More than 600 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools students submitted artwork to The Crown Collection: A Board of Education Districtwide K-12 Art Competition. Forty students and their winning pieces were recognized at the June 9 Board of Education meeting, and their artwork will be displayed on the fifth floor of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center.

“This board has an unwavering commitment to arts education,” said Board of Education Chair Stephanie Sneed. “Art isn’t just an elective, it’s vital to our students’ voice, growth and expression.”

In addition to recognizing the 40 winning art pieces, students with the highest vote total in each category were also presented a special award. 

Congratulations to the following students:

K-2 category 

Gabrielle Alsup, Idlewild Elementary School

Nithika Kannan, Endhaven Elementary School

Tharisha Kishore, Mallard Creek Elementary School

Skylar Lee, Knights View Elementary School

Kamilleh Loor, Charlotte East Language Academy

Savina Pugh, Sedgefield Montessori School

Dishani Ramesha, Endhaven Elementary School

Kailany Rizo, Winterfield Elementary School

Reagan Venker, Elizabeth Lane Elementary School

Mishel Zyhalenko, Bain Elementary School

 

3-5 category 

Shivani Abhilash, Hawk Ridge Elementary School

Miles Bratton, Barnette Elementary School

Rebecca Giffin, Billingsville Cotswold Elementary School

Ronit Girdhar, Knights View Elementary School

Avery Hamer,  Sedgefield Montessori School

Thanusika Kannan, Endhaven Elementary School

Aarohi Kashyap, Ballantyne Elementary School

Gabriel Osborne, Pineville Elementary School

Cora Paquette, Smithfield Elementary School

Eliseo Villapando, South Academy of International Languages

 

6-8 category 

Elenie Crawford, Community House Middle School

Nyla Heartley, Randolph Middle School

Ava Pearl Foley, J.T. Williams Secondary Montessori School

Emma N. Howell, South Charlotte Middle School

Shaarvi Kulkarni, Community House Middle School

Ira Kulkarni, South Charlotte Middle School

Pelagie Mandaya, Eastway Middle School

Destiny Marriott, Northridge Middle School

Brooklyn Saxton, Bailey Middle School

Joshua Stewart, Jay M. Robinson Middle School

 

9-12 category 

Logan Bayley, Ballantyne Ridge High School

Katie Kang, Ballantyne Ridge High School

Caroline Lweis, South Mecklenburg High School

Lily Mcknight, Northwest School of the Arts

Aaron Mckoy, Julius L. Chambers High School

Lamar Palmer, Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences

Margarita Shevkoplyassova, Providence High School

Ihar Sinelchankau, Ardrey Kell High School

Ethan Yang, Ardrey Kell High School

Alexis Young, East Mecklenburg High School

 

*Bolded names denote students with the highest vote in their category.*