{"id":37299,"date":"2013-10-10T20:59:30","date_gmt":"2013-10-11T00:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miserybay.usanethosting.com\/wordpress\/?p=37299"},"modified":"2013-10-10T20:59:30","modified_gmt":"2013-10-11T00:59:30","slug":"art-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/art-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards presented to Art Challenge winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"DeWitt, Ovid-Elsie
\nLate last spring students from Bath, DeWitt, Fowler and Ovid\/Elsie middle schools began working on original banners depicting their \u201cSuperhero(s)\u201d for entry into Clinton County Arts Council\u2019s Middle School Art Challenge.
\nThe winners were announced recently during a special awards program held at the Regional Educational Services Agency (RESA). Deborah Laverty, coordinator of the program announced the winners and made presentations of the awards.
\nWinners were:
\n– People\u2019s Choice Award ($300) to DeWitt Junior High School
\n– 1st Place ($300) to DeWitt Junior High School
\n– 2nd Place ($200) to Ovid-Elsie Middle School
\n– 3rd Place ($175) to Waldron Middle School, Fowler
\n– 4th Place (125) to Bath Middle School.
\n\"\"Art Teacher Erin Bader, right, reviews the certificate awarded to DeWitt Junior High School for placing first in the Art Challenge competition. Deborah Laverty, coordinator of the summer-long program presented the honor.<\/em>
\nDeWitt\u2019s winning banner reflects members of Team DeWitt, which includes Volunteers (Joe and Linda Dahl); Athletics (Jordyn Wieber \u2013 Olympics Gold Medalist); DeWitt Community schools; Service Organizations (Undersheriff Larry Jerue, Clinton County Sheriff\u2019s Office; DeWitt Area Emergency Service Authority and DeWitt Township Fire Department.)
\n\"\"Art student John Chenko represents Ovid-Elsie Middle school in accepting Art Challenge second place, as art teacher Laura Weber looks on.<\/em>
\nOvid-Elsie\u2019s entry depicts a Marauder super hero (representing a variation of the school\u2019s mascot), flying over a skyline of Ovid and Elsie. The students chose to include recognizable landmarks from both towns and used primarily blue and gold, the school\u2019s colors.
\nStudents from Fowler\u2019s Waldron School, under direction of art teacher Deanna Stark, used their banner to recognize ordinary people; super heroes joining forces in commonality for a better life.
\nRemembering the Bath School bombing, Bath Middle School students created a banner commemorating those who were lost along with thanks for the survivors. A note of gratefulness is reflected to the first responders on that fateful day. A flying \u201cSuperhero\u201d shown on the banner represents all the families, teachers and community members that were also there. The effort was lead by art teacher Miranda Kibby.
\nClinton County Arts Council sponsored the Middle School Art Challenge, open to all middle schools in the county. Schools participating in the 2013 challenge included those from Bath, DeWitt, Fowler and Ovid-Elsie. Each school created a banner depicting their \u201cSuperhero(s)\u201d which were then displayed at several County festivals.
\nAt the festivals the public was invited to vote for their favorite. DeWitt Junior High School received the most votes, received the People\u2019s Choice Award. Other awards (lst \u2013 4th places) were given based on the judgment of an artist and teacher for the banners\u2019 design and materials. Altogether, the awards totaled $1,100 which is going to the schools\u2019 art programs.
\nFunding for the Art challenge was made possible from a grant through the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs, a portion of whose funding is from the Natiional Endowment for the Arts, as well as support from local businesses, organizations and Arts Council members.
\nThe Clinton County Arts Council, based in St. Johns, has supported the arts in mid-Michigan since 1981. The Council maintains an art gallery; a railroad museum, complete with actual antique railroad cars; a theater production company; Concerts in the Park during the summer and a community choral group.
\nFor additional information, contact Deborah Laverty via phone at (517) 775-0168 or by email at lavertydeb@yahoo.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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