We will be adding the two to fill out the Feb. 15th contestants with 1-2 back ups in case someone drops out. The ORDER of appearance will be posted next Wednesday- 8th at which time final song selection must be established. 1-Phoebe Adams, a Freshman at Cy-Woods will sing- Mama Who Bore Me 2-Caleb Sepulveda, [...]
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It was another awesome display of talent among our high school students. Out of 555 entries in the two categories above, two individuals came away with the GRAND PRIZE of $5,000 each! Congratulations to Lane Preston, a Senior at Jersey Village (Alana Jordan-teacher) who won 1st place and $5,000 in Photography. First place in Electronic [...]
Saturday: Check in time is 10-4:00. The least wait time is usually mid day. Regardless of when you come, the weather promises to be awesome! Sunday: The judges do their work from 8am-noon, The award ceremony is from 4-5:30, and then all art is picked up from 5:30-7:00pm.Congratulations to all 555 entries and the 128 [...]
The check in time Saturday is 10-4. Since this isn’t our first rodeo, but year #12, let me share one common sense observation. The worst time to check in is in the first 30 minutes because: >Everyone wants to be first and it is crowded >The staff is doing it for the first time (of [...]
Congratulations! We look forward to seeing the art and handing out $25,000 in prize money. All art must be brought in Saturday between 10 and 4 and picked up Sunday between 5:30 and 7. Everyone (students, parents, teachers, administrators, and friends) is invited to the Award Ceremony to cheer you on Sunday from 4-5:30 Category [...]
#1-Raegan Roberts $500 (A Home Schooled Sophomore) #2-Libby Jasper $300 (Sophomore at HSPVA) #3-Julia Cole $200 (Senior at Klein) The top two automatically transfer to the April FINALS. Amazing job by two Sophomores and a Senior. Congratulations to all. The Next Semi Final is in February. Watch for the sign up period- NEXT YEAR (2012)
The order of appearance for Dec. 7th is posted below. Remember, no back up music in your song selection. 1-Matt Buzonas Senior At Klein Collins will sing- Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You 2-Morgan Critchlow Junior at Cy-Ranch will sing- Skyscraper 3-Savannah Minnery Junior Home-Schooled will sing- The Fire Within Me 4-Raegan Roberts Sophmore [...]
The 2nd Semi Final had some awesome competition, and I mean AWESOME. Walking away with $500 and 1st place was Brooke Humphrey (Senior at Cy-Woods). Second place and $300 went to Kristen DelBosque (Senior at Klein). Both of them now advance to the FINALS. Third place, and $200, went to Erica Marks (Sophmore at Austin), [...]
Open to the public-FREE! Bring your family & friends as they account for 30% of the judging process. 1-Mark Jammal Junior at Cy-Fair will sing- How Glory Goes 2-Kristen DelBosque Senior at Klein will sing- Your Daddy’s Son 3-Asia Kreitz Freshman at Cy-Ranch will sing- Think Of Me 4-Erica Marks Sophmore at Austin will sing- [...]
Pictures of the winning twenty entries for Painting & Mixed Media are now posted. I had to do a double take when I saw who the judges had declared the FIRST PLACE winners in the Painting and Mixed Media contests. Two different people with the same last name. A special congratulations to our first place [...]
Saturday (28th) >10-4pm All art entries to be submitted (pick up T-Shirts) >4:30-5:30 Public viewing of all 350 art entries Sunday (29th) >9:00-12:00 Judging (closed to public) >12-4:00 Preparation of ceremonies, calling winners, preparing checks, and assembling art by teachers or students for release (closed to public) >4:00-5:30 Award ($25,000) Ceremony (open to public) >5:30-7:00 [...]
Thanks and congratulations to everyone. We look forward to seeing all of your works this coming Saturday-Sunday and then awarding $25,000 in prize money! 1-There were a total of 351 entries: 201 Mixed Media and 150 Painting. 2-The high school with the most entries is John Cooper 3-Christie Skinner was the teacher with the most [...]
This year we will have three AWARD ceremonies instead of one. The format has been revamped to be as efficient and easy as possible: 1-On line entry for five days (see dates to the left) 2-Bring art in Oct. 29th 3-Pick art up Oct. 30th! The top ten winners in each category will have to [...]
Kaitlyn Knippers (Soph at Cy Ranch) won $500 and first place. Drew Brandon Jones (Senior at HSPVA) won $300 and second place. Both now move on to the Finals in April. Alana Strong (Junior at Cy Fair) won $200 and came in third. Congrats to all. The 2nd semi final is in November and you [...]
The order of appearance for the first semi-final on September 28th is as follows: 1-Alana Strong, Junior at Cy-Fair will sing, “Ireland” 2-Cherith Ramsey, Senior at Dulles will sing, “Mercy” 3-Kaitlyn Knippers, Soph at Cy-Ranch will sing, “I Who Have Nothing” 4-Drew Brandon Jones, Senior at HSPVA will sing, “My Way” 5-Caleb Sepulveda, Junior at [...]
