School Board honors Cape art students

For the second year in a row a Cape Public Schools student has been awarded "Best in Show" at Southeast Missouri State University's High School Art Exhibition. In addition, twelve other Cape Public Schools District students won awards ranging from 1st Place to Honorable mention, and seven other students' works were selected for exhibition. "We are extremely proud of our students' accomplishments," said Art Department Chairperson Elizabeth Thomas, pictured above, second from left, at the April Cape Public Schools monthly board meeting. Pictured from the left, back row, are Board President Tony Smee, Elizabeth Thomas, Bethany Morris, Billy Leighton, Blake Wilson, Devin Gray and Superintendent Dr. Jim Welker. Front Row: Emily Sheets, Meredith Caldwell, and Savannah Moore, who won Best in Show for her Sculpture. Students who were unable to attend the meeting are Mallory Dickson, Molly Kinder, Stephen McCoy, Ashley Cusick, and Lexys Meyer.

Students and their awards are: Mallory Dickson, 1st Place, Ceramics; Molly Kinder, 2nd Place, Ceramics; Bethany Morris, 3rd Place, Ceramics; Stephen McCoy, 1st Place, Drawing; Ashley Cusick, 1st Place, Fibers and 2nd Place, Fibers; Blake Wilson, 1st Place, Painting; Billy Leighton, 1st Place, Sculpture; Devin Gray, 2nd Place, Printmaking; Emily Sheets, 3rd Place Mixed Media; Meredith Caldwell, Honorable Mention, Sculpture; Lexys Meyer, Honorable Mention, Sculpture; Savannah Moore, Best in Show.

Students whose work was selected for exhibit include: Brittany Adams, Ally Hébert, Blake Wilson, Emily Stephens, Erin Bittle, Faith Tegel, Julia Dembowski, Joe Bradford and Harley Kelly. District Art Teachers whose students exhibited or placed at the exhibition are Elizabeth Thomas, Robert Friedrich, Carlynn Forst and Lawrence Brookins.