Plainfield South Wins First SPC Art Conference

Plainfield South High School won the Southwest Prairie Art Conference for the first time in its 13 year history, and 23 student-artists from District 202’s four high schools also won top prizes for their artistry.

The event was held March 1, 2014 at Oswego High School and included all eight Southwest Prairie Conference members: the four District 202 high schools, plus Oswego East High School, Oswego High School, and Romeoville and Minooka high schools. Seventy-two student-artists competed in the event.

These students won individual prizes for their work:

PSHS:

• Megan Andrist (junior) First Place, Hand-built Ceramics
• Grace Bedore (sophomore) – Second Place, Digital Photography
• Andriana Buck (junior) – Second Place, Mixed Media
• Trinity Hill (senior) – Second Place, Commercial Art
• Zach Hir (senior) – Third Place, Drawing Neutral
• Megan McDonough (senior) – First Place, Sculpture
• Aimee Patino (senior) – First Place, Wheel Thrown Ceramics
• Chloe Perez (senior) – First Place, Digital Art
• Felicia Soto (junior) – First Place, Painting

PHSCC:

• Don Knechtel (senior) – Third Place, Graphic Design
• Jake Sweetnam (sophomore) – Third Place, Watercolor Painting

PEHS:

• Abbie Griner (senior) – Third, Digital Photography
• Roselle Lagman (senior) – First, Drawing Neutral
• Lauren Turk (sophomore) – Third, Sculpture No Clay

PNHS:

• Mikayla Clark (freshman) – Honorable Mention, Mixed Media
• Maddie Dilday (junior) – Honorable Mention, Hand-built Ceramics
• Audrey Hansa (senior) – First Place, Drawing: Color
• Tessa Leyson (senior) – Honorable Mention, Mixed Media
• Christian Mactal (junior) – Honorable Mention, Graphic Design: Commercial
• Eileen Martello (sophomore) – Honorable Mention, Hand-built Ceramics
• Alyssa Rousonelos (junior) – Second Place, Drawing Neutral
• Alexis Sandoval (junior) – Second Place, Hand-built Ceramics
• Teague Sullivan (senior) – First Place, Printmaking