Students win awards for their artwork

Middle school and high school art students from across western Kansas have entered work in the 14th Annual Western Kansas Scholastic Art Competition and Exhibition, on display through Sunday at the Stauth Memorial Museum in Montezuma. Judges awarded five American Vision best-of-show awards, 50 Gold Keys, 50 Silver Keys and 125 honorable mention awards. American Vision and Gold Keys will go on to compete at the national level in Washington D.C. Area winners include the following:

American Vision Award

Kenzie Hunter, Holcomb High School, "Violated" painting

Machelle Klaus, Holcomb High School, "Tedious Entanglement" drawing

Colton Newell, Holcomb High School, "Forest Hovel" painting

Zach Symmonds, Holcomb High School, "Gas Bubbles" painting

Gold Key

Aja Ardery, Sublette High School, "I Have a Feeling We're Not in Kansas Anymore" and "Needles and Pins Keep the Secrets Held Within" drawings

Kyllie Barlow, Holcomb Middle School, "Rust Over Time" painting

Jordan Becker, Holcomb High School, "Three Stripes and You're Out" painting

Manuel Bustillos, Hugoton Middle School, "Corkworld" sculpture

Fransisco Carillo, Scott Community High School, "Chess Master" drawing

Luke Englert, Syracuse High School, "Contemplating a Hot Topic" drawing

Mackenzie Evans, Sublette High School, "Corn on the Cob" painting

Chris Foreman, Holcomb Middle School, "Uncertainty" painting

Issa Garcia, Holcomb Middle School, "Swampland" drawing

Megan Gibson, South Gray Senior High School, "Kansas Countryside" drawing

BryAnna Graber, Syracuse High School, "Cocoon" ceramics/glass

Samantha Green, Scott Community High School, "Hand Me Down Garden" mixed media

Celeste Guebara, Holcomb High School, "Separation" painting

Machelle Klaus, Holcomb High School, "Knotty Behavior" drawing

Allison Krosschell, Cimarron Middle School, "Midnight Rooster" painting

Michael Lis, Syracuse High School, "BinDing Rivets" digital imagery

Garrett Maddux, Holcomb High School, "Flatline" painting

Heidi McCracken, Syracuse High School, "Radio Flyer" digital imagery

Colton Newell, Holcomb High School, "Beautiful Disgrace" and "Burnt Offering" paintings

Nicole Sabourin, Holcomb Middle School, "Sun Up/Sun Down" painting

Tony Salazar, Holcomb High School, "Rusted Cogs in a Weathered World" painting

Raylynn Sittingdown, Hugoton Middle School, "Fantasy" sculpture

Sydnee Stegman, Holcomb High School, "Gollum's Demise" and "Not So Spontaneous Combustion" paintings

Silver Key

Aja Ardery, Sublette High School, "Colors of the Wind" and "Tranquil Morning" paintings, "Wilted and Strung Out" ceramics/glass

Joel Baublits, Cimarron High School, "Guitar Guy" drawing

Tyrel Berry, Scott Community High School, "Ancestors" drawing

Michael Brown, Syracuse High School, "Bee-utiful Blossom" digital imagery

Kyle Dimitt, Stanton County High School, "Night at the Airport" photography

Miles Doherty, Scott Community High School, "70s Mood" painting

Jacinto Enriquez, Deerfield High School, "Wild Style" mixed media

Luke Englert, Syracuse High School, "Foreign Home" drawing

Mackenzie Evans, Sublette High School, "Tack Room" painting

Andrea Ferretti, Deerfield High School, "Radiant Blossom" mixed media

Yesenia Garcia, Ulysses High School, "Shoes" painting

Megan Gibson, South Gray Senior High School, "Rainbow" product design

BryAnna Graber, Syracuse High School, "Picasso's Axe" sculpture

V. BriAnn Howell, Syracuse High School, "Fractured Pieces" computer art

Kenzie Hunter, Holcomb High School, "Ba'al Nephesh" sculpture

Laura Johnson, Cimarron High School, "Night Time Diva" drawing

Hayes Kelman, Sublette High School, "Golden Glimpse" ceramics/glass

Jessica Kendrick, Stanton County High School, "Distopia" photography

Machelle Klaus, Holcomb High School, "Life's Little Moments" drawing and "The White Rabbit Has Lost His Key" painting

Michael Lis, Syracuse High School, "Fah-bulous Study" computer art

Soleil Lopea, Deerfield High School, "Famous" painting

Kyle Maddox, Cimarron High School, "Kansas Wind" drawing

Alondra Meraz, Hugoton Middle School, "Three Sides of Me" drawing

Yaneth Moreno, Satanta High School, "Cool Guy" printmaking

Eric Munoz, Stanton County High School, "Maternity" sculpture

Raul Peña, Hugoton Middle School, "All About Me" painting

Thai Pradithkesom, Cimarron High School, "Bangkok Thailand" drawing

Jason Randle, Hugoton High School, "Portraite" drawing

Kamie Rash, Syracuse High School, "Towering Alone" sculpture

Kayla Snovelle, Sublette High School, "Melting Flames" ceramics/glass

Isabel Soto, Deerfield Middle School, "Seashells" drawing

Michael Yeadon, Holcomb Middle School, "Capture" sculpture and "Twelve" painting

Honorable Mention

Jeannie Aragon, Sublette High School, "My Little Cinderella" drawing

Nayive Avelar, Stanton County High School, "Picture Perfect" drawing

Preston Baker, Scott Community High School, "Erosion" and "Hanging On" drawings

Matt Baublits, Cimarron High School, "Assorted Fruit" and "Kansas Scenery" drawings

Alex Carter, South Gray Senior High School, "Navigate" printmaking

David Carter, South Gray Senior High School, "David" computer art

Dalton Cole, Sublette High School, "The Forest" painting

Kelly Darnell, Syracuse High School, "Intangible" sculpture

Jorge De la Cruz, Scott Community High School, "Azul Electrico" painting

Adam Dhooge, Holcomb Middle School, "Elephant Day" drawing

Dam Dillon, Satanta High School, "Grinding" painting

Miles Doherty, Scott Community High School, "Sunscaping" painting

Albani Dowell, Syracuse High School, "Sunflowers" sculpture

Brecken Dunagan, Scott Community High School, "Touched By An Angel" painting

Joe Englert, Syracuse High School, "Together Forever" and "White Spotted Life" digital imagery

Fabian Enriquez, Sublette High School, "Lost in Trees" painting

Mackenzie Evans, Sublette High School, "Marching On" painting

Rachel Evans, Satanta High School, "Giddy Up" drawing

Alflan Fahrurozi, Sublette High School, "Someone in SHS" product design

Brandi Fairbank, Cimarron Middle School, "The Apple" printmaking

Markala Fisher, Sublette High School, "Summer Days" drawing

Yesenia Garcia, Ulysses High School, "Me" painting

Rachel Gerard, Syracuse High School, "Autumn" ceramics/glass and "Van Gogh's Old Shoes" sculpture

Bailey Graves, Hugoton High School, "Diptych" painting

Tyler Head, Ulysses High School, "My Life" sculpture

Janae Helfrich, Cimarron High School, "Fall Pumpkin" drawing

Kourtney Herkelman, Cimarron High School, "Bunny in Daisies" printmaking

Michaela Herron, Cimarron High School, "Spanish Streets" drawing

Katy Hopson, Holcomb High School, "Exit Wounds of Deceit" sculpture

Jeremy Keeney, Sublette High School, "Blue Trees" painting

Tina Keim, Holcomb High School, "Sinful Expectations" painting

Debbie Kough, Scott Community High School, "Shirley" mixed media

Josaiah Kremeier, Cimarron High School, "The Owl" sculpture

Rylan Lacy, Cimarron High School, "Here's to the Blues" drawing

Kelly Lewis, Hugoton High School, "Wires" sculpture

Chelsie Linnell, Wichita County High School, "Broken Dye" printmaking

Michael Lis, Syracuse High School, "Ascending Stairwell" digital imagery

Samantha Lobmeyer, Wichita County High School, "Stephanie" computer art

Josseline Lopez, Hugoton Middle School, "The Jungle of Flowers" drawing

Madison Martin, Cimarron Middle School, "Queen's Cherries" printmaking

Cassie McDowell, Cimarron High School, "Dancing in the Night" drawing

Josh Meis, Cimarron Middle School, "Bluejay in Hiding" drawing

Mandy Nightingale, Scott City Middle School, "Jungle Gems" mixed media

Karissa Peña, Holcomb Middle School, "Vibrantology" printmaking

Will Pingsterhaus, Cimarron Middle School, "Lemons and Limes" drawing

Katelyn Ridenour, Cimarron High School, "Magpies on a Deserted Road" drawing

Misha Rone, Sublette High School, "Beauty Within" drawing

Ryan Roth, Holcomb Middle School, "Sophistication" printmaking

Vanessa Sanchez, Satanta High School, "Fly Away" drawing

Margo Sattler, Scott Community High School, "Gangster" mixed media

Ross Schiffelbein, Syracuse High School, "Splash" ceramics/glass

Stephanie Schreiber, Wichita County High School, "Immaturity Past" painting

Ethan Schwartz, Scott City Middle School, "Runs Like a Deere" ceramcis/glass

Jessica Shogren, Satanta High School, "A Blue Life" and "Bon Appetit" drawings

Ben Smith, Hugoton High School, "Mind" drawing

Tawny Smith, Scott Community High School, "Thom" painting

Allison Stenberg, South Gray Senior High School, "Peanut" drawing

Tanner Stice, Cimarron Middle School, "Peaches" drawing

Chelsey Thacker, Satanta High School, "Chocolate Delight" printmaking

Keyla Thacker, Satanta High School, "Tropical Day 2" printmaking

Tori Trahem, Cimarron Middle School, "Early Bird" painting

Katey Watkins, Hugoton Middle School, "Colorful Me" digital imagery

Jordan Wilcox, Holcomb High School, "Faded Leather" drawing

Teacher wins statewide honors

Carol Panzer, of Lakin, recently was honored as an Outstanding Educator Within the Education Service Center Community. The award is sponsored by the Kansas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. It goes to employees of education service centers in Kansas who display leadership in curriculum and instruction.

Panzer is the assistant director of instructional services and an education consultant for the Southwest Plains Regional Service Center in Sublette.

She coordinates workshops and in-services and serves school districts throughout the state.

Panzer taught Kansas students for more than 25 years and has been recognized as Kansas Teacher of the Year.

She also has attained National Board Certification, is a member of the Kansas Exemplary Educators Network and has served on several committees for the Kansas State Board of Education.

Leoti student makes dean's list

Greenville College (Greenville, Ill.) fall 2007 Dean's List (3.25+ grade-point average)

Leoti -- Clifford Dyas, freshman in contemporary Christian music