Junior High School
3-D Miscellaneous
First Place - Mariah Fazen, Sherrard Junior High School
Second Place - Matt Jarrett, Sherrard Junior High School
Third Place - Ross Tenant, Sherrard Junior High School
Fourth Place - Kelsey Renzella, Sherrard Junior High School
Fifth Place - Jagady McClelland, Sherrard Junior High School
Miscellaneous
First Plalce - Shannen Pegg, Sherrard Junior High School
Second Place - Sara Friend, Sherrard Junior High School
Third Place - Kristin Schnelle, Sherrard Junior High School
Fourth Place - Jarod Kudlak, Sherrard Junior High School
Fifth Place - Kasey Beckett, Sherrard Junior High School
Drawing
First Place - Kasey Beckett, Sherrard Junior High School
Second Place - Bataia Parker, Moundsville Junior High School
Third Place - Garret Crawford, Sherrard Junior High School
Fourth Place - Molly Hubbs, Moundsville Junior High School
Fifth Place - Jeremy Betras - Sherrard Junior High School
3-D Sculpture
First Place - Jake Fabrizio, Cameron High School
Second Place - Alyssa Winland, Cameron High School
Third Place - Kelsey Hanke, Cameron High School
Fourth Place - Chase Futton, Cameron High School
Fifth Place - Amanda Sponaugle, Cameron High School
High School Winners
Best of Show: Hannah Pyles, Cameron High School
People’s Choice: Hannah Pyles, Cameron High School
3-D Sculpture
First Place - Diana Richards, John Marshall High School
Second Place - Christian Coe, Cameron High School
Third Place - Toni Doman, Cameron High School
Fourth Place - Macie Crow, John Marshall High School
Fifth Place - Mariaha Cunningham, Cameron High School
Miscellaneous
First Place - Chandra Dunn, Cameron High School
Second Place - Hannah Pyles, Cameron High School
Third Place - Ashley Gray, John Marshall High School
Fourth Place - Ashley McLaughlin, John Marshall High School
Fifth Place - Lindsay Beveridge, John Marshall High School
Drawing
First Place - Hannah Pyles, Cameron High School
Second Place - Lacey Wise, Cameron High School
Second Place - Jessy Harness, John Marshall High School
Second Place - Theresa Whitlatch, John Marshall High School
Second Place - C. J. Drake, John Marshall High School
Third Place - Amanda Klug, Cameron High School
Third Place - Hannah Pyles, Cameron High School
Third Place - Hannah Pyles, Cameron High School
Third Place - Diana Richards, John Marshall High School
Fourth Place - Carrington Adams, Cameron High School
Fifth Place - Hannah Pyles, Cameron High School
Painting
First Place - Hannah Pyles, Cameron High School
Second Place - Hannah Pyles, Cameron High School
Second Place - Hannah Pyles, Cameron High School
Third Place - Ashley McLaughlin, John Marshall High School
Third Place - Hannah Pyles, Cameron High School
Fourth Place, Koty Schuster, Cameron High School
Fourth Place, Hannah Pyles, Cameron High School
Fifth Place - Larissa Zorn, John Marshall High School
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