Congratulations to the Upper School art students who earned top awards in nearly every category at the Ozark 7 Conference Art Contest on March 26.  In addition to placing in 10 categories (including two 1^st Place awards, and six 2^nd place awards), Tessa Wells (above, left) earned the Best of Show award, and Bailey Bennett (above, right) earned the Judges Choice award.  The student artwork was on exhibit at the Barry County Museum in Cassville.

Individual Conference Contest Honors:

Best of Show: Watercat 2.0 – Tessa Wells

Judges Choice: I Hate Charcoal – Bailey Bennett

Watercolor: 1^st Watercat 2.0 – Tessa Wells; 2^nd Watercat – Tessa Wells; 4^th Chris – Bailey Bennett; Honorable Mention – Panda – Yang Qiu

Charcoal: 1^st Portrait – Sonia Carlson; 2^nd I Hate Charcoal – Bailey Bennett; 4^th Ludwig Von Bones – Layla Mokhtar

Oil: 2^nd I Scream for Ice Cream – Layla Mokhtar; 3^rd Cool Night Air – Olivia Staso; 4^th City Lights – Ruchi Patel; Honorable Mention – Monet – Yang Qiu; Honorable Mention – Vivid Sky – Yang Qiu

Printmaking; 2^nd Scape – Sydney Stamps; 3^rd Monochrome  Nubs – Bailey Bennett; Honorable Mention – A Rose is a Rose – Simran Anis

Illustration: 2^nd Show it Off – Yang Qiu; Honorable Mention – Mom – Bailey Bennett

Photography: 2^nd Dreaming – Lexxy Ahn; 3^rd Flip Flops – Caroline Martucci; 4^th Down in New Orleans – Vera Robinson

Pastels: 3^rd Vera – Yang Qiu;

Acrylic: 4^th Hijinks – Jennalee Dunn

Fiber and Weaving: 4^th Hand Sewn Shirt – Jiao Jiao Nelson

Wearable Art: Honorable Mention – Gogh Denim – Sydney Stamps