Student Art Contest

Above, several of the winners of the 2023-24 Sun West Student Art Contest (left to right): Jenascia Baldelobar, Jilliane Baldelobar, Dan Reodique, Thea Sedgewick, and Alex Baier.

Every year Sun West holds the Student Art Contest. All Sun West students are invited to submit artwork that depicts life in Sun West and its communities. There is a winner and runner up in four categories based on Grade levels. Each winner and runner up receives a gift certificate and their art is displayed at the Division Office in Rosetown for one year.

Contest details are distributed to all schools in the fall each year.

Over 300 students, from two thirds of Sun West’s schools entered the contest that started this fall. The winners of the 2023-24 Sun West Student Art Contest were recognized in May 2024 by presentations made at their schools and celebrated with pizza parties.

Following the December 2 deadline, the student entries went through an initial review and top entries were selected in each category. The top entries were then judged by a group that included the Board of Education, Sun West Division Office Staff and some student leaders. These judges voted for the entries they felt were best and those with the most votes were awarded first place and runner up in each category. In May, the seven winning students received gift certificates and celebrated with their classmates with a pizza party, courtesy of Sun West. Their artwork will also be displayed in the Sun West Division Office for a year. Director of Education Vicki Moore and the Board of Education Trustee for their school visited their schools to present them with their prizes.

The 2023-24 Sun West Art Contest Winners were (click the link with each name to see their artwork):

PreK to Grade 3 Category
First - Thea Sedgwick, Grade 3, Elrose Composite School
Runner up - Alex Baier, Grade 3, Westberry Elementary School

Grades 4-6 Category
First - Zackary Stahl, Grade 6, Springwater Colony School
Runner up - Emily Stahl, Grade 5, Springwater Colony School

Grades 7-9 Category
First - Jilliane Baldelobar, Grade 9, Kindersley Composite School
Runner up - Dan Reodique, Grade 9, Kindersley Composite School

Grades 10-12 Category

First - Jenascia Baldelobar, Grade 12, Kindersley Composite School

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