Local school board members were treated to an impressive display of creativity and faced some tough decisions in selecting the 2024 winners in the Virginia School Boards Association’s Central Regional Art Contest on March 12, 2024. Student art from the elementary, middle, and high school levels represented each school division in the competition, was judged at the regional forum for area school board members.
The VSBA Regional Art Contest was started in 1989 to promote the artistic talents of Virginia’s public-school students. For each of the nine VSBA regions, a winner is chosen for the elementary, middle, and high school levels. The winning art is framed and displayed in the offices of the VSBA in Charlottesville.
Eastern View High School student Irene Sanchez won 1st place in the High School Contest. Yowell Elementary student Nathan Portillo won 3rd place in the Elementary School Contest. The complete list of winners is below. For more information about the contest, call Gina Patterson VSBA executive director, at gina@vsba.org or (434) 295-8722 or contact the student winners through the superintendent’s office.
Virginia School Boards Association, a voluntary, nonpartisan organization of Virginia school boards, promotes excellence in public education through advocacy, training and services. The Association offers conferences, information, training, and counseling designed to meet the needs of the Commonwealth’s educational leaders.
2024 VSBA Central Regional Art Contest Winners: March 12, 2024
1st Place Elementary School Winner
Madison Shifflett - Buckingham County Elementary School
Buckingham County Public Schools
2nd Place Elementary School Winner
Lucy Benedict - Walker Upper Elementary School
Charlottesville City Public Schools
3rd Place Elementary School Winner
Nathan Portillo - Yowell Elementary School
Culpeper County Public Schools
1st Place Middle School Winner
Lailee Pollard - Nelson Middle School
Nelson County Public Schools
2nd Place Middle School Winner
Saya Brown - William Wetsel Middle School
Madison County Public Schools
3rd Place Middle School Winner
Ruby Hoier - Buford Middle School
Charlottesville City Public Schools
1st Place High School Winner
Irene Sanchez - Eastern View High School
Culpeper County Public Schools
2nd Place High School Winner
Jinho Park - Charlottesville High School
Charlottesville City Public Schools
3rd Place High School Winner
Anna Ballif - Albemarle High School
Albemarle County Public Schools