• OAA Announces Student Poster Contest Winners

    The Okaloosa Arts Alliance would like to thank all the Okaloosa County School students that participated in the 14th annual OAA Okaloosa County School Poster Contest. This year the theme was “What art means to me”.  Although we were not able to make everyone a 1st place winner, all 105 entries are on display at Enlightened Studios through May 6, 2022. Enlightened is located at 142 Miracle Strip Parkway SE, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548. Photo gallery also available online at https://www.okaloosaarts.org/2023-school-poster-contest.html.
     
    Participating schools include Rocky Bayou Christian School, Crestview High School, Silver Sands School, Shalimar Elementary, Edge Elementary, Kenwood Elementary, Meigs Middle School, Plew Elementary, Liza Jackson Preparatory School, and Homeschool students. Eglin Federal Credit Union generously donated gift cards for the winners. Each 1st place prize was a $75 gift card, each 2nd place prize was a $50 gift card, and each 3rd place prize was a $25 gift card.  The winners and honorable mentions are as follows: 



    Elementary (K5-4)
    First Place, Hannah Leitheiser, 4th Grade, Liza Jackson Preparatory School
    Second Place, Lisa Velazquez, 4th Grade, Kenwood Elementary School
    Third Place, Nora Wohlin, 4th Grade, Kenwood Elementary School
    Honorable Mention: Emmanuel Vasquez Kindergarten, Homeschool
    Honorable Mention: Logan Bulay-2nd Grade, Edge Elementary School
    Honorable Mention: Kaida Hobbs, 3rd Grade, Edge Elementary School
    Honorable Mention: Ella Graves, 3rd Grade, Kenwood Elementary School
    Honorable Mention: Claire Stepp, 3rd Grade, Kenwood Elementary School
    Honorable Mention: Andres Gonzalez, 2nd Grade, Silver Sands School
    Honorable Mention: Parker Sims, 4th Grade, Kenwood Elementary School
    Honorable Mention: Bella Taylor, 4th Grade, Kenwood Elementary School
    Honorable Mention: Isabella Bunkley, 3rd Grade, Kenwood Elementary School
    Honorable Mention: Norah J. Hall, 4th Grade, Plew Elementary School




    Middle (5-8)
    First Place, Genevieve Rocca, 8th Grade, Homeschool
    Second Place, Oly Stephens, 6th Grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School
    Third Place, Sunnee Hipp, 5th grade, Edge Elementary School
    Honorable Mention: Kelis Perkins, 8th grade, Silver Sands School
    Honorable Mention: Emma Speegle, 5th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School
    Honorable Mention: Zoey Graves, 8th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School
    Honorable Mention: Nadia Ross, 6th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School
    Honorable Mention: Uriah Alldredge, 5th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School
    Honorable Mention: Allison Weiss, 5th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School
    Honorable Mention: Demi Graves, 5th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School
    Honorable Mention: Carrington Preston, 5th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School
    Honorable Mention: Grayson Rooney, 5th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School
    Honorable Mention: Coda Barnes, 7th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School
    Honorable Mention: Evelina Nebzhidovskaia, 8th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School
    Honorable Mention: Janessa Laemmel, 8th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School
    Honorable Mention: Jordyn Sarikanon, 8th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School
    Honorable Mention: Madeleine Weisbruch, 5th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School
     



    High (9-12)
    First Place, Breanna Enright, 10th Grade, Crestview High School
    Second Place, Johnmichael Irani, Silver Sands School
    Third Place, Chance Bollinger, 9th grade, Crestview High School
    Honorable Mention: Chivie Barnes, 10th Grade, Crestview High School
    Honorable Mention: Isaac Parenteau, 9th Grade, Crestview High School
    Honorable Mention: Adam Marcades, Silver Sands School
    Honorable Mention: Katherine Martinez, Silver Sands School

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