The Okaloosa Arts Alliance has announced the winners of its 17th annual Okaloosa County School Poster Contest, which drew 308 student entries from across the county on the theme “What Does Art Mean to You.”
- All entries were displayed at Grow Your Gift Conservatory of Music during a reception held May 3.
Participating schools included Rocky Bayou Christian School, Crestview High School, Fort Walton Beach High School, Bluewater Elementary, Emerald Coast Learning Center, Northwest Florida Ballet Academy, Plew Elementary, Montessori Learning Center, Liza Jackson Preparatory School, Ruckel Middle School and Meigs Middle School.
Eglin Federal Credit Union donated gift cards for the first, second and third place winners at the elementary, middle and high school levels. HH Arts & Arts & Design Society donated art supply bags to each first place winner and to the Viewer’s Choice award recipients.
A photo gallery from the event is available HERE.
Elementary (K-4)
- First Place: Quoraline Lewis, third grade, Montessori Learning Center
- Second Place: Hriti Patel, fourth grade, Montessori Learning Center
- Third Place: Colton Kaskie, third grade, Bluewater Elementary School
- Viewer’s Choice: Danielle Richardson, fourth grade, Northwest Florida Ballet Academy
- Honorable Mention: Danielle Richardson, fourth grade, Northwest Florida Ballet Academy
- Honorable Mention: Sutton Harkins, kindergarten, Montessori Learning Center
- Honorable Mention: Connor Lewis, kindergarten, Montessori Learning Center
- Honorable Mention: Elias Lillie, third grade, Bluewater Elementary School
- Honorable Mention: Josefina Enguidanos, fourth grade, Bluewater Elementary School
- Honorable Mention: Helaina Dale, fourth grade, Bluewater Elementary School
- Honorable Mention: Avery Young, third grade, Bluewater Elementary School
- Honorable Mention: Sophia Generoso, third grade, Bluewater Elementary School
- Honorable Mention: Danyal Funk, fourth grade, Montessori Learning Center
- Honorable Mention: Ahsel Kim, third grade, Emerald Coast Learning Center
- Honorable Mention: Savanna Nelson, fourth grade, Bluewater Elementary School
- Honorable Mention: Rachel Ard, first grade, Montessori Learning Center
- Honorable Mention: Zoey Dudgeon, fourth grade, Bluewater Elementary School
- Honorable Mention: Eva Ruiz, second grade, Montessori Learning Center
- Honorable Mention: Aliya Funk, first grade, Montessori Learning Center
Middle (5-8)
- First Place: Ahymn Kim, seventh grade, Ruckel Middle School
- Second Place: Talia Cillessen, seventh grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School
- Third Place: Kimberly Santizo, seventh grade, Meigs Middle School
- Viewer’s Choice: Ahymn Kim, seventh grade, Ruckel Middle School
- Honorable Mention: Isla Capallia, fifth grade, Liza Jackson Preparatory School
- Honorable Mention: Irelyn Westlake, fifth grade, Bluewater Elementary School
- Honorable Mention: Logan Eckert, fifth grade, Northwest Florida Ballet Academy
- Honorable Mention: Melody Ellis, fifth grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School
- Honorable Mention: Rylan Lovelless, fifth grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School
- Honorable Mention: Nehemiah Bozeman, fifth grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School
- Honorable Mention: Sam Collier, sixth grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School
- Honorable Mention: Gabriel Correa, seventh grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School
- Honorable Mention: Rylee Sisler, seventh grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School
- Honorable Mention: Booker A. Fotiades, eighth grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School
- Honorable Mention: Ellie Collins, sixth grade, Northwest Florida Ballet Academy
High (9-12)
- First Place: Anna Volack, 11th grade, Crestview High School
- Second Place: Julianna Kenney, ninth grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School
- Third Place: Ellie Morrison, 10th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School
- Viewer’s Choice: Anna Volack, 11th grade, Crestview High School
- Honorable Mention: Noell Hashell, 11th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School
- Honorable Mention: Rebekah Sun, 10th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School
- Honorable Mention: Ashlee Schaefer, 11th grade, Fort Walton Beach High School
- Honorable Mention: Raymond Frazee, 12th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School
- Honorable Mention: Judy Ming, 10th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School
