Elementary: April 13–28, 2024, Secondary (middle and high school): May 4–19. Works of student art from kindergarten through grade 12 showcase the artistic talents and dedication of public school students and their teachers. Extended hours are Thursdays, April 18 and 25, and May 9 and 16, until 8 p.m. Organized by Washington County Public Schools. This exhibition is graciously supported by Volvo Group Trucks, Washington County Arts Council, Michael and Rochell Morrell, and Louis Kawaja.

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Washington County Public Art Exhibition 2024 winners

Washington County Public Schools and Washington County Museum of Fine Arts recognized the winners of the WCPS Art Exhibition May 15, 20024, with a special ceremony at the museum. Winners in elementary, middle, and high schools received a special ceremony at the museum. Additionally, finalists in the Capitol Women’s Care Fine Arts Competition received checks presented by Dr. David Solberg and Dr. Mitesh Kothari. Barbara Ingram School for the Arts sophomore Katherine Callejas Castro won Best of Show for her sculpture “Femenina.”

To see images of the finalists in the Capitol Women’s Care Fine Arts Competition finalists, go to https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XVB4Hm9hVBGzD2M44KyjWfnQDpyidIhn6Qw4xXzyuvw/edit?usp=drive_link

Elementary school winners

Middle and high school winners

Capitol Women’s Care Art Competition winners with Dr. Mitesh Kothari, left, and Dr. David Solberg, right.

Barbara Ingram School for the Arts sophomore
Katherine Callejas Castro won Best of Show
for her sculpture “Femenina.”

Elementary Awards

“Artist Excellence and Innovation” (1 per school) 27 total

Academy of Blended Learning Education (ABLE) – Eva Carr – Grade 3

Bester Elementary – Cesar Osses – Grade – K 

Boonsboro Elementary – E. J. Crehan – Grade 4

Cascade Elementary – Nathan Wallace – Grade 2

Clear Spring Elementary – Brynnleigh Munson – Grade 3

Eastern Elementary – Aghenek Akaya – Grade 5

Emma K. Doub Elementary – Willckens Isidor – Grade 5

Fountain Rock Elementary – Sutton Marsh McDonald – Grade 2

Fountaindale Elementary – Eduardo Sanchez Hernandez – Grade 3

Greenbrier Elementary – Cora Leatherman – Grade K

Hancock Elementary – Brooke McCusker – Grade 2

Hickory Elementary – Jose Alvarez Cruz – Grade 5

Jonathan Hager Elementary – Novalynn Manford – Grade 4

Lincolnshire Elementary – Jazlynn J. Serrano – Grade 1

Marshall Street – Jordin Bishop

Maugansville Elementary – Rajvardhan Dhumal – Grade 1

Old Forge Elementary – Abby Tydings – Grade 5

Pangborn Elementary – Toshani Ramphal – Grade 3

Paramount Elementary – Lilly Churchey – Grade 2

Pleasant Valley Elementary – Avery Forrester – Grade 1

Potomac Heights Elementary – Lovelyn Arkorful – Grade K 

Rockland Woods Elementary – Makayla Clark – Grade 5

Ruth Ann Monroe Primary – Grace Hounsounou – Grade PreK

Salem Avenue Elementary – Ashlyn Darlington – Grade 5

Sharpsburg Elementary – William Poling – Grade 2

Smithsburg Elementary – Cora Rinehart – Grade 3

Williamsport Elementary – Daniella Ayenu – Grade 5

PreK – 2nd Grade – 2D – 1st Place – Isabella Phipott – Grade 1 – Ruth Ann Monroe Primary

PreK – 2nd Grade – 2D – 2nd Place – Caroline Watkins – Grade K – Clear Spring

PreK – 2nd Grade – 2D – 3rd Place – Dominic Domingo – Grade 2 – Cascade

PreK – 2nd Grade – 3D – 1st Place – Delilah Collis – Grade PreK – Paramount

PreK – 2nd Grade – 3D – 2nd Place – Ariela Asare – Grade 2 – Rockland Woods

PreK – 2nd Grade – 3D – 3rd Place – Emma Bruno – Grade 2 – Potomac Heights

3rd – 5th Grade – 2D – 1st Place – Graham McNally – Grade 3 – Williamsport

3rd – 5th Grade – 2D – 2nd Place – Claire Shaffer – Grade 5 – Paramount

3rd – 5th Grade – 2D – 3rd Place – Ruby Vreeland/Savannah Keasey – Grade 5 – Fountaindale

3rd – 5th Grade – 3D – 1st Place – Parker Stotler – Grade 3 – Paramount

3rd – 5th Grade – 3D – 2nd Place – Mila Moody – Grade 5 – Emma K. Doub

3rd – 5th Grade – 3D – 3rd Place – Jagger Mitchell – Grade 5 – Old Forge

*Director’s Choice: 2 (one for preK-2 and one for 3-5)

Pre K-2 – Zoey Jackson (Pre K) – Emma K. Doub

3-5 – Elliot Mayo (3rd) – Potomac Heights 

Best Overall School Presentation: Potomac Heights Elementary (Cassandra Urban)

2023-2024 Secondary Awards (Grades 6-12)

Artist Excellence and Innovation 

Boonsboro Middle – Abby Hershman – Grade 7 

Clear Spring Middle – Han Ha – Grade 8

E. Russell Hicks Middle – Chelsea Gomez – Grade 7

Northern Middle – Judah Nyarko – Grade 8

Smithsburg Middle – Gwen Shedd – Grade 8

Springfield Middle – Angela Hughes – Grade 8

Western Heights Middle – Yuliana Garcia Meraz – Grade 7

BISFA – Lennox Zhao – Grade 12

Boonsboro High – Emily Mathews – Grade 11

Clear Spring High – Sophia Sudek – Grade 11

Hancock Middle/Senior High – Annabelle Rice – Grade 11

North Hagerstown High – Leah Crews – Grade 10

Smithsburg High – Maliyah Horner – Grade 9 

South Hagerstown High – Emma Gish – Grade 10

Williamsport High – Z. Pierce – Grade 10

Academy of Blended Learning (ABLE 6-12) – Jazmine Holmes – Grade 12

Job Development Program (JDP) – Cody Cline – JDP

Antietam Academy – Kerrieanne Dunning – Grade 9

2D Middle School – (Name/School)

1st Place – Denise Fulgium – Grade 8 – ABLE

2nd Place – Lily Wildberger – Grade 8 – Boonsboro

3rd Place – Alyson Bilmanis – Grade 7 – ER Hicks

3D Middle School – (Name/School)

1st Place – Athena Ruiz – Grade 8 – Northern Middle

2nd Place – Autumn Lauf – Grade 8 – Clear Spring

3rd Place – Brody Morris – Grade 8 – Western Heights

2D High School – (Name/School)

1st Place – Mariah Binkley – Grade 9 – South High

2nd Place – Abner Amador Escalon – Grade 12 – Boonsboro 

3rd Place – Jack Necessary – Grade 12 – Smithsburg 

3D High School – (Name/School)

1st Place – Crystal Lamb/Abigail Wood – Grade 12 – Boonsboro 

2nd Place – Henry Pence – Grade 11 – BISFA

3rd Place – Dean Edwards – Grade 9 – Clear Spring

Mixed Media Middle School – (Name/School)

1st Place – Lila Poole – Grade 8 – Smithsburg 

2nd Place – Ella LaBrush – Grade 8 – Boonsboro 

3rd Place – Aubrie Gossard – Grade 7 – Clear Spring

Photography High School – (Name/School)

1st Place – Bella Vaccari – Grade 12 – North High

2nd Place – Alex Clingan – Grade 11 – BISFA

3rd Place – Lauren Lewis – Grade 10 – North High 

Director’s Awards

Middle School – Irene Crim – Grade 7 – Western Heights

High School – Malaika Thiombiano – Grade 10 – BISFA

Best Middle Presentation – Springfield Middle

Best High Presentation – Boonsboro High

2023-2024 Capitol Women’s Care Fine Art Competition Finalists

BEST IN SHOW

BISFA – Katherine Callejas Castro – Grade 10 – “Femenina” – Mr. Todd Geiman

2D CATEGORIES

DRAWING

1st BISFA – Lucille Boese – Grade 10 – “Sun and Shade” – Ms. Brandy Merchant

SOUTH HIGH – Iyonna Flythe – Grade 10 – “Til Death Do Us Part” – Mr. Travis Dodson

SOUTH HIGH – Rachel Mugabe – Grade 10 – “Illusions on Illusions” – Ms. Audrey Hammond

NORTH HIGH – Mariia Semenova – Grade 11 – “Timothée Chalamet” – Ms. Marsha Secrest

BISFA – Joyce Liu – Grade 10 – “The Abyss (Self Portrait) – Ms. Brandy Merchant

PAINTING

1st SAINT JAMES – Jin Henry Wang – Grade 12 – “Figure and Space” – Mr. Jeremy McDonald

BISFA – Stanley Stottlemyer – Grade 10 – “Hands Playing Flute” – Ms. Brandy Merchant

BISFA – Annabelle Skopek – Grade 11 – “Bananas” – Ms. Brandy Merchant

BISFA – Isaac Hemingway – Grade 12 – “Self Portrait” – Ms. Brandy Merchant

NORTH HIGH – Mariia Semenova – Grade 11 – “Roses” – Ms. Marsha Secrest

MIXED MEDIA

1st BISFA – Brittany Diaz Castro – Grade 9 – “Despair” – Mr. Todd Geiman

BISFA – Anne Mix – Grade 10 – “Pulmonary/Bleed” – Mr. Todd Geiman

BISFA – Yebin Bahn – Grade 9 – “Finding Pleasure In Learning” – Mr. Todd Geiman

NORTH HIGH – Leyvan Jones – Grade 12 – “Exposed Creativity” – Ms. Marsha Secrest

BISFA – Minhal Imtiaz – Grade 9 – “Pink Cortion” – Ms. Brandy Merchant 

PHOTOGRAPHY

1st BISFA – Taylor Brown – Grade 10 – “A Long Night” – Ms. Kristen Green 

BISFA – Jordyn Rezvani – Grade 10 – “Lover’s Window Reprise” – Mr. Mark Youngblood

BISFA – Talia Francis – Grade 9 – “Locked” – Ms. Kristen Green

NORTH HIGH – Kylie Hollingsworth – Grade 10 – “Hook on Life” – Ms. Marsha Secrest

BISFA – Cate Hensley – Grade 9 – “Rolling Wheels and Folding Fields” – Mr. Mark Youngblood 

DIGITAL MEDIA

1st BOONSBORO – Emerson Redden – Grade 12 – “The Lovers” – Mr. Luke Harteis

NORTH HIGH – Theresa Miller – Grade 12 – “Blomster” – Ms. Marsha Secrest

BISFA – Malaika Thiombiano – Grade 10 – “BLOOM” – Ms. Brandy Merchant

BISFA – Madelynn Renken – Grade 11 – “Where Have You Been?” – Ms. Brandy Merchant

SAINT JAMES – José Ocón Moure – Grade 12 – “Erase Reverse” – Mr. Stephen Sheredy

3D CATEGORIES

CERAMICS

1st BISFA – Stanley Stottlemyer – Grade 10 – “Kouros” – Mr. Todd Geiman

BISFA – Elena Crutchfield – Grade 11 – “Funky Vase” – Mr. Todd Geiman

BISFA – Bao Phan – Grade 12 – “Worship” – Mr. Todd Geiman

BISFA – Elena Crutchfield – Grade 11 – “Teapot” – Mr. Todd Geiman

SCULPTURE

1st BISFA – Isaac Hemingway – Grade 12 – “On Your Left” – Mr. Todd Geiman

BISFA – Bao Phan – Grade 12 – “Teapot” – Mr. Todd Geiman

HERITAGE – Anthony Grinevich – Grade 11 – “Timber Guardian” – Ms. Stephanie Leisinger

BISFA – Madoc Gibson – Grade 11 – “Bloody Knuckles” – Mr. Todd Geiman

BISFA – Raelynn Kwok – Grade 11 – “Heartbreak” – Mr. Todd Geiman