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Elementary Excel Art student artwork displayed during reception
Artwork created by grades 3-5 students in the Excel Art program was displayed during a reception at the Ruppert Sargent Building on Monday, May 15, 2023.
Excel Art is a resource for students in grades three through eight who are identified as gifted in visual performing arts. On the elementary level, students who participate in the program receive weekly pull-out instruction from their art teachers. In middle school, students are served in a summer program. Art Excel students have the opportunity to explore diverse mediums like painting, 3D sculptures, and mixed media.
The following elementary students had artwork displayed:
Aberdeen - teacher - Patricia Duncan
Students - Brelyn Leonard, Zoe Walker
Armstrong - teacher - Debbie Taylor
Students - Arina Gafurova, Lelah Josaphat, Eva Menjivar, Keyana Outlaw
Asbury - teacher - Lisa Kneller Haight
Students - Iris Mitchell, Khloe Thomas, Noah Zareo
Barron - teacher - Delano Wietske
Students - Ava Pavelchak
Bassette - teacher - Mona Cunnikin
Students - Sadie Douglas, Mikenzie Hodges, Damiera Turner
Bryan - teacher - Megan Berg
Students - Brandon White Jr, Preslei Marie Bailey-Jones
Burbank - teacher - Jenna Moore
Students - Rebecca Carnegie, Emily Marie
Christian - teacher - Michelle Branch
Students - Damiera Turner, Zoie Madison-Elise Rogers
Cooper - teacher - Matthew Wilcox
Students - Carley Sophia Applewhate, Elijah Barrett, Cuinn Michael Booz-Campos, Riley Finney, Kayla Morris, Payton Powell
Forrest - teacher - Hope Corizzo
Students - Lillian Clemens, Addison Holmes, Cameron Lanier, SiMarai Ward
Jackson - teacher - Georgie Burton
Students - Jadon Davis, Dalton Ehler, Sadie Newlin
Kilgore - teacher - Danielle Smith and Ashley Waite
Students - Hazel Fowler, William Hart V, Charleigh Herncall, Onisty Lawrence, Brielle LeSane, Lilly Long, Finley Marmet, Maci Minkoff, Tyler Nixon, Lillian Radford, Savannah Robertson, Tabitha Stanley, Zoe Walker, Olivia Witcher, Hudson Wright
Kraft - teacher - Nicole Achorn
Students - London Hill, Lauryn Jones, Malani Williamson
Langley - teacher - Lenny Jones
Students - Teslyn Howe, Oramay Deems, Thao Lay, Margaret Lewis
Machen - teacher - Kenneth Porter
Student - Mekhi Wallace
Patrick - teacher - Callie Lewis
Students - Bryn Buxton, Gwendolyn Schoenwetter, Carma Hodges, Nieto Serrano
Peake - teacher - Sean Strickland
Students - Jaylenn Watlington, Nioni Fluker
Phenix - teacher - Stephanie Benson and Jesse Reese
Students - Mackenzi Ballard, Gabrielle Fenner, Ariel Jones, Melina Lassalle
Phillips - teacher - Nancy McLean
Students - Penina Faison, Natalie Glenn
Dr. Reginald Johns, director of academic advancement and enrichment, shared, “The Excel Art exhibition, hosted by the department of academic advancement and enrichment and the visual and performing arts department, gathers parents, teachers, students, and administrators together to celebrate each student's exploration, growth, and development.”