Plainfield South Places Third Overall At Art Conference

PLAINFIELD, IL — Plainfield School District 202 high school students took home several awards at the Southwest Prairie Art Conference hosted at Romeoville High School March 5.

Plainfield South High School placed third overall, while 25 high school artists earned high honors at the conference, district officials announced Wednesday.

More than 130 students from 12 high schools throughout the area participated in the weekend conference. Schools present included Plainfield Central, North, South and East high schools; Joliet West and Central high schools; Minooka, Oswego, Oswego East, Romeoville, Yorkville and West Aurora high schools.

One student from each school also earned the title of "Up and Coming Artist."

Here's a look at the students who won from District 202:

Plainfield Central High School

• Sadie Childs, sophomore, digital photography
• Aliyah Deshazer, sophomore, digital photography, Honorable Mention
• Joseph Chason, sophomore, computer-generated art
• Emily Guardado, junior, computer-generated art, Honorable Mention
• Sarah Holtz, senior, jewelry and textiles, Honorable Mention
• Grace Leeth, junior, drawing neutral, Second Place
• Angelina Martinez, senior, Up and Coming Artist
• Catherine Rambo, senior, printmaking, Third Place
• Andrea Rivera, senior, wheel-thrown ceramics, Third
• Leo Zabel, senior, drawing color
• Lauren Zigmant, freshman, hand-building ceramics, Second Place

Plainfield South High School

• Team, Overall third place
• Vivianne Angulo, senior, hand-building ceramics, First Place
• Shea Borger, senior, sculpture, First Place
• Grace Clarke, senior, drawing color
• Hadley Keeley, senior, film/animation
• Mary Larsen, senior, film/animation, Third Place
• Marisa Marino, senior, sculpture, Honorable Mention
• Nicolas McEvilly, junior, wheel-thrown pottery, Second Place
• Natalie Pawlinski, sophomore, drawing neutral, Honorable Mention
• Gulbadam Rejepova, junior, digital photography, Up and Coming Artist
• Isabelle Reynolds, senior, digital photography
• Alyse Slawinski, senior, commercial graphic design, First Place

Plainfield North High School

• Yoanna Barajas, sophomore, drawing neutral
• Hannah Belofsky, sophomore, drawing color
• Scarlette Conners, senior, computer-generated art
• Morgan Conrad, junior, drawing color
• Madeline Hernandez, senior, drawing neutral
• David Joyce, junior, drawing color, Honorable Mention
• Liam McManaman, freshman, color pencil, Up and Coming Artist
• Kaia Musson, freshman, drawing color
• Guste Rutkauskas, sophomore, drawing neutral
• Emily Scofield, junior, painting oil & acrylic
• Carlie Young, senior, mixed media 2D or shallow relief

Plainfield East High School

• Alexis Anderson, sophomore, hand-building ceramics
• Frida Mora Garcia, sophomore, printmaking, Second Place
• Kendall Haupt, senior, watercolor painting, Honorable Mention
• Adam Jackson, senior, film/animation, Second Place
• Olivia Jones, sophomore, drawing neutral, Honorable Mention
• Isabella Ramirez, sophomore
• Jocelyn Trotter, junior, mixed media, Second Place
• Emily Vela, senior, digital photography
• Angelyn Wong, freshman, pastel, Up and Coming Artist, First Place
• Jesslyn Wong, junior, graphic design, Honorable Mention
• Briana Zarazua, senior, computer-generated art