SDATA ART EXHIBIT

The High School and Middle School art departments exhibited work in the South-central District Art Teachers Association Conference this weekend at Drury College.

• Desiree Dixon was awarded the SDATA Scholarship
• Mr. McGarry received an honorable mention in the teachers’ exhibit and
• Mrs. Gilley (retired MS art teacher) received a 2nd place.
• David Piatnitsky earned 2nd place in Black and White drawing.
• Shelby Huffty earned honorable Mention in Black and White Photography.
• Luke Brooks earned 2nd place on his Bull Sculpture.
• Mrs. Pitts in the middle school exhibited her pottery and her students earned 2-1st place ribbons, 2-2nd place ribbons and a 3rd place ribbon.
• The Art Department exhibited work in the 2009 Mountain Grove Invitational Art Show. The results of this show were:
• David Piatnitsky. . .Students choice award; 1st place ink; 2nd place ink; 1st place portrait; 3rd place portrait
• Shelby Huffty. . .3rd place Acrylic painting; 2nd place Pastel
• Vera Protsenko. . .1st place Acrylic landscape; 2nd place mixed media; 3rd place mixed media; 3rd place Pastel
• Isabelle Jones. . .1st place charcoal; 1st place sculpture
• Ryan Smart. . .2nd place charcoal
• Cassy Vandaam. . .1st place color design
• Katrina Earls. . .3rd place color design
• Matt Kester. . .3rd place pencil drawing
• Michael Grindstaff. . .2nd place color design
• Whitney Evins. . .1st place mixed media; 3rd place watercolor
• Rachel Lowther. . .3rd place pencil landscape
• Susanna Gantyuk. . .2nd place tempera painting
• Luke Brooks. . .2nd place sculpture; 3rd place sculpture
• Desiree Dixon. . . 1st place colored pencil
• Willow Springs Art Department received all the ribbons in Color Design, Mixed Media, and Sculpture.

Also exhibiting artwork from Willow Springs were: Blake McDaniel, Brittany Agee, Candice Dickman, Kelsie Gries, Morgan Schowengerdt, Maria Kharitonova, Nina Gerisimova,  Ashley Honeyfield, Brittany Brooks, Blake Collins, Sara Johnson, Whitley McDaniel, Adrian Peterson, Amanda Doyle, William Alsup and Renee Pikul.

DISTRICT MUSIC

Congratulations to the band for an Excellent rating at district music on Thursday.  Superior ratings were hard to come by in the instrumental music side. GREAT JOB BAND!

Also congratulations to Brandon Coursen for qualifying for State.  Congratulations to Becca Pikul and the percussion ensemble of Megan Malko, Meredith Pilcher and Tasha Burtchett for narrowly missing State!

CONCERT CHOIR

Congratulations to the Concert Choir for earning a Division 1 rating at the State Music Festival.

DISTRICT VOCAL SOLOS

Congratulations to the following soloists for earning a Division 1 rating at District Music: Chantel Lasley, Brandon Coursen, Jared Lovan and Daniel Cummings. They will advance to State Music in May.

Congratulations to Alexis Duncan for earning a Division 2 rating on her vocal solo at District Music.

Congratulations to the following soloists for earning a Division 2 rating at District Music: Ricky Cash, Brittany Crowder, LaDonna Vanderbilt, Meredith Pilcher and Breanna Miller.

DISTRICT VOCAL ENSEMBLES

Congratulations to the following ensembles for earning a Division 1 rating at District, qualifying for State Music:  Boys Double Quartet, Mixed Double Quartet and the Miscellaneous Mixed Ensemble.

Congratulations to the following ensembles for earning a Division 2 rating at District Music: Girls Sextet and the Girls Miscellaneous Ensemble

DISTRICT FFA

Congrats to the following teams competing at the district FFA contest in Rolla, Missouri.

• Dairy Foods - 1st Place
• Phil Collins - 1st High Individual, Nikki Clark - 2nd High Individual, Brandon Ryan - 3rd High Individual, Ashley Collins - 4th High Individual
• Meats - 2nd Place
• Nakita Perkins - 9th High Individual, Allisha Shanks, Ladonna Vanderbilt, Goldie Brown
• Entomology - 3rd Place
• Amber Grogan - 8th High, Kelsie Hutsell - 10th High, Ravin Taylor - 12th High, Jessica Brooks
• FFA Knowledge - 3rd Place
• Alexis Privette - 2nd High Individual, Patrick Smith 10th High Individual, Kamryn Hutsell - 9th High Individual
• Livestock - 8th Place (Qualified for State)
• Kamryn Hutsell, Shawn Smart, Austin Wood, Patrick Smith