March 3, 2025
Sixty scholars were honored for having their artwork selected for the High School Visual Metaphors Exhibition. They were recognized during a reception at the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art in Tarpon Springs on Feb. 27. Nine students received awards at the ceremony.
Best in Show went to East Lake senior Mckayla Carwile for her drawing titled "Pigging Out." Hollins High 10th grader Amilya Valltos won first place for her digital art titled "Uncharted Waters."
The exhibit can be viewed in the PCS Student Virtual Arts Gallery.
Congratulations to all students selected for the exhibit and all the winners:
Best in Show - Mckayla Carwile, Grade 12, Pigging Out, Drawing, East Lake High, Teacher Rob Golombek
First Place - Amilya Valltos, Grade 10, Uncharted Waters, Digital Art, Hollins High, Teacher Erin John Sullivan
Second Place - Satori Abdur-Rabbani, Grade 12, Painted To Please, Mixed Media, Gibbs High, Teacher Brian McAllister
Third Place - Aurea Norris, Grade 11, Caged Potential, Sculpture, East Lake High, Teacher Nate Greenwood
Honorable Mentions
- Kaitlyn Sudduth, Grade 12, Her Exhale Shrouds The Future In Uncertainty, Digital Art, Gibbs High, Teacher Brian McAllister
- Adyson Evans, Grade 11, Shedding Light Under The Table, Painting, Gibbs High, Teacher Ted Locascio
- Yoselyn Cantha Perez, Grade 11, Get Busy Living Or Get Busy Dying, Ceramics/Glass, Largo High, Teacher Jayce Ganchou
- Maxwell Stys, Grade 12, The Demons I Hide Behind, Sculpture, Largo High, Teacher Jayce Ganchou
- Emma Gomez, Grade 12, A Cracked Mirror Reflects The Hidden…, Drawing, Palm Harbor University High, Teacher Wipoj Huse
