May 25, 2025
By: Dwayne Page
Allie Eaton in the 6th to 8th grade category won “Outstanding Entry of the Show” while Michael Bond from the 4th to 5th grade Division captured the “People’s Choice Award” in the DeKalb Schools Art Exhibit held Saturday at the County Complex. The annual event was sponsored by the Smithville Study Club. Elaine McGuffery is the Club President and Susan Hinton is the Art Chairman.
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Students from Kindergarten to 12th grade participated in the art exhibit.
This year’s art exhibit winners are as follows:
*Division 1: Kindergarten- 1st Grade
1st Place- John Linder
2nd Place- Ella Seitz
3rd Place- Kase Roller
4th Place-Elyanna Hernandez
5th Place- Allison Locke
Honorable Mention- William Terrell and Summer South
*Division 2: 2nd & 3rd grades
1st Place- Colton Duke
2nd Place- Haley Cantrell
3rd Place- Grayson Cooper
4th Place-Kallen Curtis
5th Place- Dayona Martinez
Honorable Mention- Emmie Edwards & Rose Garrido
*Division 3: 4th & 5th grades
1st Place- Monica Lomas
2nd Place- Karmyn Merriman
3rd Place- Brayden Corrillo
4th Place-Evelyn Farmer
5th Place-Winona Turner
Honorable Mention- Ila Richard & Clara Cox
*Division 4 (Middle School)- 6th – 8th grades
1st Place-Allie Eaton
2nd Place-Abigail Karsky
3rd Place-Lillian Close
4th Place-Braylon Williams
*Division 5- 9th-12th grades
1st Place- Katie Linder
2nd Place- Isabella Williams
3rd Place- Brenna McBroom
4th Place-MacKenzie Cantrell