EV Students Earn Five Judge's Merit Awards At NVC Show

Elkhorn Valley junior high and high school students were awarded five judge's merit ribbons at the Niobrara Valley Conference Art Show last week.

Earning judge's merit awards were: David Short, fibers, Cattalily on a Vine; Ashley Hale, collage, Creation of Many Faces; Shawn Klinetobe, colored drawing, Purple Beauty; Rachal Hahne, mixed, Fox Trot; and Emily Stockwish, mixed, Cheeting Panda.

A total of 1,850 pieces of artwork from grades 7-12 were on display in the St. Mary's School gym on Friday. Students representing 18 area schools featured pieces in the show:  Chambers, Clearwater-Orchard, Elgin, Elkhorn Valley, Ewing, Keya Paha, Lynch, Neligh-Oakdale, Niobrara, Pope John, Rock County, Saint Mary’s , Santee, Stuart, Verdigre, West Boyd, West Holt, and Wheeler Central.

The day of the art show students attended the art activity of “Creating Art on the Ipad” taught by Keya Paha art teacher Joan Swim with her students assisting.  

The judges for this year’s art show were Kevin McNichols of O’Neill and Diane Cole of Emmett for the high school, and Teri Schacht of Orchard for the junior high. Next year's show will be in Ewing.

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