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Dramatic Student Projects Celebrate Diversity

Jan. 17, 2012 ~ Images of Martin Luther King Jr., the Statue of Liberty, and a "white only" lunch counter are among the winners of the visual arts category in the Celebrate Diversity 2012 contest sponsored by the Olathe Public Schools and City of Olathe's Human Relations Commission. This year's theme was "The Courage to Believe."

In addition to the visual arts, the contest included essays and multi-media projects from more than 2,900 students in sixth through 12th grades. They were competing for prizes ranging from $75 to $300, as well as a Best of Show prize of $500. Financial partners for this year's event were MidAmerica Nazarene University and the Olathe Public Schools Foundation.

The winners were announced at the city's Martin Luther King Jr. Noonday Celebration at Prairie Trail Middle School on Jan. 13, and recognized again at the Community Prayer Breakfast on Jan. 16.

Best of Show:

  • Andrew Shepherd, Olathe Northwest High School, multi-media entry

Middle School Essay Category:

  • First place: Hannah Greer, Mission Trail Middle School
  • Second place: Katie Sale, Frontier Trail Middle School
  • Third place: Heather Smith, Indian Trail Middle School

Middle School Multi-Media Category:

  • First place: Alyssa Sullivan, Frontier Trail
  • Second place: MaryAnn Traxler, Frontier Trail
  • Third place: Haley Petersen, Frontier Trail

Middle School Visual Arts Category:

  • First place: Group of 10 students from Robin Schuberth's art class at Oregon Trail Middle School – Macie Codina, Eduardo Marquez, Jennica Vela Lucas, Tamara White, Vincente Garcia Zepeda, Esmerelda Perez Esquivel, Brooke Whalen, Brigham Oehlert, Jessie Weeks and Brady Jensen.
  • Second place: Kaylie Kappelmann, Prairie Trail Middle School
  • Third place: Valerie Stander, Frontier Trail

High School Essay Category:

  • First place: W. Olivia Wills, Olathe East High School
  • Second place: Alaina Walberg, Olathe Northwest
  • Third place: Oluwatobi Gbile, Olathe North High School

High School Multi-Media Category:

  • First place: Andrew Shepherd, Olathe Northwest
  • Second place: Nick Reardon and Max Turec-Woodard, Olathe Northwest
  • Third place: Kaleb Johnson and Jon Hargett, Olathe Northwest

High School Visual Arts Category:

  • First place: Tessa Broyles, Olathe South High School
  • Second place: Megan White, Olathe North
  • Third place: Loran Girton, Olathe South
Middle school visual arts winner First place in the middle school visual arts category went to a group of students from Robin Schuberth’s class at Oregon Trail Middle School: Macie Codina, Eduardo Marquez, Jennica Vela Lucas, Tamara White, Vincente Garcia Zepeda, Esmerelda Perez Esquivel, Brooke Whalen, Brigham Oehlert, Jessie Weeks and Brady Jensen.
Middle school visual arts second place Second place in the middle school visual arts category went to Kaylie Kappelmann of Prairie Trail Middle School.
Middle school visual arts third place Third place in the middle school visual arts category went to Valerie Stander from Frontier Trail Middle School.
High school visual arts winner Tessa Broyles’ drawing won first place in the high school visual arts category. Broyles attends Olathe South High School
High school visual arts second place Second place in the high school visual arts category went to Megan White of Olathe North High School.
High school visual arts third place

Loran Girton’s plate earned third place in the high school visual arts category. Girton is a student at Olathe South High School.

 

 

Photos by Marlene Colgan