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Lamar CISD artists to have works shown at Rodeo

Jan 21, 2015 | Community Relations

2015 art show winners

Caption: Kneeling are Omar Sanchez and Jason Diaz; second row is Juan Ortiz, Demi Arellano Katelyn Clack, Arlene Garcia, Orapan Riyasu, Megan Tran, Marleen Nguyen and Jazmin Tran; back row is Joshua Vellenkamp, Roderick Jones, Dylan Cavada, Catherine Drapeia and Brentan Elsenbrock. Not pictured: Cienna Cantu.

Sixteen Lamar CISD artists will have their works shown at the 2015 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Art Show, with 12 being eligible for the Rodeo Art Show Auction.

The students’ works were judged as part of the Lamar CISD Student Art Exhibit. Copies of the award-winning works are on display 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the atrium of the Brazos Crossing Building, 3911 Avenue I, Rosenberg.

Foster High School’s Orapan Riyasu won Best of Show at the Lamar CISD Art Show, with Lamar Consolidated High School’s Catherine Drapeia and Foster’s Demi Arellano earning Gold Medals.

 Special Merit awards went to:
  • Foster High’s Katelyn Clack, Arlene Garcia, Jazmine Tran and Joshua Vellenkamp;

  • George Ranch High School’s Cienna Cantu and Brentan Elsenbrock; and

  • Terry High School’s Dylan Cavada, Rodrick Jones and Juan Ortiz.

Also going to the Rodeo Art show are Reading Junior High’s Megan Tran and Marleen Nguyen. Tran won Junior High School Best of Show, with Nguyen earning the Gold Medal.

 Long Elementary School’s Omar Sanchez was the Elementary Best of Show, with Ray Elementary School’s Jason Diaz earning the Elementary Gold Medal.

All these students will have their works on display during the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The high school students will have their work judged during the Rodeo, with the possibility of making the auction.