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Young people from across Hampton Roads shared colorful visions of bold astronauts, interplanetary space travel and roving robots in the 2014 NASA Langley Research Center art contest.
Student artists in grades k-12 from the cities of Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Newport News, Hampton, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Poquoson, Williamsburg and the counties of York, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City and Mathews were invited to submit works on the theme of “The Future is Now.”
“The idea was for young artists to take technologies that once seemed far away and explore how they were becoming reality today,” said Kristina Ruhlman, public outreach specialist for the center.
The grand prize winner was Tabb High School junior Rachel Pike who submitted an image of a space walk titled "The Rainbow Nebula."
First-place winners include Nina May of Rosemont Forest Elementary School in Virginia Beach, Samantha Wilhelm of Coventry Elementary School in Yorktown, Savannah Gizaw of Portsmouth Catholic Regional School, Angela Preisach of Christ the King Catholic School in Norfolk, Veronica Alverez of St. Gregory the Great Catholic School in Virginia Beach, Logan McConnell of Butts Road Intermediate in Chesapeake, Desirea Sievers of Portsmouth Catholic Regional School, Kylie Hunt of St. John the Apostle Catholic School in Virginia Beach, Libby Fickel of St. John the Apostle Catholic School and Jamaica Carby of Phoebus High School in Hampton.
Organizers received 334 entries. They were judged by a five-member panel made up of center professionals and a local schoolteacher. The first-place works will be displayed at the Virginia Air & Space Center.
Art Contest Winners
Kindergarten | ||
1st Place | Nina May | Rosemont Forest Elementary School |
2nd Place | Keely Chambers | Virginia Beach Friends School |
3rd Place | Kaylei Pitts | Coventry Elementary School |
Honorable Mention | Zoe Birtolacci | Virginia Beach Friends School |
Honorable Mention | Sophia O'Connor | Virginia Beach Friends School |
1st Grade | ||
1st Place | Samantha Wilhelm | Coventry Elementary School |
2nd Place | Tyjah James | Coventry Elementary School |
3rd Place | Varun Kudva | Richneck Elementary School |
Honorable Mention | Izarra Mitchell | Christ the King Catholic School |
Honorable Mention | Rachel Shaffer | Granby Elementary |
2nd Grade | ||
1st Place | Savannah Gizaw | Portsmouth Catholic Regional School |
2nd Place | Savannah Holmes | Christ the King Catholic School |
3rd Place | Collie Hudson | Portsmouth Catholic Regional School |
Honorable Mention | Channing Lee | Portsmouth Catholic Regional School |
Honorable Mention | Jack Schulz | Christ the King Catholic School |
3rd Grade | ||
1st Place | Angela Preisach | Christ the King Catholic School |
2nd Place | Ella Basak | Coventry Elementary School |
3rd Place | Rebecca Basak | Coventry Elementary School |
Honorable Mention | Matt Rakowski | St. Gregory the Great Catholic School |
Honorable Mention | Nala White | Norfolk Christian |
4th Grade | ||
1st Place | Veronica Alvarez | St. Gregory the Great Catholic School |
2nd Place | Zachary Ching | St. John the Apostle Catholic School |
3rd Place | Rachel Gizaw | Portsmouth Catholic Regional School |
Honorable Mention | Brandon Runner | St. John the Apostle Catholic School |
Honorable Mention | Caitlin Thaeler | Christ the King Catholic School |
Honorable Mention | Tim Zemienieuski | Portsmouth Catholic Regional School |
Honorable Mention | Emma Krooner | Virginia Beach Friends School |
5th Grade | ||
1st Place | Logan McConnell | Butts Road Intermediate |
2nd Place | Emma Haddad | Mount Pleasant Christian School |
3rd Place | Gracie Solomon | Homeschool |
Honorable Mention | Lauren Young | Coventry Elementary School |
Honorable Mention | Zachary Smith | Christ the King Catholic School |
6th Grade | ||
1st Place | Desirae Sievers | Portsmouth Catholic Regional School |
2nd Place | Jasmine Penalosa | Portsmouth Catholic Regional School |
3rd Place | Michael Donegan | Portsmouth Catholic Regional School |
Honorable Mention | Hunter Ruder | Hines Middle School |
7th Grade | ||
1st Place | Kylie Hunt | St. John the Apostle Catholic School |
2nd Place | Bryson Dorsey | Portsmouth Catholic Regional School |
3rd Place | Gage Bass | Portsmouth Catholic Regional School |
Honorable Mention | Quin Lutz | Portsmouth Catholic Regional School |
Honorable Mention | Anton Torralba | St. John the Apostle Catholic School |
8th Grade | ||
1st Place | Libby Fickel | St. John the Apostle Catholic School |
2nd Place | Samantha Simmons | St. John the Apostle Catholic School |
3rd Place | Rhonda Walker | Hines Middle School |
Honorable Mention | Grace Eberhard | St. John the Apostle Catholic School |
Honorable Mention | Sydney Becket | Virginia Beach Friends School |
Honorable Mention | Rachel Darley | Portsmouth Catholic Regional School |
Honorable Mention | Ben Murphy | St. John the Apostle Catholic School |
9th Grade | ||
1st Place | Jamaica Carby | Phoebus High School |
11th Grade | ||
1st Place | Rachel Pike | Tabb High School |
Sam McDonald
NASA Langley Research Center