MS Jr VASE 2024

Midway ISD did well at MS Jr VASE this year....VERY WELL.

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The mission of the TAEA Visual Art Scholastic Event (VASE) is to recognize exemplary student achievement in the Visual Arts by providing art students and programs a standard of excellence in which to achieve. Since 2001, the Junior VASE contest became an official progam for Intermediate, Middle Schools, and Junior High Schools in Texas encompassing grades 6th-8th.

Talented students from both MISD Middle Schools competed on April 20th and received 43 gold medals between our two campuses! Students who are in the top 10% of the gold medalists additionally compete for a platinum medal.  

• Midway MS had two 6^th graders with perfect gold medal scores who competed in the platinum round.  

• River Valley MS had three 7^th graders and one 8^th grader who competed in the platinum round and each of these students received the platinum medal, the highest honor given in this competition.

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MIDWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL:

Competing students taught by:

MMS 6^th Gr Art Teacher = Gretchen Lamborn

MMS 7^th Gr Art Teacher = Robert Rynearson

MMS 7^th/8^th Gr Art Teacher = Nicholas Jones

GOLD – PERFECT SCORE:  (competed for platinum, but did not win a platinum medal)

1. Simone Berthe Mangan, 6^th
2. Katie Osborne, 6^th

GOLD

1. Vivian Baker, 8^th
2. Thanh Thanh Bien, 6^th
3. Arianna DuBose, 6^th  
4. Juliette Garcia, 6^th  
5. Michaela Holder, 6^th
6. JaMearius Lacy, 6^th
7. Jaidem Matson, 6^th
8. Reace Nelson, 7^th
9. Alexa Peterson, 6^th
10. Victoria Pratt, 8^th
11. Leighton Putz, 6^th
12. Madilyn Rivera, 7^th
13. Ava Sousa, 6^th
14. Riley Sousa, 6^th
15. Kyndall Spannagel, 6^th
16. Madilyn Vaughn, 6^th
17. Imogen Willingham, 6^th

RIVER VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL:

Competing students taught by:

(6^th grade did not compete from this campus)

MMS 7^th Gr Art Teacher = Adriana Crespo

MMS 7^th/ 8^th Gr Art Teacher = Taira Davis

GOLD and PLATINUM  

1. Phillip Alvarado, 7^th
2. Luna Echols, 7^th
3. Eleanor Goodman, 8^th (2^nd entry also gold)
4. Nadia Gunn, 7^th

GOLD

1. Claire Chae, 7^th
2. Kasey Conway, 8^th (2 entries…both gold)
3. Zoey Goldstrich, 7^th
4. Daniel Kim, 7^th
5. Sarah McCarthy, 8^th (2 entries…both gold)
6. Maven McClure, 7^th
7. Isabella Morales, 7^th
8. Parrish Muehlenbein, 8^th
9. Emily Nguyen, 7^th (2 entries…both gold)
10. Hazel Pellicer, 8^th
11. Haley Peyton, 8^th (2 entries…both gold)
12. Salvatore Pizzino, 7^th
13. Lilly Powers,8^th
14. Liam Rama, 8^th
15. Emaan Shaikh, 7^th
16. Allison Smith, 8^th
17. Crew Smith, 7^th
18. Elise Snider, 8^th
19. Nate Vega, 7^th

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