SAN JOSE, CA – On Thursday, May 19, 2022, the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) held the annual Young Artist Showcase and announced the student winners of the competition.
Each year the Young Artist Showcase features various forms of student expression including paintings, drawings, watercolors, photographs, sculptures, and digital art. This year's artwork theme of “Contact Zones: Places Where We Meet" encourages students to show experiences of places or events where different cultures, languages, or interests may come together.
“The SCCOE is proud to host the Young Artist Showcase every year to provide students with a platform to express their diverse perspectives,” said Santa Clara County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mary Ann Dewan. “Art education is essential to all aspects of student learning. Events like these provide us with an opportunity to promote the importance of art education and celebrate the continued creativity of our youth in Santa Clara County.”
Student artists from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade submitted artwork that expressed themselves and their experiences based on this theme. All Santa Clara County public/charter schools, public preschool programs, and after-school public programs were eligible to participate. The winners were selected based on various criteria including visual impact, creativity and imagination. The list of student winners are as follows:
Best In Show: Aerin Tsai - Contact at the Music Stop - Bret Harte Middle School, San Jose USD
Kindergarten:
- People’s Choice Award
- Kayla Lee - Meet and Fun - Bullis Charter, Los Altos SD
1st Grade:
- People’s Choice Award
- Henry Jian - Park Playground for Kids' Happy Reunion - Farnham Elementary, Cambrian SD
2nd Grade:
- People’s Choice Award
- Andrew Yen - The Happiest Moment - Eaton Elementary, Cupertino USD
3rd Grade:- People’s Choice Award
- Natalie Sun - Happy Moment with My Lovely Friend - L.P. Collins Elementary, Cupertino USD
- Honorable Mention
- Chaemin Lee - Meeting My Friends Again - L.P. Collins Elementary, Cupertino USD
- Honorable Mention
- Nicklas Hsiao and Leonard Hsiao - We are Twin Brothers - Bracher Elementary, Santa Clara USD
4th Grade:- People’s Choice Award
- Jayden Leaokittikul - Get Out of My Comfort Zone - Bagby Elementary, Cambrian SD
- Honorable Mention
- Eva Chuang - At School, Finally - Abraham Lincoln, Cupertino USD
5th Grade:- People’s Choice Award
- Fun Meeting at Art Class - Meyerholz Elementary/Cupertino Language Immersion Program, Cupertino USD
- Abigail Lee
- Alexander Li
- Alexis Chiu
- Anthony Mikolajczak
- Ashley Wilson
- Audrey Wu
- Audrey Zhen
- Elizabeth Yip
- Ezekiel Fong
- Joanne Luo
- Kyle Fong
- Naomi Guo
- Philip Kohr
- Rosalind Fennelly
- Ryan Huang
- Valdus Cheng
- Yan Ting Young
- Honorable Mention
- Paige Tsai - Back to the Nature - Fammatre Elementary/Independent Study Virtual School Program, Cambrian SD
6th Grade:- People’s Choice Award
- Joanna Lee - Connecting through Knowledge - Pearl Zanker Elementary, Milpitas USD
- Honorable Mention
- Ella Cheng - Where Friendship Intersects - Sunnyvale Middle School, Sunnyvale SD
7th Grade:- People’s Choice Award
- Anita Kwong - Let's Catch Up! - Thomas Russell Middle School, Milpitas USD
8th Grade:- People’s Choice Award
- Aerin Tsai - Contact at the Music Stop - Bret Harte Middle School, San Jose USD
- Honorable Mention
- Beni Mercurio – Longing - Redwood Middle School, Saratoga USD
- Honorable Mention (grades 6-9)
- The Digital Square
- Amy Kim (7th) Union Middle School, Union SD
- Caroline An (9th) Cupertino High, Fremont UHSD
- Chloe Yoon (9th) Cupertino High, Fremont UHSD
- Claire Jung (7th) Redwood Middle School, Saratoga SD
- Emma Shim (7th) Dartmouth Middle School, Union SD
- Jian Hong (8th) Cabrillo Middle School, Santa Clara USD
- Joshua Ryu (7th) Redwood Middle School, Saratoga USD
- Kattie Jo (8th) Union Middle School, Union SD
- Michell An (6th) Lawson Middle School, Cupertino USD
- Sanghyo Park (8th) John F. Kennedy Middle School, Cupertino SD
- Sewon Choi (7th) Hyde Middle School, Cupertino USD
- Yuri Seo (6th) Lawson Middle School, Cupertino USD
- Yuna Seo (6th) Lawson Middle School, Cupertino USD
9th Grade:- People’s Choice Award
- Shuhan Emma Chen - 哀 - Meet in Water - Mountain View High School, Mt. View-Los Altos USD
- Honorable Mention
- Zoey Lim - Fockey Cat - Lynbrook High School, Fremont UHSD
10th Grade:- People’s Choice Award
- Mia Chetty - Garden of Hera - Mountain View High School, Mt. View-Los Altos USD
- Honorable Mention
- Hana Mijares - Dysphoric Feeling - Mountain View High School, Mt. View-Los Altos USD
11th Grade:- People’s Choice Award
- Isabella Tedesco - Daydream - Homestead High School, Fremont UHSD
- Honorable Mention
- Orr Bar-Yossef - Hidden Peacefulness - Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto USD
12th Grade:- People’s Choice Award
- Jiaqiao Han - The Same Song - Independence High School, East Side UHSD
To view the 2022 Young Artist Showcase Gallery and additional information about the showcase event and competition go to https://sccoe.to/yas.
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Working collaboratively with school and community partners, the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) is a regional service agency that provides instructional, business, and technology services to the 31 school districts of Santa Clara County. The County Office of Education directly serves students through special education programs, alternative schools, Head Start and State Preschool programs, migrant education, and Opportunity Youth Academy. The SCCOE also provides academic and fiscal oversight and monitoring to districts in addition to the 22 Santa Clara County Board of Education authorized charter schools.
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