Gifts of Gold
"Portrait "
Gifts of Gold, a visual arts display, was featured in the lobby of Memorial Auditorium in March. Each art teacher in Wake County was encouraged to submit one piece of student art for this exceptional show. The student artists and teachers were honored at a reception in the lobby of Memorial Auditorium.
With 130 works of art for 2009 Gifts of Gold, judges carefully considered the entries for the annual awards. Click here for a complete listing of Gifts of Gold participants by school (PDF file).
Award winners for 2009 Gifts of Gold
Best in Show (featured above)
Grace Hallman - East Millbrook Middle School
Andrea Croom — teacher
"Pastel Landscape "
First Place - Elementary (featured right)
Cristina Barta — Olive Chapel Elementary School
Amy Masterman — teacher
Second Place - Elementary
Anna Schwab — Hunter GT Magnet School
Cindy Pryor — teacher
Third Place - Elementary
Mayumi Zeyak — Davis Drive Elementary School
Olivia Scott — teacher
"Reinventing Vincent "
First Place - Middle (featured right)
Spencer Beck — Daniels Middle School
Melanie Walker — teacher
Second Place - Middle
Philip Chae — West Cary Middle School
Per Rosenbaum — teacher
Third Place- Middle
Renee Daigle — Zebulon GT Magnet School
Lisa Peszko — teacher
"Lost In The Sound "
First Place - High (featured right)
Samantha Carlton — Leesville Road High School
Lin Stevens — teacher
Second Place - High
Kayleigh Schnackel — Millbrook High School
Liz Stevenson — teacher
Third Place - High
Nicholas Shannon — Middle Creek High School
Brenda Taylor — teacher
Untitled
3-D Art Award (featured right)
Caroline Zhang — Salem Middle School
Nancy Icardi — teacher