Young artists win school show honors

There were many entries this spring at the Katherine Gallegos Art Fair in Los Lunas.

The Best of Show winner in each grade level is as follows:

• Pre-kindergarten: Tabitha Townsend, Ms. Phillip’s class.

• Kindergarten: Shea Juarez, Mrs. Coleman’s class.

• First grade: Cheyenee Young, Mrs. Stern’s class.

• Second grade: Phillip Christie, Mrs. Atencio’s class.

• Third Grade: Jason Gonzales, Mrs. Peterson’s class.

• Fourth grade: Jessica Trauernicht, Ms. Newman’s class.

Honorable mention ribbons were awarded to the following children:

• Pre-kindergarten: Cindy Phillips, Claudia Chavez, Kasondra Stracaener, Ilan Tena, Landon Moya, Gilbert Ortiz-Chavez, Jeremey Romero, Kyle Salazar, Cassandra Tafoya and Alexis Sisneros.

• Kindergarten, Coleman: Shae Juarez, best of show and blue ribbon; honrable mentions: Julia Martinez, Sydney Rogers, Emilie Brakes and Victor Bryant.

• Jones: Rachel Lovato, Rebecka Vest and Cecilio Razo.

• Reynolds: Charles Till.

First Grade

• Ms. Lucero: Tristan Salazar, William Smith, Cheyenne Young, best of show.

• Honorable mentions: Antonio Barreda, Jocilyn Eylicio, Mariah Gallegos. Mrs. Stiers: Destiny Garcia, Marissa Lucero. Ms. Bates: Marcus Montano

Second grade:

• Atencio: Filly Christie, Best of Show and honorable mention, Gabrielle Moody and Zachary Medina.

• Gutierrez: Kayla Reno, L.J. Polaco and Jill Gonzales.

• Tabet: Dakota Leonard.

• Trujillo: Jose Diez and Carolina Gariss.

Third Grade

• Mrs. Cannon: Stephanie Baldonando and Jessica Merritt.

• Franco: Jennifer Gutierrez and Kelly Lopez.

• Hayes: Allison Bock.

• Lovato: Steven Ochoa, Timothy Abeita.

• Peterson: best of show, Jason Gonzales; honorable mention: Michael Hegarty and Alexis Pirkey.

Fourth Grade:

• Benavidez: Orina Sanchez.

• Franklin: Robin Bitting and Nathan Clements.

• Newman: best of show Jessica Trauernicht; honorable mention ribbon: Ryan Pike.

• Stump: Cherey Otero and Kassie Womeldorf.

• Home School: Sky Reid, Daisy Santistevan and Dorothy Santistevan.

• Project Keys: Group Project, honorable mention.