GOSHEN COUNTY – Last month, several Goshen County youth earned top awards at the Wyoming Art Symposium in Casper. The event – sponsored annually by the Wyoming High School Activities Association – is the largest annual display of student artwork in the nation, with more than 5,000 pieces representing schools of all classes, Lingle-Fort Laramie (LFL) art teacher Amanda
Cornelius said.
“This year, Goshen County Schools had a terrific showing,” she said.
Winners represent a high recognition of skill, application of art techniques and processes.
Results are as follows: LFL High School winners:
Regan Walford: Dark Flight, Rorschach Populous, Wings
Kelly Peterson: Mile in My Shoes, Broken
Sierra Spears: Fall In
Georgia Wollert: Whisper
Kalli Nichol: Infinity Pill Southeast High School winners:
Hailey Anderson: Portrait
drawing
Daly McGuire: Sculpture
Candee Coxbill: Watercolor painting; pencil drawing; sculpture (Congressional 3D art
award winner) Torrington High School (THS) winners:
Matt Garcia: Acrylic painting “The Catch”
Maddyson Norton: Ceramic sculpture “Beast”
Gina Ramos: Conceptual ceramic piece “Maybe it is a Metaphor for
my Brain!”
Shelby Luttrell: Sculpture
Taran Platt: Drawings
(3); ceramic sculpture.
“To win one ribbon is an achievement but to win four out of four is like a grand slam,” THS art teacher Steve Law said of Platt’s accomplishments. “This artist is going places and it was super cool to spend my afternoons with her as we worked on art projects.”
Law offers classes in drawing, painting, sculpture and ceramics.
“Ribbons were won in all categories, which is nice,” he said. “Blue ribbons are given out by my state colleagues, so to be recognized by my peers is a real honor. Thanks to all the staff and colleagues that support the THS art program. I love the sense of family we have in this building and how we all really care for
our students.”
