Eight С»ÆѼµ¼º½ ISD high school students from across the district received the highest award, the Gold Seal, for their artwork at this year’s Visual Arts Scholastic State event held in April.
The Texas Art Education Association sponsors the Visual Arts Scholastic State Event (VASE) each year at the end of the VASE season.

Artists from 20 regions across the state compete in regional VASE events and the top ten percent of work from each region travels to San Marcos for the state event on the last weekend of April.
These students brought home the highest possible rating at the state, a V (5), earning themselves Gold Seal honors.
Statewide, only 150 total pieces are selected for Gold Seal and eight С»ÆѼµ¼º½ ISD students represent four high schools.
In all, 21 teachers representing ten campuses took 82 students and 95 pieces of art to the event.
The 95 works of art were already recognized for their quality at the regional event and in addition to the eight Distinguished Gold Seals AISD brought home 56 Exemplary pieces with a rating of IV (4), 30 Superior entries with a rating of III (3), and one Excellent entry with a rating of II (2).
The Gold Seal winners are:
• Elise Leakey, Anderson High С»ÆѼµ¼º½
• Madeline Thibodeaux, Anderson High С»ÆѼµ¼º½
• Anika Villavicencio, Ann Richards С»ÆѼµ¼º½ For Young Women Leaders
• Carter Cordes, McCallum High С»ÆѼµ¼º½
• Valentina Paredes, Mc Callum High С»ÆѼµ¼º½
• Leo Bowman, McCallum High С»ÆѼµ¼º½
• Holden Ott, Mc Callum High С»ÆѼµ¼º½
• Hazel Westervelt, S F С»ÆѼµ¼º½ High С»ÆѼµ¼º½
The mission of the TAEA Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE) is to recognize exemplary student achievement in the Visual Arts by providing art students and programs a standard of excellence in which to achieve.
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The students artwork:
