2019 High School Art Show Results

The ESU 8 High School Art Show was held in Neligh at the Antelope County Fair Grounds. Due to weather, it began with an earlier set up and judging on Wednesday, April 10^th. It was open to the public from Thursday, April 11^th through Sunday, April 14^th.

Teri Schacht, Art Instructor at Niobrara, was the judge for this year’s High School Art Show. She chose a colored pencil drawing by Kylee McLean, a junior from Battle Creek High School, as the Best of Show. Kylee’s Art Instructor is Stephanie Nelson.

Congratulations to Kylee and a big Thank You to Teri for judging this show!

The high schools that participated included:

Battle Creek … Teacher: Stephanie Nelson
Clearwater … Teacher: Shannon Schumacher
Elgin Public … Rita Heithoff
Elkhorn Valley … Teacher: Briley Eischeid
Ewing … Teacher: Jan Miller
Lutheran High Northeast … Teacher: Brenda Fowlkes
Neligh-Oakdale … Teacher: Mary Pfanstiel
Norfolk Senior High … Teacher: Tyson Koehn/ Mashayla Ruzicka
O’Neill St. Mary’s … Teacher: Marlene Zurovski
Orchard … Teacher: Shannon Schumacher
Osmond … Teacher: Jessica Evans
Plainview … Teacher: Ranae Wacker
Verdigre … Teacher: Cathy Barta
West Holt … Teacher: Megan Poessnecker

Here’s a short video of the Art Show, compliments of Katie Morrow.

Teri Schacht also gave the following Outstanding Merit ribbons: (click on the artwork description to see a picture of the art)

NAME	GRADE	SCHOOL	ARTWORK
Taylor Bolling	11	Clearwater	Scratchboard
Kylee McLean	11	Battle Creek	Pencil
Gracie Beddow	11	West Holt	Charcoal
Brie Magdefrau	12	Elkhorn Valley	Portrait
Roni Jo Robinette	12	Verdigre	Clay – Handbuilt
Rachel Pavelka	11	Verdigre	Printmaking
Haley Kerkman	12	Neligh-Oakdale	Miscellaneous
Madi Grosserode	12	Neligh-Oakdale	Oil Painting
Rachel Pavelka	11	Verdigre	Clay – Handbuilt
Beyonce Gildea	12	Norfolk Senior HIgh	Sculpture
Brandi Gansebom	12	Osmond	Watercolor
Taylor Bolling	11	Clearwater	Acrylic
Madi Grosserode	12	Neligh-Oakdale	Miscellaneous