Dirksen Junior High School and Lynn Thigpen Elementary School in Joliet were transformed into an art gallery showcasing over 1,500 epices of student artwork from all Joliet Public Schools District 86 elementary and junior high schools on May 16.
The show was put together by District 86 Fine Arts Coordinator Amy Mucha and art teachers Kelly Bartels, Miranda Campbell, Sarah Cheranichit, Rene Fitz-Henley, Amy Hayes, Denise Johnson, Andrea Kanive, Lara Marcantonio, Nathan Matoska, Christine May, Felicia Panzica, Cindy Rangel, Tracey Stefos, Stephanie Schoen and Martha Summers-Romero.
Music was provided by the District 86 All City Jazz Band, Dirksen Junior High/Washington Junior High Jazz Band and Hufford Junior High School Honors Orchestra.
Notecards highlighting student artwork from each Joliet District 86 school were also available to purchase.
The 20 students were recognized at the District 86 Board of School Inspectors meeting on May 13. This year’s student notecard winners were:
- Sarahi Valdovinos, T.E. Culbertson Elementary
- Sara Cano, M.J. Cunningham Elementary
- Laila Escalante, Dirksen Junior High
- Neveah Snyder, Eisenhower Academy
- Yaretzi Delgado-Valdes, Farragut Elementary
- Kamila Muniz, Forest Park Individual Education (I.E.)
- Allan Sarabia Pineda, Gompers Junior High
- Sophia Magolan, Hufford Junior High
- Anna Sanchez, Thomas Jefferson Elementary
- Karla Tuxpan, Edna Keith Elementary
- Itzel Ochoa Sanchez, A.O. Marshall Elementary
- Sebastian Gutierrez, Marycrest Early Childhood Center
- Penelope Watkins, Pershing Elementary
- Estephany Mendoza, Sator Sanchez Elementary
- Rebeca Moura Bras Praxedes, Carl Sandburg Elementary
- Adriana Jimenez, Isaac Singleton Elementary
- Arabelle Costilla, Taft Elementary
- Alayna Rodriguez, Lynne Thigpen Elementary
- Riley Martinez, Washington Junior High
- Connor Sifuentes, Woodland Elementary