Jonathan Birmingham won first place, “Best of Show”, and took the “People’s Choice Award” in the 9th through 12th grade division of the DeKalb Art Exhibit held Saturday at the County Complex. The annual event was sponsored by the Smithville Study Club. Susan Hinton is the President of the club.
This years art exhibit featured 211 entries from winners named at each school.
*Division 1- Pre-Kindergarten to 1st Grade:
1st Place-Camille Barton
2nd Place- Sophie Desimone
3rd Place-Elliot Barnes
4th Place-Maggie Hendrixson
Honorable Mention: Lance Duke and Kloe Parsley
*Division 2- 2nd & 3rd grades
1st Place-Larissa Mooneyham
2nd Place-Izzy Hendrixson
3rd Place-Sklar Chausse
4th Place-Ben Barton
Honorable Mentions- Cadence Reynolds and Pierce Moreno
*Division 3- 4th & 5th grades
1st Place-Bryce Stembridge
2nd Place-Laina Winfree
3rd Place-Tess Barton
4th Place-Madelyn Johnson
Honorable Mentions-Chloe Lawson, Landon Purdue, and Sarah White
*Division 4- 6th – 8th grades
1st Place-Madison Peregoy
2nd Place-Shanti Liu
3rd Place-Presley Agee
4th Place-Katherine Gassaway
Honorable Mentions: Gabby Wheatley, Reyna Edmonds, and Jacob Johnson
*Division 5- 9th-12th grades
1st Place- Jonathan Birmingham
2nd Place-Savannah Anderson Howell
3rd Place-Dulce Maciel
4th Place-Danny Guzman Viel
Honorable Mentions-Brooke Gannon, Ashley Phillips, Braya Murphy, and Damion Estes