Okaloosa Arts Alliance 2019 School Poster Contest Winners

Ft Walton Bch, FL, May 23, 2019— The Okaloosa Arts Alliance would also like to thank all of the Okaloosa County School students that participated in the 10th annual OAA Okaloosa County School Poster Contest.  Although we were not able to make everyone a 1st place winner, all 245 entries were on display at the OAA Poster Reception on Sat, May 18th at the Young Philosophers Society.  Participating schools include: Rocky Bayou Christian School, Crestview High School, Liza Jackson Preparatory School, Edge Elementary, Destin Elementary & Middles School, Youth Village, and Eglin School Age Program. Each 1st place prize was a $75 gift card, generously donated by Eglin Federal Credit Union, each 2nd place prize was a $50 gift card, and each 3rd place prize was a $25 gift card all generously donated by the Destin & Mary Esther Targets.  The winners were announced at the reception and the winners and honorable mentions are as follows:

Elementary (K5-4)

First Place, Malia Rowlands, 4th Grade, Edge Elementary School

Second Place, Isla Yelverton-3rd Grade, Liza Jackson Preparatory School

Third Place, Tavery Geitner, 1st Grade, Edge Elementary School

Honorable Mention: Iva Rose Harte, 1st grade, Edge Elementary School

Honorable Mention: Hayden Srader, 4th grade, Edge Elementary School

Honorable Mention: Alyana Iversen, 2^nd grade, Liza Jackson Preparatory School

Honorable Mention: LiLiAnna Duran, 4th grade, Edge Elementary School

Honorable Mention: Cienna Nixon, 2nd grade, Liza Jackson Preparatory School

Honorable Mention: Lexi Schrand, 3rd grade, Destin Elementary School

Honorable Mention: Arianna Mitchem, 4th grade, Edge Elementary

Honorable Mention: Ben Maconi, 4th grade, Edge Elementary

Honorable Mention: Elizabeth McNamara, 3rd grade, Liza Jackson Preparatory School

Honorable Mention: Conner Gartman, 4th grade, Liza Jackson Preparatory School

Honorable Mention: Isabel Ramirez-Ortiz, 3rd grade, Liza Jackson Preparatory School

Honorable Mention: Graham Robinson, 1st grade, Liza Jackson Preparatory School

Honorable Mention: Brooklyn Nolting, 1st grade, Liza Jackson Preparatory School

Middle (5-7)

First Place, Isabella Bisordi, 7^th Grade, Liza Jackson Preparatory School

Second Place, Caroline Howard, 7^th Grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

Third Place, Briana Romero, 7^th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

Honorable Mention: Abigal King, 5th Grade, Liza Jackson Preparatory School

Honorable Mention: Nate Hoffman, 7^th Grade, Liza Jackson Preparatory School

Honorable Mention: Heidy Medina, 7^th Grade, Liza Jackson Preparatory School

Honorable Mention: Charlee Gonzales, 7^th grade, Liza Jackson Preparatory School

Honorable Mention: Luci Schrand,  5^th grade, Destin Middle School

Honorable Mention: Kailey Yang, 6^th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

Honorable Mention: Paige Finley, 7^th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

Honorable Mention: Molly Proulx, 5^th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

Honorable Mention: Luke Franklin, 6^th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

High (8-12)

First Place, Natthaporn Sae-pua, 12^th Grade, Crestview High School

Second Place, Grace Keeney, 9^th Grade, Crestview High School

Third Place, Jordan Locke, 12^th Grade, Crestview High School

Honorable Mention: Dylan Poole, 8th Grade, Liza Jackson Preparatory School

Honorable Mention:  Kylee Crowe, 11^th grade, Crestview High School

Honorable Mention: Cameryn Oliver, 11^th grade, Crestview High School

Honorable Mention: Tucker McDonald, 12^th grade, Crestview High School

Honorable Mention: Alea Keliinoi, 10^th grade, Crestview High School

Honorable Mention: Mya Nguyen, 10^th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

Honorable Mention: Jessie Wang, 10^th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

Honorable Mention: Daisy Choi, 10^th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

Honorable Mention: Delaney Kaiser, 11^th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

Honorable Mention: Evelyn Mosley, 8^th grade, Rocky Bayou Christian School

             About the Okaloosa Arts Alliance-The Okaloosa Arts Alliance (OAA) is the designated non-profit arts agency for Okaloosa County.  The purpose of OAA is to support and promote art and culture in Okaloosa County. The Okaloosa Arts Alliance enhances the cultural environment of its community, and promotes, coordinates, and nurtures high quality arts and cultural resources that enrich the lives of residents and visitors.  The OAA is supported in part by the Florida Department of State and from Arts auto license tag revenues but could not exist without its members and community support.   Go to www.okaloosaarts.org for more information.