Regional High School Art Show celebrates student artists 
This year marks the 32nd anniversary of the Superintendent's Regional High School Art Show. More than 100 entries from high schools in Southwest Washington were displayed at Educational Service District 112 in March and April. Artists were recognized at a March 29 reception.
Twelve pieces have been selected as Regional Winners to compete against entries from around Washington state in the Annual State Superintendent of Public Instruction's Art Show in Olympia in May.
Regional winners are:
· R.J. Bennett, Untitled, Mark Morris High School, Longview School District
· Joel Eisenfeld, Gate Way, School of Arts and Academics, Vancouver School District
· Karla Halberg, Untitled, Battle Ground High School, Battle Ground School District
· Sol Hashemi, 1:44, Mountain View High School, Evergreen School District
· Regina King, Me and My Brother, Mark Morris High School, Longview School District
· Karlie Kirkaldie, Peace of Mind, Battle Ground High School, Battle Ground School District
· Karlie Kirkaldie, Too Sorry for Apologies, Battle Ground High School, Battle Ground School District
· Johnny Le, Uncle, Mountain View High School, Evergreen School District
· Jacob Perkins, Enlightenment, Ridgefield High School, Ridgefield School District
· Julia Sveper, In a Lonely Corner, Heritage High School, Evergreen School District
· Sarah Todd, Untitled, Mark Morris High School, Longview School District
· Max Wilson, Still Life With Skull, School of Arts and Academics, Vancouver School District
Winners of ESD 112 Awards are:
· Tasia Gehrman, Love/Hate/?, Mark Morris High School, Longview School District
· Sarah Gonzalez, Gratitude, Mountain View High School, Evergreen School District
· Carrie Hall, Overalls Planter, Fort Vancouver High School, Vancouver School District
· Matt Holmes, Isolate, Heritage High School, Evergreen School District
· Missy Jensen, Hidden Levels, School of Arts and Academics, Vancouver School District
· Abigail King, Dance on Pins and Needles, Mountain View High School, Evergreen School District
· Kevin Nguyen, The Dome, Heritage High School, Evergreen School District
· Franco Nieto, Untitled, School of Arts and Academics, Vancouver School District
· James Olson, Nightmare, Mark Morris High School, Longview School District
· Justin Plant, Break Free 2, Battle Ground High School, Battle Ground School District
· Nicola Pozzi, See What the Rabbit Sees, School of Arts and Academics, Vancouver School District
· Cassie Stenberg, Winter Orchard, School of Arts and Academics, Vancouver School District
· Melissa Woodall, Lost In You, Washougal High School, Washougal School District
· Melissa Woodall, Differences Aside, Washougal High School, Washougal School District
· Ainsley Yeager, Fauve Holiday, Washougal High School, Washougal School District
The following students received Honorable Mention Awards:
· Melissa Clarno, Foxfire, R.A. Long High School, Longview School District
· Nikolas Frenzen, Bleeding Cliffs, School of Arts and Academics, Vancouver School District
· Inna Goryaynova, Vase, Fort Vancouver High School, Vancouver School District
· Alisa Hicks, Untitled, Prairie High School, Battle Ground School District
· Montana Hodges, Self Portrait, Battle Ground High School, Battle Ground School District
· Krystal Karametos, Disillusion, Mark Morris High School, Longview School District
· Cody Kennedy, Medieval Castle, Mark Morris High School, Longview School District
· Alicia McGee, Japanese Maple Leaves, Columbia High School, White Salmon Valley School District
· Sara Monsrud, Cooter and Charlie, Washougal High School, Washougal School District
· Mike Morrill, Untitled, Mark Morris High School, Longview School District
· Genna Pohl, Expedition, Ridgefield High School, Ridgefield School District
· Erin St. Clair, Be Who You Are, Heritage High School, Evergreen School District
· Miguel Rodriguez, Leonine, Fort Vancouver High School, Vancouver School District
· Jessica Voie, In Memory of Blain, R.A. Long High School, Longview School District
· Katie White, Looking Out from the In, Prairie High School, Battle Ground School District
· Mallory Williams, Whole-hearted, Mountain View High School, Evergreen School District
In addition, Missy Jensen , School of Arts and Academics, Vancouver School District, received the Merry Cammack Award for her work Hidden Levels and Sarah Gonzalez , Mountain View High School, Evergreen School District, received the Staff Choice Award for her work, Gratitude. Both of these works will remain on permanent display at ESD 112.
Pictured: Karlie Kirkaldie, Battle Ground High School student, poses next to one of her two works that will compete in the State Competition this spring.
Jodi Thomas - April 2005