By Nicole Thomas
The Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District PTO celebrates the artistic talents of our students with its annual Buzzys Art Awards. PTO honored dozens of outstanding student artists who produced award-winning original works in drawing, painting, photography and writing during an awards program and reception for the students and their families on Monday. The inspiring works from our students reflected the theme of partnership as the District partners with Mississippi State University and prepares to break ground on a new 6th & 7th grade school.
You can view the album of artwork at www.facebook.com/StarkvilleSD
Congratulations to all of our student artists and special thanks to PTO for supporting and promoting arts in education!
Best in Show – Sudduth Elementary
Thomas Brodie Simmonds, Drawing and Painting
Kathryn Gartman, Photography
Saindhavi Shankar, Creative Writing
Best in Show – Henderson Ward Stewart
Nicholas Leightley, Drawing and Painting
Vance Smith, Photography
Maximo Reyna, Creative Writing
Best in Show – West Elementary
Jameria Carter, Drawing/Painting
Rakyla Brown, Photography
Best in Show – Overstreet
Kayleigh Edelblute, Drawing/Painting
Megan Wallace, Photography
Lyndy Peterson, Creative Writing
Best in Show – Armstrong Middle School
Mandy Sun, Drawing/Painting
Leander Stelios-Wills, Photography
Fiona Dawe, Creative Writing
Best in Show – Starkville High School
Marika Dunne, Drawing/Painting
Kindergarten
1st Drawing/Painting Sandhavi Shankar
2nd Drawing/Painting Alena Belvin
3rd Drawing/Painting Jasmine Dozier
HM Drawing/Painting Andrew Wordlaw
HM Drawing/Painting Tyson Garner
HM Drawing/Painting Will Shapley
HM Drawing/Painting Hadley Thomas
1st Photography Kathryn Gartman
1st Creative Writing Sandhavi Shankar
1st Grade
1st Drawing/Painting Ellington Connerley
2nd Drawing/Painting Keller Netadj
3rd Drawing/Painting Cameron Long McMillen
HM Drawing/Painting Liam Leightley
HM Drawing/Painting Grey Mulrooney
HM Drawing/Painting Ella Staton
HM Drawing/Painting Coy Conner
1st Photography Liam Leightley
1st Creative Writing Makayla Carter
2nd Grade
1st Drawing/Painting Katie Chung
2nd Drawing/Painting Sabrina Baidas
3rd Drawing/Painting Claire Kight
HM Drawing/Painting Aubree Burchfield
HM Drawing/Painting Ward Mulrooney
HM Drawing/Painting Alira Peng
HM Drawing/Painting J.D. Franks
HM Drawing/Painting Meredith
1st Photography Rakyla Brown
2nd Photography Margot Hoffman
1st Creative Writing Marion Ivy
3rd Grade
1st Drawing/Painting Anna Wyatt Ford
2nd Drawing/Painting Dorrie Wu
3rd Drawing/Painting Catherine Shapley
HM Drawing/Painting Morgan Eddie
HM Drawing/Painting Avery Garner
HM Drawing/Painting Sachi Clay
1st Photography Rose Dodds
2nd Photography Jasmin Felguerez
3rd Photography Addyson Vickers
HM Photography Kylee Tomlison
1st Creative Writing Maximo Reyna
2nd Creative Writing Rose Dodds
4th Grade
1st Drawing/Painting Kaleigh Nicks
2nd Drawing/Painting Isabelle Nabors
3rd Drawing/Painting Jonah Evan
HM Drawing/Painting Natalie Merrill
HM Drawing/Painting Francie Taggert
HM Drawing/Painting Rebecca Jolly
HM Drawing/Painting Avery Stewart
1st Photography Katie Bateman
2nd Photography Camille Morgan
3rd Photography Elizabeth McCool
HM Photography Nickolas Leightley
1st Creative Writing Carissa Palmer
5th Grade
1st Drawing/Painting Vivian Peng
2nd Drawing/Painting Karsyn Nixon
3rd Drawing/Painting Madison Smith
HM Drawing/Painting Jacob Neal
HM Drawing/painting Jameria Carter
HM Drawing/Painting Madeline Brain
HM Drawing/painting Olivia Bonnette
HM Drawing/Painting Phelps Dumas
1st Photography Giles Jones
2nd Photography Karsyn Nixon
1st Creative Writing Lyndy Peterson
2nd Creative Writing Sebastian Harvey
3rd Creative Writing Tessa Luke
HM Creative Writing Jontavious Rogers
HM Creative Writing Lila Couterman
6th Grade
1st Drawing/Painting Mina Clay
2nd Drawing/Painting Harper Ford
3rd Drawing/Painting Jamiya Sharp
HM Drawing/Painting Clinton Neely
1st Photography Julia McPherson
2nd Photography Brianna Monfort
1st Creative Writing Ian Robertson
2nd Creative Writing Lia Jones
7th Grade
1st Drawing/Painting Colin Kennedy
2nd Drawing/Painting Camryn Nichols
1st Photography Kenny Dean Smith
2nd Photography Cooper Snell
3rd Photography Colin Kennedy
1st Creative Writing Lyem Nighthou
8th Grade
1st Drawing/Painting Alondra Rayna
2nd Drawing/Painting Zoriah Kennard
3rd Drawing/Painting Blake Smith
HM Drawing/Painting Kyler Reeves
HM Drawing/Painting Kate Dickerson
HM Drawing/Painting Drew Walters
HM Drawing/Painting Alida Perez
HM Drawing/Painting Nicholas Bryant
1st Photography Fiona Dawe
2nd Photography Avery Johnson
3rd Photography Ryan Leach
HM Photography Shannon Dewberry
HM Photography Brianne Locke
HM Photography William Norris
HM Photography Luke Panell
HM Photography Tate Honea
1st Creative Writing Fiona Dawe
2nd Creative Writing Sam Schmulsky
3rd Creative Writing Bobbi Calmes
HM Creative Writing Noah Brown
HM Creative Writing Karlie Brooks